Florida’s House of Representatives has greenlit what could be one of the nation’s strictest laws aimed at protecting children online‚ passing a bill that would bar anyone 16 and younger from using social media. While lawmakers voiced some concerns about enforcement‚ parental rights and First Amendment issues‚ the bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support‚ and on Thursday moved to the state Senate‚ which is expected to take up the bill soon. “They are targeting our babies‚” said Rep....

The latest Supreme Court shadow docket decision in Texas’ battle with the Biden White House has sparked a showdown over the Lone Star State’s constitutional authority to defend itself with the federal government seemingly getting in its way. On Monday‚ in a 5-4 decision on an emergency appeal‚ the Supreme Court ruled to temporarily overturn a lower court’s injunction which banned the federal government from cutting razor fencing Texas had installed along the border near Eagle Pass while...

‘REALLY APPALLING’: Former President Donald Trump’s effort to convince Republicans in Congress to kill a bipartisan compromise of border security so he can use it as a wedge issue in the coming election has unleashed an angry backlash from prominent senators‚ including the GOP’s point man in the negotiations with the Democrats. “I don’t doubt that he wants a perfect deal‚ so do I on it‚ but we’ve got to be able to figure out how to be able to do something right now to get as much done as...

The Republican-led Georgia senate will investigate claims that Fani Willis‚ the Fulton County District Attorney behind Trump’s election interference case in Georgia‚ had an inappropriate relationship with a prosecutor assigned to the case‚ in the latest escalation of political fallout from the accusations. On Friday‚ the senate voted largely along party lines to create a special committee tasked with investigating the claims‚ and given the authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas. The...

Texas officials‚ with the support of top Republicans in Congress‚ are refusing to allow the U.S. Border Patrol to access a park on the banks of the Rio Grande despite the 5-4 ruling by the high court Monday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has pushed back and added even more wire fencing‚ claiming that he has the authority to defend his state from what he called an “invasion” of migrants coming from Mexico. The growing border dispute in Texas is taking place as Congress struggles to pass reforms to...

The justice department found Cuomo “repeatedly subjected” women in his office to non-consensual sexual contact‚ ogling and gender-based nicknames. Top Cuomo staff “were aware of the conduct and retaliated against four of the women he harassed‚” the DOJ concluded. “The conduct in the Executive Chamber under the former governor‚ the state’s most powerful elected official‚ was especially egregious because of the stark power differential involved and the victims’ lack of avenues to report and...

A federal jury decided former President Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages after he denied allegations he raped her in the 1990s. The jury decided Trump must pay $18.3 million in compensatory damages‚ and $65 million in punitive damages. Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan announced the jury's verdict Friday. A federal jury in New York City decided last year that Trump was not liable for rape‚ but was liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The former president...

Donald Trump was ordered to pay $83 million on Friday for lying about a sexual assault that a jury said he committed decades ago against E. Jean Carroll‚ with jurors on Friday deciding only a massive sum close to nine-figures would stop Trump from attacking Carroll. It already appears that the verdict might not be enough. The former president has remained defiant for years‚ making continued false accusations ever since Carroll first came forward with her traumatic experience. The former...

Former President Trump said Friday he plans to appeal after a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll‚ who had alleged he sexually assaulted her decades ago. “Absolutely ridiculous! I fully disagree with both verdicts‚ and will be appealing this whole Biden Directed Witch Hunt focused on me and the Republican Party‚” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Our Legal System is out of control‚ and being used as a Political Weapon.” “They have taken...