Texas Man Gets 33 Months Jail for Threatening to Kill Rep. Maxine Waters

Brian Michael Gaherty targeted the congresswoman with violent threats because of her race, the judge found. A 61-year-old Texas man was sentenced on June 17 to 33 months in federal prison and fined $10,000 for making threatening phone calls to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). District Judge Gary Klausner

Biden Announces Protections for Illegal Immigrants Married to US Citizens

The measure will affect nearly half a million spouses of U.S. citizens and approximately 50,000 noncitizen children. President Joe Biden announced on June 18 that his administration will not deport many illegal immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The government’s new program enables illegal immigrant adults who are married to U.S. citizens to stay

What to Watch in Today’s Primaries and Run-Offs in Virginia, Oklahoma, and Georgia

In Georgia, there are two runoffs, although the winners face big odds in November in districts heavily in favor of the opposing party. Voters in Virginia, Oklahoma, and Georgia will head to the polls for primary and run-off elections on June 18 with the Old Dominion State being front and center. In Virginia, voters in

Oregon Doctors Could Soon Lose Their Licenses for ‘Microaggressions’ Under Proposed Medical Board Rule

“America is the land of opportunity.” “I believe the most qualified person should get the job.” “America is a melting pot.” Those are examples of harmful “microaggressions,” according to Columbia professor Derald Wing Sue, lauded by Oregon’s state government as a “microaggressions expert.” Now, under a soon-to-be-finalized ethics rule from the Oregon Medical Board, doctors

Israelis Couldn’t Care Less About Saudi Normalization If It Means Hamas Endures

JERUSALEM—The Biden administration has put potential normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia at the center of its campaign to pressure the Jewish state to end the war in Gaza. In a speech late last month, President Joe Biden pitched Saudi normalization as a reason for Israelis to back a plan for a permanent

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa Illegal Immigrant Law

Iowa attorney general Brenna Bird has vowed to appeal the decision. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Iowa from enforcing a new law that criminalizes illegal immigrants who have been denied entry into the United States and mandates that state judges order their return to their country of origin. U.S. District Judge Stephen H. Locher