In a bold diplomatic countermeasure, the Republic of Mali has announced that American citizens seeking tourist or business visas will now be required to post a bond of up to $10,000, mirroring a similar U.S. policy introduced by the Trump administration targeting Malian nationals. The announcement, confirmed by Mali’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday,…
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging Wisconsin’s absentee voting regulations, a decision that preserves the law in advance of the upcoming presidential election. U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson dismissed the lawsuit, citing the law’s longstanding presence since the 1960s. The ruling maintains Wisconsin’s requirement for witness signatures on absentee…