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The U.S. Department of Justice is now urging a federal appeals court to release former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison from prison while he challenges his conviction—an extraordinary reversal that has reopened old wounds from one of the most defining police-violence cases of the last decade. Hankison, 49, is the only officer involved in the…
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A fresh controversy is brewing in Washington after Rep. Eugene Vindman revealed that a “shocking and disturbing” phone call between Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—recorded in the aftermath of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder—has never been made public. Vindman, a former National Security Council official who reviewed presidential calls during Trump’s first…
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Pope Leo intensified his criticism of President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration stance on Tuesday, November 18, 2024, warning that millions of immigrants living peacefully in the United States are being subjected to treatment that falls far below basic standards of dignity. Speaking to journalists in remarks captured on video and posted by CBS, the first…
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Superstar singer Usher Raymond IV has filed a $4.9 million lawsuit in Fulton County, accusing three former associates of failing to repay a loan tied to a collapsed restaurant project in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. According to court documents filed November 14, 2025, the dispute stems from Homage ATL, a planned restaurant and lounge slated for…
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Texas Republicans have been dealt a major setback after a federal court blocked the state from using its newly redrawn congressional maps, ruling that the lines were “racially gerrymandered” and cannot be used in the 2026 midterm elections. The 2–1 decision, delivered Tuesday, November 18, 2025, forces Texas to revert to the 2021 congressional map,…
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Immigration attorney LaToya McBean-Pompy captured the mood in Charlotte with a single pointed question: “What are they doing there in Charlotte, North Carolina?” Her alarm follows a weekend sweep in which Border Patrol agents arrested 81 people across the city—an aggressive escalation that residents say feels like a sudden federal occupation. In a video posted…
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The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a major immigration case that could reshape how asylum seekers are processed at the southern border, agreeing Monday, November 17, 2025, to hear Noem v. Al Otro Lado. The case centers on the long-debated practice known as “metering,” which allowed U.S. border agents to limit the number of…
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A federal magistrate judge has sharply questioned the integrity of the Justice Department’s criminal case against former FBI Director James B. Comey, warning that alleged prosecutorial missteps may be serious enough to unravel the entire prosecution. In a striking 24-page order, Judge William E. Fitzpatrick said the indictment—brought by Lindsey Halligan, a little-known prosecutor personally…
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President Donald Trump is pressing House Republicans to approve a bill forcing the release of all government-held documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a striking reversal from his previous reluctance to engage with the subject and a move that has intensified divisions inside the GOP. In a Truth Social post late Sunday, November 16, 2025, Trump…
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Military personnel across multiple branches are quietly turning to outside lawyers for guidance on whether missions ordered by the Trump administration are lawful. The unusual development reflects growing unease inside the ranks about the scope, transparency, and legality of recent operations. According to reporting by PBS News, troops involved in planning or supporting strikes on…
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