Ex-Nevada gubernatorial candidate convicted in federal wire fraud case

Former Nevada gubernatorial candidate Michele Fiore (R) was found guilty Thursday in a federal wire fraud case. Mr. Fiore, a former Las Vegas City Council member, was found guilty by a jury on federal wire charges of using donations for a statue of a late Las Vegas police officer for personal gain. She was charged […]

New proposed federal law would bar unions from promoting antisemitism

A bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would prevent unions from using their members' dues to support positions deemed to promote anti-Semitism or other hateful ideologies without their members' consent. It is prohibited. This comes as some labor unions have passed a resolution that critics have accused of demonizing Israel and supporting Hamas, following the […]

Federal judge blocks California law banning election deepfakes

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California bill that would have outlawed AI-generated “deepfake” content and required the removal of “deceptive content” from social media. The preliminary injunction comes just two weeks after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial bill that sparked a spat with X Company owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. […]

Election betting is legal, federal appeals court says

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block a lower court's decision to allow betting on the 2024 federal election, even though the government agency argued doing so could compromise election integrity. It was a blow to The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has told the Court of Appeals that prediction exchange platform Kalsi […]