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Explosive report unearths prominent union money trail labeled a ‘stunning betrayal’ of MAGA members

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Big labor’s GOP capture Vice President JD Vance and some House Republicans are pushing union-friendly legislation, signaling a new era for the Republican party. Paul Gigot discusses the Railway Safety Act and mandatory arbitration for labor contracts, viewed as creating union jobs without enhancing safety. Critics suggest this strategy targets blue-collar workers and Teamsters endorsement … Read more

Prominent N.Y. synagogue targeted in alleged terror plot, prosecutors say

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An Iraqi national allegedly plotted to carry out terror attacks in the U.S., including at a Jewish institution in New York, federal prosecutors said Friday.  Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi faces a host of charges, including conspiracy to provide material support to Iranian-back terrorist organizations, including Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Kata’ib Hizballah, … Read more

Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his administration is ignoring the approvals process that typically governs Washington’s monumental core as he muscles through a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s … Read more

Prominent Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sexual abuse in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into … Read more

One of the most prominent investors in the Trump family’s crypto company is now criticizing it

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Dozens of crypto platforms have launched in recent years, all touting their own tokens, each of which is governed by the companies’ own rules. Many offer certain assurances around security and how the company’s money will be handled. Some have risen in value, but broadly the values of most tokens have declined along with the … Read more

Trump’s birthright citizenship crusade draws backing from cohort of prominent legal scholars

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Laying down the law on birthright citizenship UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo weighs in on the Supreme Court’s oral arguments regarding Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. Justices, including Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, appeared skeptical of the order’s constitutionality, referencing an 1898 precedent. Yoo suggests Trump’s in-person attendance might not influence … Read more

TSA’s “shoes-on” policy faces pushback from prominent Senate Democrat

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TSA’s “shoes-on” policy faces pushback from prominent Senate Democrat – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Friday demanded that TSA immediately rescind its “shoes-on” policy, calling it a “reckless act.” Nicole Sganga has more details. Source link

U.N. experts demand Israel release prominent Gaza doctor after reports of ‘severe torture’

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The Israeli government, military and prison service did not immediately respond to requests for comment, including on whether any charges have yet been made against Abu Safiya, whom the Israel Defense Forces have alleged without evidence held “a rank” within Hamas. The U.N. experts said his detention continued to “appear to be flagrantly arbitrary.” They … Read more