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The University of Florida (UF) is making headlines when a series of protests erupted on its campus, leading to the arrest of several individuals. The demonstrations, primarily centered around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sparked a heated debate about free speech, campus regulations, and the role of…
Read More UF Tells Pro-Hamas Protesters “The University Of Florida Is Not A Daycare”
Former President Donald Trump called for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia for slightly over a year, during an interview in Time Magazine published Tuesday. Russia arrested Gershkovich on March 30, 2023, following the country’s Federal Security Service…
Read More Trump Calls For Freeing American Reporter In Russia, Vows He’ll Do It If Reelected
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration late Monday urged the state Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, saying it properly prevented a racially gerrymandered North Florida district. Attorneys for the state argued in a…
Read More State Of Florida Defends Congressional Map
Special counsel Jack Smith faces an ethics complaint filed by New York Rep. Elise Stefanik on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to “unlawfully interfere in the 2024 presidential election.” “I just filed an official ethics complaint against Jack Smith with the Department of Justice’s Office of…
Read More New York Rep. Stefanik Hits Jack Smith With ‘Election Interference’ Ethics Complaint
A majority of voters in seven crucial battleground states said a conviction of former President Donald Trump in the New York criminal trial won’t deter them from supporting him in November, a poll released on Tuesday found. In Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michigan, 71% of registered…
Read More POLL: Majority Of Swing-State Voters Say Conviction In Bragg Trial Won’t Deter Them From Voting For Trump
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said that the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s trial may have committed a “reversible error” by allowing prosecutors to make certain arguments. Trump’s trial stemming from an indictment secured by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for 34 felony…
Read More Jonathan Turley Says Trump Trial Judge ‘May Have Already Committed Reversible Error’
The Biden administration’s analysis of its revenue proposals for fiscal year 2025 argues targeted tax hikes that disproportionately affect white people would ease racial wealth inequality. Increasing taxes on capital gains and income-based wealth would reduce racial wealth inequality for black and Hispanic families, the…
Read More Biden Admin Justifies Tax Hike Based On Racial Criteria
The list of foreign governments seeking favors from the Biden family continues to grow. Besides Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, and China, one of President Joe Biden’s closest relatives, his brother James, was involved in a financial venture with officials from Qatar, Politico reported on Sunday. The…
Read More Report: Jim Biden Pitched Plan With Qatari Gov In Deal To Boost U.S. Hospital Chain
A Republican lawmaker seeks to censure radical leftist Rep. Ilhan Omar again after she claimed students backing Israel are promoting genocide. Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, is working on a censure resolution because Omar’s “talking about pro-genocide Jewish students is wrong.” “Folks can protest…
Read More Nebraska Rep Seeks To Censure Minnesota Rep. Omar For Labeling Jewish Students “Pro-Genocide”
A Leon County circuit judge has scheduled a hearing on June 5 in a lawsuit over a “financial impact statement” that would be presented to voters in November with a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion rights. Last week, Judge John Cooper scheduled…
Read More Florida Judge Sets Hearing On Abortion Financial ‘Statement’