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Federal immigration policy is all about the labor needs of business, says President Joe Biden’s labor secretary.
“The issue of immigration is how do we make sure that companies and businesses have the opportunity to employ people,” secretary Marty Walsh told Fox Business on Friday. Continue reading “Biden’s Labor Chief: Immigration Is About Importing Workers for Business”
Firearm enthusiasts in Oregon are flocking to gun stores as they wait to find out whether a federal judge will delay the start of a strict permit-to-purchase law before Thursday’s deadline. Continue reading “Firearm sales explode as Oregon awaits judge’s decision on gun control law”
(Reuters) -Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy on Friday, less than two months after a jury ordered him and the parent company of his Infowars website to pay nearly $1 billion for spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. Continue reading “Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1 billion Sandy Hook verdict”
The city of Raleigh released a small portion of police officers’ body camera video Thursday showing the confrontation between police and the suspect in the mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood in October. Continue reading “‘Officer down’: Raleigh police release video of confrontation with mass shooting suspect”
SAN FRANCISCO — When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would punish California doctors for spreading false information about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, he pledged that it would apply only in the most “egregious instances” of misleading patients. Continue reading “Is Spreading Medical Misinformation a Doctor’s Free Speech Right?”
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations — following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement. Continue reading “San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that kill”
Cars have always been a minefield when it comes to privacy rights verses public safety, and now, two important questions are finally in front of a U.S. circuit court: Is live streaming protected in the same way as recording, and does the passenger in a stopped car have a First Amendment right to record or broadcast a stop? Continue reading “Federal Court to Rule on Passengers Live Streaming Police During Traffic Stops”
An assistant district attorney in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has been arrested after allegedly being caught possessing child pornography.
Kevin Etherington, the 53-year-old first assistant district attorney of Logan and Payne Counties, was arrested this week on one count of aggravated possession of child pornography and one count of violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, according to KOKH-TV. Continue reading “Oklahoma assistant DA arrested on child porn charges, fired from job”
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., threw cold water on President Biden’s hopes to pass an assault weapons ban during the lame duck Congress on Sunday. Continue reading “Sen. Chris Murphy pops Biden’s hopes for assault weapons ban, says the votes aren’t there”
Protesters thronged the streets of cities across China over the weekend – defying a brutal crackdown from the Communist regime – to demand an end to coronavirus lockdowns and the resignation of dictator Xi Jinping. Continue reading “China: Years of Lockdown Abuses Trigger Anti-Communist Protests Nationwide”
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gun rights group, sheriff and gun store owner filed an emergency motion in federal court late Wednesday seeking to stop enforcement of one of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. Continue reading “Group files emergency motion to stop Oregon gun control law”
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on semi-automatic weapons.
America has heard it hundreds of times, including this week after shootings in Colorado and Virginia: The president wants to sign into law a ban on high-powered guns that have the capacity to kill many people very quickly. Continue reading “Emboldened Biden, Dems pushing semi-automatic weapons ban”
Massachusetts taxpayers are being asked to foot a $139 million bill that would “expand emergency shelter capacity” for border crossers and illegal aliens arriving in the state. Continue reading “Massachusetts Taxpayers Asked to Pay $139M to House More Illegal Aliens”
A criminal investigation has been launched after a black SUV plowed into an Apple Store near Boston, killing one person and leaving 16 others injured, according to Boston 25 News. Continue reading “1 Killed, 16 Hurt After SUV Plows Into Apple Store Near Boston”
An off-duty Vermont sheriff’s deputy was shot by police in upstate New York on Sunday after he exchanged fire with a group of men.
The shooting, which happened at around 3 a.m. on Sunday, came after Saratoga Springs Police responded to another shooting. Continue reading “Off-duty Vermont sheriff’s deputy shot by police in New York after refusing to drop gun”
Globalization of the United States economy has had a crippling impact on American towns as free trade makes it easier for companies to move production and jobs overseas, a report from the U.S. International Trade Commission details. Continue reading “Federal Trade Report: Globalization Cripples American Towns as Free Trade Moves Jobs Overseas, Crushes Wages”
PORTLAND, Ore. — Opponents of Measure 114 filed a federal lawsuit, the first challenge of its kind in Oregon. It urges a judge to block the recently passed gun law, just three weeks before it’s set to go into effect.
Continue reading “Oregon Firearms Federation files federal lawsuit over Measure 114”
Police have identified the suspect in Saturday night’s mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado, but are still investigating whether the attack was a hate crime. Continue reading “Cops identify suspect in Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting”
A federal judge on Friday ordered the unsealing of documents featuring the real names of some of the “John Does” relating to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, according to multiple media outlets. Continue reading “Judge Orders Unsealing Of Names Of 8 Anonymous Individuals Relating To Jeffrey Epstein”
A group of House Republicans introduced a bill Thursday to audit the funds that Congress has approved to spend on the war in Ukraine.
The effort is being led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and supported by a group of Republicans that have been critical of US aid to Ukraine. The resolution’s cosponsors include Reps. Thomas Massie (KY), Matt Gaetz (FL), Barry Moore (AL), Andrew Clyde (GA), and Cory Mills, a representative-elect from Florida. Continue reading “House Republicans Introduce Resolution to Audit Ukraine Aid”