Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday approved a planned operation by the Israel Defense Forces to attack Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city and home to about half of the region’s 2.3 million residents. “The IDF is prepared for the operation and to evacuate the [civilian] population,” Netanyahu said in a statement after meeting with his
The Fulton County DA was faulted for ‘legally improper’ comments made in mid-January about race. While the judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia case allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case, he criticized her for making a racially charged speech in mid-January in which she invoked the “race card.” The Jan.
The criminal charges against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez — which include allegations of accepting gifts and cash in exchange for official acts— have prompted a bipartisan attempt in Congress to expand federal law on bribery. The legislation, first reported by CBS News, comes from Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota and has the
Republican lawmakers attacked the Fulton County judge's decision not to disqualify Fani Willis in Trump's election interference case in Georgia.
Judge Scott McAfee said that he could put no "stock" in key witness testimony in allegations that Fani Willis' affair with Nathan Wade started prior to Wade's hiring.
US lawmakers call for investigation into incident involving Chinese-speaking US customs officer at Chicago airport CHICAGO—U.S. lawmakers are raising concerns and calling for an investigation into a U.S. customs officer who used Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hate propaganda in his official capacity against artists belonging to the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Espousing Chinese
Republican senators and conservative judges are pushing back against a new policy from the Judicial Conference aimed at cracking down on “judge shopping.” On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized the federal judiciary’s move to curb judge shopping, a practice where litigants choose judges perceived to be sympathetic to their arguments. Cases seeking