category: Government
Justice Department restores firing squads and expands federal execution methods
The Department of Justice on Friday announced it will bring back firing squads as a permitted method of federal execution,…
By Travis Johnson
Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick quits Congress minutes before ethics sanctions hearing
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress on Tuesday, roughly 30 minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to consider…
By Francis Walshe
Supreme Court delivers 8-1 free speech win for Christian counselor silenced by Colorado therapy ban
The Supreme Court struck down Colorado's ban on talk therapy for minors struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria,…
By Mandy Donalds
Middle school students petition Supreme Court over 'Let's Go Brandon' ban as California school reverses pro-ICE suspension
A group of Michigan middle schoolers has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether public schools can ban student clothing…
By Matthias Dathan
U.S. F-15E shot down over Iran as Trump receives briefing on first aircraft loss of Operation Epic Fury
An American F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran, prompting a search-and-rescue operation for two crew members and a…
By Matthias Dathan
Justice Barrett presses Trump administration on birthright citizenship order's practical problems
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett put Solicitor General D. John Sauer on the spot Wednesday, pressing him repeatedly on…
By Francis Walshe
Trump and Burgum move to clean Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing Biden-era neglect
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are working to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting…
By Francis Walshe
Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor, strikes down Colorado conversion therapy ban in 8-1 free speech ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Tuesday that Colorado's ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment…
By Mandy Donalds
Speaker Johnson blocks Senate DHS deal, forces House vote on full department funding
Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate's bipartisan DHS funding bill on Friday and moved House Republicans toward a vote on…
By James Carver
Secret Service agent wounds himself in negligent discharge while guarding Jill Biden at Philadelphia airport
A U.S. Secret Service agent shot himself in the leg Friday morning at Philadelphia International Airport while assigned to protect…
By Christina Davie
