School Board in Virginia Asks High Court to Rule on Transgender Restroom Case
The Gloucester County, Virginia School Board filed an emergency appeal with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on July 13, asking the High Court to put on hold a...
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Obama Administration’s Syrian Refugee Processing Numbers Accelerate
The number of Syrian refugees being processed for entry into the United States has accelerated in recent months, increasing the likelihood that the Obama administration will meet its goal...
International Tribunal Rules in Favor of Philippines in Dispute With China
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), an international tribunal in The Hague, ruled in favor of the Philippines on July 12, in a maritime dispute with China over that...
Majority of Americans Polled Disapprove of FBI Decision Not to Charge Clinton
In an ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted from July 6-7, a majority of those polled disapproved of the FBI’s recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime...
Nation Stunned by Killing of Five Dallas Police Officers
Five Dallas police officers were killed and seven more injured just before 9 p.m. on July 7, as at least two snipers fired on the officers from elevated positions. ...
U.K. Iraq Inquiry Says Military Intervention in Iraq “Went Badly Wrong”
The chairman of the Iraq Inquiry, Sir John Chilcot said: “We [the members of the Inquiry] have … concluded that the circumstances in which it was decided that there was a...
Tests of U.S. Anti-Missile Interceptors Uncovered Flaws and Failures
During a series of tests of the new ballistic missile defense interceptor conducted by the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency from 2010-2016, the interceptors missed their targets several times. ...
Ron Paul Predicts EU Will Become “Nonfunctional” After Brexit
During a June 28 interview with CNBC, former Rep. and presidential candidate Ron Paul, when asked if he thought the Brexit vote is “the beginning of the end of...
Defense Secretary Announces End of Military Ban on Transgender Members
Speaking at a press briefing in the Pentagon Briefing Room on June 30, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that the Defense Department is “ending the ban on transgender...
Obama Takes Issue With Trump’s Anti-Trade Deal Stand
Speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at the North American Leaders’ Summit press conference in Ottawa on June 29, President Obama responded...
Trump Attacks Clinton’s Support for NAFTA and Other Trade Agreements
Speaking at the Alumisource manufacturing plant in Monessen, Pennsylvania, on June 28, Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump outlined his plan to “Make America Great Again,” focusing on globalization,...
CIA Weapons Destined for Syrian Anti-Assad Rebels Sold on Black Market
Weapons that the CIA and Saudi Arabia shipped into Jordan for the so-called moderate Syrian rebels fighting against the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad were stolen by Jordanian...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Law Restricting Abortions
In a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court on June 27 reversed the judgment of an appeals court last year that upheld a Texas law placing restrictions on abortions —...
Following Brexit Vote, Trump Says U.K. People Have “Taken Back Their Country”
Following a national referendum on June 23, in which voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump called the vote ...
Supreme Court’s Tie Decision Leaves Intact Ruling Against Obama Amnesty Plan
The Supreme Court’s tie 4-4 vote on June 23 in the case of United States v. Texas left intact a lower court ruling that blocked the Obama administration from...
Criminal Offenses by Illegal Aliens Nine Times Higher Than ICE Told Congress
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) was able to obtain Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request indicating that ICE’s previous...
U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa Fuels Continued Protests
The U.S. military presence on the Japanese island of Okinawa, which has existed since the U.S. occupation of the Ryukyu Islands at the end of World War II, has...
South Korean Intelligence Warns of ISIS Threat to U.S. Bases
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported that ISIS, through its hacking network called United Cyber Caliphate, has collected its own intelligence information on U.S. bases in South Korea...
Sessions Calls Obama a “Dictator” for Forcing Illegal Aliens On States
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) described President Obama as a “dictator” because of his policies of resettling illegal immigrants in states that do not want them, instead of apprehending them...
Newly Released CIA Documents Reveal Details of Torture at Black Sites
In response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released 50 declassified documents on June 14...
