Federal judge blocks FDA from enforcing graphic cigarette label rule
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from requiring cigarette packages to include graphic warnings about the effects of smoking. On Monday, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in Tyler, Texas, a favorable judgment was given A study by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and others found that the […]
Supreme Court rejects Utah’s bid to control federal lands
Click here for more information about The Hill {beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text Burkum confirmation hearing postponed due to opposition from Democratic Party The confirmation hearing for Interior Department nominee Doug Burgum was postponed for two days after opposition from Democrats over lack of documentation. Full text Supreme Court […]
Federal aid for LA wildfires should have ‘conditions’ attached due to Dem ‘mismanagement,’ Speaker Johnson declares
House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Monday that wildfire-stricken California should not receive a blank check from the federal government for emergency aid. “I think we need to have a serious conversation about this,” Johnson (R-Louisiana) told reporters as the House of Representatives reconvened after a three-day weekend. “Obviously, there was mismanagement of water resources. Mismanagement […]
Federal judge clears way for release of special counsel report on Trump election case
A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for the release of the special counsel's report into President-elect Trump's election interference case. In a ruling Monday, Judge Eileen Cannon approved the release of the first of two volumes on Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation. Cannon will consider publishing a second volume on Friday about its […]
Federal judge clears way for release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump election interference case
A federal judge ruled Monday that special counsel Jack Smith may release a report detailing the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon of South Florida with a signed purchase order Trump denied requests by two of Trump's former co-defendants to block the report, clearing the way for its release […]
Supreme Court rejects Utah's bid to control federal lands
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Utah's bid to seize control of federally owned land. The court denied the state's motion, writing in a brief statement that “the motion to stay the filing of the complaint is denied.” He did not elaborate on his decision-making. Utah filed a lawsuit in August seeking to take ownership […]
With federal gun control on ice, advocates look to other solutions for school shootings
Advocates are urging more action against school shootings in 2025, saying the only way to slow the bloodshed is through a combination of efforts from lawmakers, schools and parents. Trackers have counted an increase in school shootings over the past year, and experts have called for solutions ranging from violence prevention programs to firearm safety […]
Fmr Federal Prosecutor Says Trump Case Is Most Politically Abused In US History And Can Be Overturned
A former federal prosecutor called the conviction of President-elect Donald Trump “the most blatant political misuse and abuse of the criminal justice system in American history” and said the conviction could be overturned. “All of our thinking about it, all of our commentary about it should be done through that lens,” Sol Weisenberg said at […]
DOGE reps launch meetings with federal staffers in effort to cut government waste: report
A new report says close aides to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy have begun interviewing federal officials at the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). There is. DOGE representatives have met with officials from more than a dozen federal agencies, including the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Department […]
Federal judge rejects Title IX rewrite from Biden admin
A federal judge has denied the U.S. Department of Education's rewrite of Title IX, which would have given men access to women's spaces. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves rejected the rewrite on grounds that it was forced speech, unconstitutional and simply didn't make sense. of ruling The law applies to all states, not just […]