Democrat Dick Durbin Urges Senate Colleagues to Ban Bump Stocks
Sen. Dick Durbin (D) called for a ban on bump stocks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. local news live reported Durbin said he framed the bump stock ban as a way to respond to the Supreme Court's June 14, 2024 ruling that struck down the ATF's bump stock ban. Breitbart News points out […]
FACT CHECK: Did Elon Musk Ban DreamWorks From X?
Post shared on social media X CEO Elon Musk claims he banned DreamWorks from the platform for being too liberal. Elon Musk permanently banned from DreamWorks Animation from X for promoting Pride: 'Very eye-opening' pic.twitter.com/sNCeHTvGMR — War Baby (@barnsie40) November 12, 2024 Verdict: False This claim comes from satire. Fact check: Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy […]
Paris prosecutor seeks jail and public office ban for Marine Le Pen | Marine Le Pen
Paris prosecutors have sought five years in prison and five years ban from public office in a trial in which far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 24 others were charged with embezzling EU funds. The trial, which comes almost a decade after the initial investigation began, threatens to undermine efforts by the National Rally (RN) […]
‘Keep our nation safe’: Senators vow to ban pro-Hamas migrants from entering US with bipartisan push
Fox's first appearance: Amid continuing concerns about terrorism, two senators on both sides of the aisle have introduced legislation that would explicitly bar immigrants associated with Hamas or those involved in the October 7 attack on Israel from entering the United States. However, the members of the “squad” are against it. enter the United States […]
Stephen King addresses 'rumors' about Musk insults, X ban
Author Stephen King mocked tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday, addressing rumors that he was removed from social platform X. “There seems to be a rumor going around that I called Trump's new first lady, the masked man.” Wang Said in X's post. “I didn't, but it just didn't occur to me. There are also […]
Kellyanne Conway says Donald Trump is expected to try to block TikTok ban: report
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to block a potential US ban on TikTok ahead of a looming January deadline, according to multiple sources, including longtime ally Kellyanne Conway. It is being TikTok is fighting in court to block a federal law that would force the app's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell its […]
Wisconsin attorney argues 175-year-old abortion ban validity to state Supreme Court
Wisconsin state prosecutors filed a lawsuit Monday in the state Supreme Court seeking to reinstate a 175-year-old abortion ban. Her argument comes more than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a decision that effectively ended recognition of the constitutional right to abortion and mandated that states have a right […]
Wisconsin supreme court seems hostile to 1849 abortion ban in oral arguments | Wisconsin
In heated oral arguments Monday morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court appeared poised to rule that an 1849 law banning most abortions is unenforceable. The legal status of abortion in Wisconsin has been challenged since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and ended abortion rights nationwide, sparking a nationwide ban. That includes Wisconsin, […]
California voters shoot down proposed ban on forced prison labor
California voters canceled a ballot initiative that would have banned forced labor as punishment for crimes in the state. The bill, known as Proposition 6, would amend the state constitution to prohibit forced labor in all circumstances. The state constitution currently allows for exceptions to the forced labor ban when punishing crimes. The measure was […]
Australia Proposes ‘World-Leading’ Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday his government would introduce a “world-leading” ban on social media for children under 16. If the effort goes as planned by Albanese, the ban will go into effect at the end of 2025. “Social media is having a negative impact on our children and I want to take […]