Following reports multiple trucker convoys could be heading to the Washington, D.C. area, federal, state and local authorities are preparing. Several of the convoys indicate they hope to arrive in the region around the time of President Biden’s State of the Union address. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus drivers have told passengers service in…

In a busy news day for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it is investigating Tesla vehicles over “phantom braking,” which is when cars unexpectedly brake while in Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The investigation covers roughly 416,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles model years 2021 and 2022.…

Twelve men and women are tasked with settling a spat between a former governor and one of the country’s most-read newspapers. The fallout could reshape how the story of this nation is told. Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is suing The New York Times for defamation. “What am I trying to…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received a legal win after the High Court in London allowed him to appeal his extradition to the United States. Last month, the court ruled Assange’s mental health was in appropriate shape for Assange to be extradited to the U.S., reversing a lower court ruling that said Assange was likely to…

Update (Jan. 13, 2022): Hours after the House committee investigating last January’s Capitol riots requested testimony and documents from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep. McCarthy rejected the request Wednesday. In a statement, he said he was refusing to cooperate because the investigation was not legitimate and an “abuse of power.” “The committee has demanded testimony…

Update (Jan. 11, 2022): A few weeks after Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) denied a request to be interviewed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) did the same over the weekend. In a letter to committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Jordan said he has “no relative information…

In his first interview following a jury acquittal, Kyle Rittenhouse took aim at President Joe Biden. Rittenhouse has also criticized news outlets after some referred to him as a white supremacist and part of a militia. “It’s actual malice, defaming my character for him [Biden] to say something like that,” Rittenhouse said while speaking with…

The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse moved into jury deliberations Tuesday following closing arguments on Monday. The video above shows clips from court before Judge Bruce Schroeder sent jurors to deliberate. As the jury continued to debate whether or not Rittenhouse was guilty, concerns of unrest similar to the protests that led to the Rittenhouse trial continued…

Testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland was grilled on a memo aimed at combating threats against school board members across the country. The school board memo came out earlier this month. It also came out a week after the National School Board Association wrote the Biden administration about…

In a sweeping action responding to debate and speculation over the last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved COVID-19 boosters from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Wednesday. The FDA also approved the use of a vaccine brand different from the one Americans received from their first dose(s). “Today’s actions demonstrate our commitment to…