Author: Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner
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DOJ reviewing Boebert concerns about Washington Nationals discriminating against Christian pitcher
The Justice Department on Thursday promised to examine allegations that Washington, D.C.’s major league baseball team discriminated against one of its pitchers on religious grounds. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sent a letter to the DOJ this week, requesting it probe concerns that the Washington Nationals discriminated against Trevor Williams and deliberately excluded him from social…
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Kenyan court halts plans for US Ebola quarantine facility
A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily blocked the opening of a new Ebola quarantine center for U.S. nationals on the same day the facility was set to open. The U.S. and the Kenyan government recently reached an agreement allowing Washington to establish the center to monitor U.S. citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo and…
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Supreme Court spurns NFL case alleging racial discrimination against black coaches
The Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday the NFL’s bid for a lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination to be moved out of court and into arbitration proceedings controlled by the league. The development comes after several black NFL coaches, led by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, brought a lawsuit against the league and three…
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North Korea carrying out new weapons demonstrations, South Korea warns
North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile and other weapons into the Yellow Sea this week, according to the South Korean military. The missile flew about 50 miles toward the body of water that separates the Korean Peninsula and China, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday. It was North Korea’s eighth…
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Trump pushes to make daylight saving time permanent after Sunshine Protection Act passes committee
President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Congress to pass a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent in the United States. The president celebrated a House committee’s move to advance the legislation forward and called on lawmakers to solidify the passage of efforts to end the practice of shifting clocks forward by one hour…
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Russia promises ‘active support’ for Cuba as US presses Castro regime
Russia on Thursday emphasized its “full solidarity” with Cuba, taking sides with the country against the United States as Washington escalates a pressure campaign against Havana’s Communist leadership. The tough rhetoric from Moscow followed Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent message that appeared to tacitly call on the Cuban people to overthrow their Communist government.…
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Julia Letlow presses FCC for TV warnings on transgender content
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) called on the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to implement new TV ratings flagging sexually sensitive content for children. Letlow, who notably dealt a decisive blow to Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) ambitions for reelection over the weekend, backed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s tentative proposal to reform television ratings, which…
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Trump administration goes after Minnesota for banning prediction markets in the state
The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, seeking to block its new ban on prediction markets. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) signed a controversial bill into law earlier this week that imposes criminal penalties for operating or advertising a prediction market in the state. The Commodities Futures Trading Commission sued to block its implementation,…
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Michael Caputo files first claim to Trump’s anti-weaponization fund
Republican strategist Michael Caputo on Tuesday became the first known person to make a claim to the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund. Caputo worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns and served in the Department of Health and Human Services during the president’s first term, before becoming entangled in the lengthy federal investigation…
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Poland presses Trump on canceled US deployment: ‘We will get answers’
Poland said questions remain about why President Donald Trump canceled the deployment of thousands of U.S. troops to the European country. In an interview published Tuesday, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said he plans to press the Trump administration on why the Pentagon canceled the deployment of more than 4,000 Army troops, a move…