US Justice Dept says Lexington, Mississippi police routinely use excessive force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it found a series of civil rights violations by a small-town Mississippi police department, accusing officers of routinely using excessive force and arresting people who owed fines
The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, sent straight to their homes. The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household to order up to four at-home COVID nasal
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump’s false 2020 election claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington on Thursday, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his
The Latest: NYC mayor’s phone seized ahead of expected unsealing of indictment
The U.S. attorney’s office in New York says it will announce “significant public corruption charges” at a news conference later Thursday morning. The announcement came hours after federal agents entered the mayor’s official residence and seized his
Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen’s union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. The
The Latest: Harris and Trump offer competing visions for the economy
Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class. In remarks Wednesday at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh in battleground Pennsylvania, she said she “would take good
US economy grew at a solid 3% rate last quarter, government says in final estimate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday, leaving its previous estimate unchanged. The Commerce Department
09.26.24 AOTW Joseph Sweeney “Dangerous Injustice: How Democrats Weaponized DOJ to Protect Biden and Persecute Trump”
About the Book: From a veteran CIA lawyer, a provocative analysis of the cases against two presidents for mishandling classified documents and a call to action against an American justice system that is spinning out of control.
US Senator Warren probes defense groups’ opposition to ‘right to repair’
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked defense industry groups how much their members make from contracts that withhold replacement parts and tools, pushing back on their opposition to a bill that would
FBI seizes NYC mayor’s phone ahead of expected unsealing of indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — FBI agents entered the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and seized his phone early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing criminal charges against the Democrat was expected to