by Just the News | Jan 31, 2024
by Charlotte Hazard Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress on Wednesday said the tech firm has “no plans” to make a kids version of its Instagram platform. He acknowledge “discussions internally” on the idea but also said Meta has not “actually...
by Just the News | Jan 31, 2024
by Ben Whedon A judge on Wednesday dismissed a Disney lawsuit against Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis claiming he used his authority to punish the firm over its exercise of free speech. Disney sued DeSantis last year, claiming he led a “targeted campaign of...
by Admin | Jan 31, 2024
by Will Kessler The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would not change its benchmark federal funds rate, but does project rate cuts later this year. The Fed’s decision not to raise rates keeps the target range between 5.25% and 5.50%, the highest...
by The Center Square | Jan 31, 2024
by J.D. Davidson In the wake of Alabama carrying out a death sentence with the use of nitrogen gas, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and some lawmakers want to kick start the state’s death penalty that has been stalled since 2019. At a news conference Tuesday,...
by The Center Square | Jan 31, 2024
by Bethany Blankley Former Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich again on Tuesday argued the constitutional authority given to states for self-defense. Brnovich testified at a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing addressing the issue after being...
by Star News Staff | Jan 31, 2024
by Liz Collin Even though he is still recovering from a near-fatal stabbing, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is seeking legal help while confined to solitary medical confinement in a federal prison facility. “There was no question he was trying...
by Star News Staff | Jan 31, 2024
by Kate Anderson Six pro-life activists were found guilty of blocking access to an abortion clinic on Tuesday and could face a sentence of up to 11 years in prison, according to a press release from the Thomas More Society. The Department of Justice...
by Tom Pappert | Jan 31, 2024
A bill was filed last week that could see “deepfake” audio and images, including those created using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, made a felony in Georgia if they are used in the context of an election. Georgia State Senator John Albers...
by The Center Square | Jan 31, 2024
by Andrew Powell Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he is calling for constitutional reforms to hold leadership in Washington D.C. accountable for the crisis Americans face due to weak border policies and unchecked spending. The second-term GOP governor...
by Tom Pappert | Jan 31, 2024
First Lady of Virginia Suzanne Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares on Tuesday held an event for their new fentanyl awareness initiative, called It Only Takes One. They were joined by Roanoke City Mayor Sherman Lea and Afrodita and Sean Foster, who are the...
by The Center Square | Jan 31, 2024
by Scott McClallen A letter urges an investigation into suppliers of a Ford electric vehicle plant in Marshall, Michigan. Republican U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers,...
by The Center Square | Jan 31, 2024
by Benjamin Yount Act 10, the law that fundamentally weakened Wisconsin’s public school teachers’ unions, is headed back to court. And again there is an effort to save it. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Monday filed a motion to join the new case...
by The Center Square | Jan 31, 2024
by Christen Smith A recent state Supreme Court ruling side-stepped the question of constitutional abortion access in Pennsylvania, reviving discussion over a would-be ballot referendum mired in legislative gridlock. Five justices said Monday the Commonwealth...
by Star News Staff | Jan 31, 2024
by Michael Duke Robert Malley, a Biden administration official who was embroiled in controversy while working as Special Envoy to Iran, is set to teach a course on the Middle East at Yale University. The syllabus for the class, which is titled “Contending with...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 31, 2024
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) recently released a report highlighting the amount of new investment in the healthcare industry which was denied due to the state’s Certificate of Needs (CON) law. Tennessee’s CON law mandates approval from the state...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 31, 2024
A new bill introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly would increase the penalty for trafficking illegal aliens in the Volunteer State. HB 2078 “prohibits any person from transporting an illegal alien into this state [and] increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the...
by Star News Staff | Jan 31, 2024
by Mary Margaret Olohan Catholic University confirmed to The Daily Signal that it has terminated the contract of the professor who invited a self-declared “abortion doula” to speak to students about coaching women through abortions and “pregnant men” through a...
by Star News Staff | Jan 31, 2024
by Jason Cohen TikTok continues to distribute data to its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance despite its purported efforts to protect American data, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. TikTok attempted to address concerns from lawmakers and public...
by Star News Staff | Jan 31, 2024
by Will Kessler General Motors reported a $1.7 billion loss on Tuesday in its fourth quarter earnings call in the production and sale of its electric vehicle line, despite having positive net income growth in the quarter. The automaker’s net income for the...
by Matthew Giffin | Jan 31, 2024
East Tennessee State University (ETSU)’s Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) demanded the university strengthen its “hate speech policy” in response to an upcoming visit from conservative speaker Kyle Rittenhouse for the school’s chapter of Turning Point USA...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 31, 2024
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 26 other attorneys general in sending a letter to the Biden administration proclaiming support for the steps Texas has taken at its border with Mexico to prevent illegal immigrant crossings. Last week,...
