Appeals court denies TikTok’s bid to delay ban

Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday denied TikTok’s bid to delay a law from taking effect that will ban the popular short-form video app next month if its Chinese parent company does not sell its stake.  “The petitioners rely upon their claims under the First Amendment to justify preliminarily enjoining the Act. As

Trump ordered to sit for deposition in defamation suit against ABC News

E. Jean Carroll on $83 million Trump ruling E. Jean Carroll on how jury’s $83 million Trump ruling sent a message: “They said ‘enough’ 07:21 Washington — President-elect Donald Trump has been ordered by a federal judge to sit for a deposition next week in his defamation lawsuit against ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos. 

Trump Calls for End to Daylight Saving Time

WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday the Republican Party “will use its best efforts” to end daylight saving time, which he called “inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.” “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Trump said on social

Trump Calls for Answers on Mystery Drones

‘Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!’ the president-elect said of the mysterious drones spotted recently in the United States. President-elect Donald Trump expressed concern about mysterious drone sightings in the United States and called for additional information. “Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country,” he said in a post on TruthSocial.

NYT Puts Menstrual Products in Men’s Bathrooms ‘To Support Transgender and Non-Binary Colleagues’

The paper’s employees ‘are welcome to use the restroom in which they feel most comfortable,’ internal notice says (Getty Images) The New York Times added menstrual products to its Manhattan office’s men’s bathrooms over the summer, according to internal communications obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The paper’s decision was announced by the vice president

House Democrat Caucuses Weigh in on Race for Top Position on Oversight Committee

Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are vying to lead Democrats on the key panel next term. WASHINGTON—The race for top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has showcased a divide between the moderate and progressive wings of the party. The New Democrat Coalition, a moderate congressional caucus, has endorsed Rep. Gerry Connolly

Georgia judge denies former Trump lawyer’s motion to overturn guilty plea

Chesebro reaches plea deal in Georgia election case Kenneth Chesebro reaches plea deal in Georgia election interference case 00:25 A Georgia judge has rejected former Trump campaign campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro’s push to invalidate his guilty plea in the Fulton County election interference case.  Chesebro was one of 19 defendants charged in the August 2023