Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell citing ‘essentially zero evidence’

A federal judge on Friday said he was blocking subpoenas that the Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a probe purported to be about the management of the central bank’s renovation. “A mountain of evidence suggests that the Government served these subpoenas on the Board to pressure its Chair into voting … Read more

U.S. on high alert after attacks at Michigan synagogue and Old Dominion University

U.S. on high alert after attacks at Michigan synagogue and Old Dominion University – CBS News Watch CBS News Attacks at Old Dominion University in Virginia and Temple Israel in Michigan on Thursday may be linked to terrorism as the U.S. grapples with war in the Middle East. CBS News’ Anna Schecter reports. Source link

Military exercises in Alaska and Greenland test forces on operating in Arctic conditions

U.S. forces this week wrapped up their participation in an annual Arctic training exercise that for the first time was held in both Alaska and Greenland. Arctic Edge, which began in 2018, includes training to respond to threats that Russia — and increasingly China — could pose to the U.S.  The portion in Greenland was … Read more

Alabama judge dismisses lawsuit over a 2023 Taser death

MOBILE, Ala. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of an Alabama man who died after police shocked him with a Taser multiple times in 2023. U.S. District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose on Tuesday dismissed a wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit filed against the city of Mobile and … Read more