Category Archives: Breaking News

Canada has issued a warning to its citizens that visiting the United States may be unsafe for some travelers from the agency that manages diplomatic relations, promotes trade, and leads international affairs equivalent to the U.S. State Department. The Canadian government points out that the rate of firearm possession in the US is high, itContinue reading “Canadian LGBT travelers warned about risks of visiting the United States”

by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional part of a 2021 state law banning immigrant detention contracts in New Jersey. U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch sided with the U.S. Department of Justice and private prison operator CoreCivic, issuing a decision Tuesday firmly rejecting a key portion of the state lawContinue reading “Judge says law barring ICE contract with private prison is unconstitutional”

The FBI and the Justice Department announced a multinational operation on August 29, to disrupt and dismantle the malware and botnet known as Qakbot.    The action, which took place in the U.S., France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, represents one of the largest U.S.-led disruptions of a botnet infrastructure used by cybercriminals to commit ransomware, financial fraud, andContinue reading “FBI neutralized far-reaching criminal malware bot known as Qakbo”

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will share his practical message of economic renewal with New York City voters on Wednesday, Aug. 30 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The event will be held at 99 Scott Ave. in Brooklyn, NY. The event is free and open to the public, so anyone interested in hearingContinue reading “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak on economic renewal in New York City”

by Ashley Murray, New Jersey Monitor The federal trial in the case accusing former President Donald Trump of knowingly lying about the 2020 presidential election results and trying to overturn them will begin in March, a federal judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who waived Trump’s appearance for the first hearing, scheduled juryContinue reading “Judge sets March trial date for Trump’s federal election interference case”

Former President Donald Trump’s recent legal entanglements have inadvertently boosted his election campaign coffers, with the campaign raising $7.1 million in the aftermath of his police mugshot being taken at a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. The majority of these funds have come from the sale of campaign merchandise featuring Trump’s stern visage, including mugs, T-shirts,Continue reading “Defendant Donald Trump’s campaign raises $7.1 million off Georgia mugshot”

A Florida lawyer filed a challenge to former President Trump’s ability to run for president in 2024 in federal court, citing the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment and the failed coup d’etat on Jan. 6, 2021. Lawrence Caplan, an attorney in Palm Beach County, filed the challenge in federal court in the Southern District of Florida on Thursday,Continue reading “Florida lawyer asks federal court to block Donald Trump’s 2024 candidacy”

Defendant Donald Trump will surrender Thursday to answer criminal charges for which he was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury along with 18 conspirators. Thursday was picked because he would upstage the first Republican debate — from which he will be absent — making it more likely that Trump will hijack the headlines. HeContinue reading “Donald Trump will surrender Thursday to answer Georgia criminal charges”

A Texas man who won the Arabian Business StartUp Awards for 2018 pleaded guilty yesterday to evading his federal income taxes after failing to pay $1,169,348 and then lying to the IRS in a scheme to avoid being caught. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2013 to 2018, Peter Joseph Tignini workedContinue reading “Texan pleaded guilty to evading over $1 million in federal income taxes.”

According to court filings in the Georgia election case, a judge on Monday signed off on a $200,000 bail order for former President Donald Trump that forbids him from intimidating any co-defendants or witnesses in the case as he awaits trial. The warning includes a level of detail beyond the bond orders for two co-defendantsContinue reading “Trump’s $200,000 Georgia bail order forbids witness intimidation”

A database published by F Minus reveals that more than 1,500 lobbyists who work on behalf of the fossil fuel industry have also been hired by taxpayer-funded local governments, universities, and environmental organizations that claim to be addressing the climate emergency. Launched in July 2023, F Minus is using a revolutionary database of state-level lobbyistsContinue reading “Influence peddlers are working both sides of life-threatening controversy”

Former President Donald J. Trump has decided to skip the first GOP presidential debate and he will instead, be interviewed by Tucker Carlson at the same time his rival contenders participate in the forum moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum on August 23, 2023. President Joe Biden’s job approval ratings are lower now thanContinue reading “Tucker Carlson & Donald Trump send Murdoch a message: Go Fox yourself”

In June, 16 young Montanans sat in Judge Kathy Seeley’s courtroom in the western state’s First Judicial District Court for the first-ever constitutional climate trial in the U.S. After three years of waiting, the youth finally had the chance to explain to the judge, and the world, how Montana’s government is violating their constitutional rights,Continue reading “Montana youths win unprecedented victory in climate change lawsuit”

A federal magistrate judge has set an emergency hearing on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request for a temporary restraining order barring Google from censoring his speech on YouTube during the 2024 campaign. Kennedy, a candidate for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California against Google, LLC and its whollyContinue reading “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenging Google in court for YouTube censorship”

The longest-serving lawmaker in New Jersey history, with nearly five decades of legislative experience, state Sen. Richard Codey is calling it quits just months after he defeated another incumbent, Sen. Nia Gill, in a hotly contested primary election. Codey’s victory means that political bosses and not Democratic Party voters will choose the next senator inContinue reading “Senator Codey is calling it quits, denying Democratic voters a choice”

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed David C. Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, to serve as Special Counsel for the ongoing prosecutions against Robert Hunter Biden (“Hunter Biden”) of Los Angeles, as well as for any other matters that arose or may arise from the investigation. Weiss was nominated by formerContinue reading “Justice Department names special counsel in Hunter Biden case”

The wildfires ripping through the Hawaiian island of Maui killed at least 55 people, razed the historic town of Lahaina and caused extensive damage to over 1,700 structures that is likely to take years and cost billions of dollars to repair. Maui County Police Chief John Pelletier said the death toll is expected to rise,Continue reading “Maui wildfires level Hawaiian town, kill 55 & damage over 1,700 structures”

A social media company that was forced to hand over records from former President Donald Trump’s account to special counsel Jack Smith, during his investigation of the failed coup d’etat got fined $350,000 for dragging its feet in response to a search warrant, according to an appellate court ruling unsealed Wednesday. Trump was indicted byContinue reading “Twitter was fined $350,000 for failing to turn over Trump’s social media data”

An Atlantic County man was charged today with possessing destructive devices that were found when police responded to a Mays Landing residence after a 911 caller reported that her son was unconscious after a possible drug overdose. Robert J. Moser, 31, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, was charged by complaint with one count of possessingContinue reading “Atlantic County man charged for pipe bombs found after drug overdose”

Constellation Energy Corporation —the third-largest energy producer in the country—announced that it planned to file comments in support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon pollution standards for power plants, ahead of tomorrow’s EPA comment deadline. Constellation Energy praised the “very practical” EPA standards for their “flexibility” and called them a “roadmap for the electric industryContinue reading “Third-largest US energy producer supports EPA’s carbon pollution standards”