President Joe Biden will not enforce a potential federal ban on the app TikTok if the Supreme Court fails to block or delay the law by Sunday, an unnamed U.S. official told the Associated Press on Thursday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court may issue a ruling in the case TikTok, Inc. v. Garland on Friday, the nation’s highest court signaled through a message on its website.
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Legislation filed this week in Tennessee would prohibit the controversial Red Number 40 artificial food dye from being offered to children in any public or charter school in the state.
The legislative summary for House Bill 134 by Representative Elaine Davis (R-Knoxville) explains the legislation would require Tennessee’s public and charter schools to explicitly “prohibit food or beverage items that contain Red 40,” from being “sold, offered for sale, or provided to students on a school property.” It offers an exception for food and beverages “sold to the student as part of a school fundraising event.”
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SpaceX and Elon Musk on Thursday confirmed Mechazilla, the company’s massive, 460-foot tall rocket launch and catch tower, successfully caught a descending rocket booster for the second time.
“Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster,” the SpaceX account confirmed in a post to the social media platform X, which Musk purchased in 2022. Video attached to the post shows a SpaceX rocket descend from multiple angles before hovering as the Mechazilla arms extend around it in mid-air.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland launched a federal lawsuit against Fayette County, Tennessee, alleging its county redistricting plan for the Fayette County Board of Commissioners were gerrymandered to diminish the importance of black voters.
In its 17-page lawsuit, the DOJ accuses Fayette County of violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, arguing that black voters were given unequal voting opportunities as a result of the 2021 redistricting process.
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Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent turned the tables on independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at his Thursday confirmation hearing by pointing out that President Joe Biden awarded “oligarchs” with the highest honor.
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Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) was appointed to serve on the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security as a new member for the 119th Congress.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tapped A.G. Ashley Moody to replace Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio in the US Senate.
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Days before departing his last political job, a beleaguered Joe Biden went to the podium to announce a long-awaited ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. But when pressed by the news media over who should get credit for the deal, the 46th American president demurred.
“Is that a joke?” Biden retorted Wednesday afternoon. And moments later he walked away without providing an answer.
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The interlude is over: President Joseph Biden, who defeated Donald Trump in 2020 but failed to prevent his return in 2024, delivered his farewell address from the Oval Office, defending a legacy that his successor now vows to dismantle and that voters soundly rejected.
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Taylor Muthoka was first exposed to pornography at the age of 7. A friend showed it to her online, and all the children had to do to access the website was check a box saying they were 18. Little did she know that moment would lead to a 10-year addiction.
“That one moment of exposure stole my innocence, and it stole my childhood, with no barriers in place, no meaningful age verification,” Muthoka said. “I was exposed to violent and disturbing content that no one should ever see, especially not a child.”
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In a move aimed to bolster safety on college campuses across the state, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Monday that 28 colleges and universities will receive a total of $7.5 million in funding for security enhancements. The initiative is part of the FY2025-26 Campus Safety Grant Program, supported by House Bill 2 of the 135th General Assembly.
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U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) on Wednesday was skeptical the House of Representatives would successfully pass “one big, beautiful bill” containing several policies championed by President-elect Donald Trump, as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) has suggested lawmakers will pass before April.
Griffith made the remarks during an appearance on “The John Fredericks Show,” telling host John Fredericks, who publishes The Virginia Star, that Congress would run out of time to build consensus, and that House Republicans would settle for passing two bills to accomplish Trump’s agenda.
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Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears on Wednesday reportedly announced raising more than $3 million for her gubernatorial campaign, including one donation of $50,000 from the campaign committee belonging to former Representative Kevin McCarthy.
In the four months since Earle-Sears announced her campaign last September, the lieutenant governor has reportedly raised more than $3 million, with Virginia Scope reporting a spokesman for the candidate said the campaign is “in full-swing” with a “rush of grassroots and financial support” leaving Earle-Sears “in a position of great strength” as Virginia begins its gubernatorial campaign season.
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President Donald Trump was elected in 2016 – and again in 2024 – on a mandate from the people to put an end to the illegal immigrant crisis and implement citizens-first immigration reform.
The mandate was clear: America is a nation of laws, and illegal immigration violates our laws and presents an array of criminal and economic issues that cannot be ignored.
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Safety, strength and prosperity will be the key objectives of the U.S. Department of State under the second Trump administration, Secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.
The main problem with America’s current foreign policy strategy, Rubio stated, is that it fails to protect our national interests, leading to less domestic prosperity, and it also fails to enforce deterrence against global aggression, resulting in “an invitation to war.”
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On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX, and the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), over his alleged failure to disclose his purchase of Twitter stock in 2022.
As reported by Just The News, the alleged purchase of stock by Musk led to him underpaying Twitter investors at the time of his buyout of the company in October of 2022. The lawsuit claims that this action meant Musk was able to buy stocks at “artificially low prices.”
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