A new federal complaint filed in the Central District of California alleges that Shenghua Wen and unnamed co-conspirators "successfully exported at least two shipments of firearms and ammunition to North Korea by concealing the items inside shipping containers that were shipped from Long Beach, California, through Hong Kong, China, to North Korea."
Chase Strangio, a transgender-identifying lawyer and co-director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) LGBT & HIV Project, will argue before the Supreme Court this week in a high-stakes case regarding gender transitions for minors. The case, United States v. Skrmetti, challenges Tennessee's law banning irreversible gender transition procedures for children.
Iran reportedly paused plans for a retaliatory attack on Israel following President-elect Donald Trump’s November victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The New York Times reported that Iranian officials adopted a more diplomatic tone after the election, including halting military escalation and engaging in cease-fire discussions with regional actors.
President-elect Donald Trump will attend the grand reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, joining over 50 world leaders to mark the completion...
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is unveiling the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) initiative, spotlighting a lineup of bold reformers slated to lead the nation’s healthcare overhaul. Trump’s Cabinet picks are positioned to tackle bureaucracy, corruption, and America’s rising chronic disease rates, with a focus on transparency and competition.
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel, proposing tax incentives and tariffs to preserve the historic American company. Nippon Steel offered $15 billion for the acquisition, but Trump declared his opposition, citing economic and national security concerns.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate whether European governments are improperly influencing U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. In a letter dated Nov. 21, Cruz expressed concern that European nations, particularly through their regulatory frameworks and organizations like the UK-based Centre for the Governance of Artificial Intelligence (GovAI), are steering U.S. policies in ways that could harm American innovation.
A staffer for Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), Michael Hopkins, was arrested Monday for allegedly bringing ammunition into the Cannon House Office Building, according to reports from FOX News. Hopkins, 38, was detained by U.S. Capitol Police after the discovery.
