Monday, September 22, 2025

SYNDICATION

Errors Mar Vote Count in Bumbling NYC’s Mayoral Primary

(Associated Press) The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials retracted their latest report on the vote count after realizing it had been corrupted by test data never cleared from a computer system. The bungle was a black mark...

SD, Neb., Iowa Join States Sending Troops/Officers to Enforce Border

(Headline USA) South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she will join a growing list of Republican governors sending law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico. Noem's announcement that she will send up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to Texas comes as the GOP ramps up...

California Bans State Travel to Fla., 4 Other States Due to Trans Prohibitions

(Headline USA) California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that "discriminate" against members of the LGBTQ community, the state attorney general announced Monday. Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to...

SCOTUS: Asylum-Seekers Have No Right to Release While They Wait for Hearings

(Associated Press) The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. Over the dissent of three liberal justices, the court held 6-3 that the immigrants are not entitled to a hearing...

Supreme Court: Company Can Seize State-Owned Land to Build Pipeline

(Associated Press) The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a pipeline company in a dispute with New Jersey over land the company needs for a natural gas pipeline. Both liberal and conservative justices joined to rule 5-4 for the PennEast Pipeline Co. The 116-mile planned pipeline is to run from Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County...

Calif. Lawmakers Change Recall Rules to Help Newsom Win

(Associated Press) California Republicans accused Democrats of acting unfairly Monday as state lawmakers passed a bill aimed at moving up Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's recall date. “The conclusion is inescapable that Gavin Newsom is cheating in the recall and this Legislature is his willing accomplice," said Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, who...

Trump Org Lawyers Try to Fend Off Prosecution by Politicized NY DA

(Associated Press) Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s company. Trump Organization lawyer Ron Fischetti told the Associated Press the meeting came as a...

Judge Dismisses Gov’t Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook

(Associated Press) A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the lawsuits were “legally insufficient”...

University Won’t Revoke Michael Flynn’s Honorary Degree

(Headline USA) The University of Rhode Island decided not to revoke an honorary degree bestowed upon Michael Flynn, an alumnus who briefly served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser and who has remained an ardent supporter of the former president since his election loss. URI President David Dooley will not...

UN Rights Chief Seeks ‘Restitution,’ ‘Apologies,’ ‘Memorializations’ for Blacks

(Headline USA) The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the death of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through...

Supreme Court Won’t Revive Va. School’s Trans Bathroom Ban

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved former high school student "Gavin" Grimm, a biological female, who filed a...

JUDGE: Rep. Boebert Can Block People on Personal Twitter

(Headline USA) A federal judge ruled last week that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico said in his decision Thursday that Boebert, who represents the state's 3rd Congressional District,...
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