A federal judge in Texas entirely eliminated a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that expanded overtime protections for workers by requiring employers to pay overtime premiums to more salaried people, multipleoutlets reported, eliminating one of the highest-profile Labor Department rules enacted during the Biden administration. Judge Sean D. Jordan in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—who was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump in his...

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced on Wednesday the arrests of two illegal immigrants who have been charged with forcibly raping children in Massachusetts, as well as a third individual who was convicted of raping a child in Brazil, and was hiding in the U.S. after being caught and released at the U.S. border in 2022. The arrests come after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said her state would not cooperate with President-elect Trump’s federal immigration...

Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in the first known use in the war of a powerful weapon designed to deliver nuclear strikes thousands of kilometres away. The launch was the latest sign of rapidly mounting tensions in the 33-month-old war after Ukraine fired U.S. and British missiles at targets inside Russia this week despite warnings by Moscow that it would see such action as a major...

Federal investigators have established a web of payments among Matt Gaetz and dozens of friends and associates who are said to have taken part with him in drug-fueled sex parties, according to a document obtained by The New York Times. Among those who received money from Mr. Gaetz were two women who have testified that he hired them for sex, according to the document and a lawyer for the two women. The lawyer said payments to the women ultimately totaled around $10,000.

John Adams demonstrated what a transfer of power ought to look like in America when he handed over the presidency to his successor, Thomas Jefferson.   The 1800 presidential race between Adams and Jefferson was an intense battle between two friends-turned-adversaries. But despite a contentious press and a heated political climate, neither the Federalists nor the Democratic-Republicans saw the election as the last of its kind. 

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander. A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July.  

Some House Republicans are prepared to block President-elect Trump from using a recess appointment on attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz. Why it matters: In the case of recess appointments, the House can use a procedural trick to block a president from bypassing the Senate. Several House Republicans would vote against any motion to go into recess, Axios has learned. Trump's plan to circumvent the Senate's "advice and consent" role is complicated, but...

Laken Riley died at the hands of a violent monster. Joe Biden and the open-borders industrial complex, including leftist sanctuary city policies, led her right into his hands. Among those policies is that of the feckless "Soros-style" Athens district attorney who entered office vowing never to seek the death penalty. Jose Ibarra entered the United States illegally. He received taxpayer-funded flights. He got housing and protection from law enforcement upon arrival. But when he stalked and...

The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed a historic breakup of Google, aiming to compel the tech giant to sell its Chrome web browser and prevent its Android operating system from favoring its own search engine. The move comes after a federal court ruled in August that Google had maintained an abusive monopoly over the online search market for the past decade.

The US telecommunications giant Comcast announced plans to spin off cable networks including MSNBC and E! as traditional TV audiences continue to dwindle. MSNBC, E!, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, SYFY and the Golf Channel will form part of a new, publicly traded company, while Comcast focuses on brands including NBC and Bravo. “When you look at our assets, talented management team and balance sheet strength, we are able to set these businesses up for future growth,” said Brian L Roberts,...