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Federal Judge Blocks Mamdani from Halting Bankruptcy Sales

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's push to stop the bankruptcy sale of more than 5,000 rent-subsidized apartments in the city has been blocked, temporarily, by the federal courts. Mamdani, who was sworn into office last week, directed the city’s Law Department shortly after taking...

Alleged Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber Pleads Not Guilty

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian J. Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, entered the...

Foreign Gov’t Provided the FBI w/ Evidence about Iran’s Purported Trump Assassination Plot

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department disclosed Wednesday that some of its evidence against Asif Merchant, who is accused of working for Iran in a plot to assassinate Donald Trump, comes from a foreign government—one that wants to remain anonymous. Merchant, a Pakistani national, was arrested on July 12,...

Supreme Court Could Rule on Trump’s Tariff Authority Friday

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court could issue a landmark ruling Friday on President Donald Trump's authority to use tariffs, potentially reshaping presidential power. Alan Morrison, a law professor at The George Washington University, said signs indicate a ruling on tariffs is expected on Friday. "It seems highly...

Trump Assassination Plotter Pleads Guilty to Killing Parents

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A Wisconsin teenager implicated in a plot to assassinate Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to murdering his parents. The teenager, Nikita Casap, 18, was arrested last February for killing his mother, Tatiana Casap, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, at their village of Waukesha. The FBI learned of...

Prosecutor Wants to Stay on Charlie Kirk Murder Case, Despite Being Related to Someone Who Was There

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Utah County Attorney’s Office is downplaying the fact that one of its prosecutors is related to a student who was at the infamous Turning Point USA event where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated last September at Utah Valley University. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray...

DOJ Walks Back Claim Maduro is the Leader of a Narco-Terrorist Cartel

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The Department of Justice has significantly revised its indictment against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro was kidnapped by US forces in Venezuela on Saturday, and pleaded not guilty to charges in a New York court on Monday. The New York Times’ Charlie Savage reported that the Department of...

BREAKING: Jan. 5/6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Federally Indicted

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Brian Cole Jr., who’s accused of planting two pipe bombs near the RNC and DNC headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protest, was federally indicted on Tuesday—putting an end to the controversy over whether he’d be released from jail. Cole’s attorneys had...

Judge Rebuffs Ex-IDF Officer’s Request for Reporter’s Computer and Tax Info

(José Niño, Headline USA) A Virginia federal judge has denied a motion to force a journalist to disclose his tax info and a trove of information related to all the electronic devices he's used over the last five years. The sweeping request came from Yaacov Apelbaum, a former Israel...

Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty in First Court Appearance

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty as he was arraigned in a New York court on Monday, facing federal drug and weapons charges. Maduro described himself as a “decent man,” claiming to be the president of Venezuela, despite the U.S. and dozens of...

Maduro’s Case to Revive a Debate Over Immunity for Foreign Leaders Tested in Noriega Trial

(Headline USA) When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin American strongman toppled by U.S. forces: Panama's Manuel Noriega. Maduro was captured Saturday, 36 years to the day...

Will Smith Accused of Sexual Harassment in New Lawsuit 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A professional violinist has accused actor-turned-podcast host Will Smith of sexual harassment in a Los Angeles lawsuit, according to court documents reported Thursday by Fox News.  The accuser, Brian King Joseph, said Smith “deliberately” groomed and primed him for “further sexual exploitation,” according to the suit. The lawsuit...
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