Category Archives: National Top Stories

Musk Speaks at Far-Right AFD Rally

Musk Speaks at Far-Right AFD Rally

The tech billionaire has been criticized for repeatedly endorsing the AFD Elon Musk made a virtual appearance at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, reiterating his support ahead of the country’s Feb. 23 election. He told the crowd it was time to “move on” from “past guilt,” referencing Germany’s…MORE

Vaccine Bills Introduced In Statehouses Across The US

Vaccine Bills Introduced In Statehouses Across The US

Vaccination-related bills are cropping up in 15 states, as lawmakers consider measures that could bring back or expand religious exemptions from immunization mandates, create state-level vaccine injury databases, or impose new requirements on healthcare providers regarding vaccine information. With the return of President Donald Trump to the White House and the nomination of anti-vaccine activist…MORE

Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Redefining Birthright Citizenship

Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Redefining Birthright Citizenship

The judge said he’s been on the bench for decades and he couldn’t remember seeing another case where the action challenged so clearly violated the constitution. SEATTLE — A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order reinterpreting birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state challenge to the…MORE

Trump Orders Release of JFK, RFK and MLK Assassination Records

Trump Orders Release of JFK, RFK and MLK Assassination Records

Photo Courtesy of AP DALLAS (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified government documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a tragedy that has fueled conspiracy theories for decades. Trump’s executive order, signed Thursday, also aims to declassify remaining federal records about the assassinations of…MORE

Texas Among Several States Served New Settlement from Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma

Texas Among Several States Served New Settlement from Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma

ASSOCIATED PRESS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The deal, agreed to by Purdue Pharma,…MORE

North Texas City Pauses Residential Growth to Focus on Infrastructure and Safety

North Texas City Pauses Residential Growth to Focus on Infrastructure and Safety

The mayor says this allows the city the time to formulate a plan to address concerns Photo Courtesy of WFAA PRINCETON, Texas — The City of Princeton has enacted a 180-day moratorium on new residential developments to address growing concerns over infrastructure and public safety. This marks the second consecutive moratorium issued by the city,…MORE

House Passes Immigrant Detention Bill

House Passes Immigrant Detention Bill

The Laken Riley act was passed with Bipartisan support Photo Courtesy of AP WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday to the Laken Riley Act, a sweeping bill that mandates the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or violent crimes. The bill, which marks the first significant immigration legislation President Donald…MORE

Trump Directs All Federal DEI Staff Be Put on Leave

Trump Directs All Federal DEI Staff Be Put on Leave

AP PHOTO/ Evan Vucci WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Trump administration took significant steps toward ending affirmative action in federal contracting, directing that all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff be placed on paid leave and ultimately laid off. This move follows an executive order signed by Trump on his first day in office,…MORE

States Sue Trump Because of Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

States Sue Trump Because of Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

Nineteen states and two cities are suing to block President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, at least 19 states and two cities filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s executive order, which seeks to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to…MORE