Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on conversion therapy

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Colorado counselor who challenged a state law that bans “conversion therapy” for minors, ruling that lower courts failed to apply “sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny” in the case.  The high court ruled 8-1 that Colorado’s law, when applied to talk therapy provided by

Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump 2020 probe sue Patel, Bondi over their firing

A group of FBI agents is suing FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, the FBI and the Justice Department after they were terminated over their work on the investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The three former agents — Jamie Garman, Blaire Toleman and Michelle Ball — were

California sheriff says probe into alleged election fraud delayed by suits and court filings

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Sunday that his investigation into alleged election fraud in the Proposition 50 Special Election last fall has come to a halt due to legal challenges from the California attorney general.  Earlier in March, Bianco, who is running for governor, seized more than 611,000 ballots from the special election in

Supreme Court sides with Colorado counselor in conversion therapy case

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Colorado counselor who challenged a state law that bans “conversion therapy” for minors. The high court ruled 8-1 that Colorado’s law, when applied to talk therapy provided by counselor Kaley Chiles, regulates speech based on viewpoint, and said the lower courts failed to

Pete Hegseth says “upcoming days will be decisive” in war against Iran

Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, Joint Chiefs Chairman, declared at a news conference on Tuesday “the upcoming days will be decisive” in the war with Iran.  “Iran knows that, and there’s almost nothing they can militarily do about it,” Hegseth claimed.  The Defense Secretary said that “American firepower is only increasing,”

Trump says he’s not ready “quite yet” to leave it to allies to reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Trump told CBS News Tuesday morning that he is not ready “quite yet” to abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite a Truth Social post suggesting allies need to do it themselves. In a phone call, Mr. Trump reiterated his frustration that other countries, including the U.K., had not