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Patel Calls Lucas's Alleged Marijuana Ring a $4.5 Million Scheme. The 45-Page Indictment Never Uses That Number.
FBI Director Kash Patel says Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas ran a "five-year scheme worth an estimated $4.5 million." The 45-page indictment unsealed on October 22 never...
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Jobless Claims Fall to 194,000, 37,000 Below a Year Ago, but the Labor Department's Table Also Shows Continuing Claims Rising
New applications for unemployment benefits fell to 194,000 last week, 37,000 below the same week a year ago, according to the Labor Department. That is a real...
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Hochul Signs Gun Storage Law for Every New York Owner, but the Bill Text Makes the Basic Offense a Violation, Not a Misdemeanor
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new gun storage law on Wednesday that applies to every New York gun owner, not just those with kids in the house....
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DHS Asks Supreme Court to Restart 340 Miles of Big Bend Wall. The Judge's Order Says 'High Illegal Entry' Must at Least Mean 'Not the Lowest.'
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to restart about 340 miles of border wall and road construction in West Texas, and the order it...
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Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Enforce Its Student ID Rule, but the Law Was Never Blocked. The Fight Was Over the Secretary of State's Broader Directive
The Supreme Court's one-paragraph order on Thursday lets New Hampshire enforce its student ID rule at the polls on November 3, and the headlines are calling it...
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BLS State Data: Only California and Michigan Run Above the 4.2% National Jobless Rate, and 43 States Added No Meaningful Jobs
The national unemployment rate held at 4.2 percent in September, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics' new state-by-state release shows a lopsided map. Only California and Michigan,...
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Trump Says Fraud Tipsters Get 1 Percent and He Picks Winners. DOJ's Written Rules Say $10,000 to $30,000, No Appeal
President Trump said Tuesday that fraud tipsters will earn a 1 percent commission and that he will personally settle competing claims. The Justice Department's written rules for...
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Supreme Court Refuses to Revive 9/11 Plea Deals, and the Fight Turned on a Witness Nobody Questioned
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revive the 2024 plea deals that would have taken the death penalty off the table for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid...
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New Mexico Says Its Gun Waiting Period Is Off the Books for Two People Only, So the NRA and NSSF Sued
The NRA, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Second Amendment Foundation sued New Mexico's attorney general on Monday, October 19, because the state says a federal...
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Appeals Court Did Not Block ICE Church Arrests, But It Quoted DHS's Own Press Release Against the Policy
A federal appeals court did not block immigration arrests at churches on Tuesday, whatever the headlines suggest. The D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 that 27 Christian and Jewish...
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North Carolina's "Signature Check" Is a Name Check, a Federal Judge's 72-Page Order Shows
A federal judge in Greensboro refused Monday to block North Carolina's new absentee ballot rules, and the headlines call them mail-in restrictions. The judge's...
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Trump's $8 Billion Farm Diesel Relief Has No Payment Rate Yet. USDA Says It Arrives in November, the Month of the Midterms.
President Trump announced an $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief program for farmers on Monday, but the Agriculture Department has not published a single payment rate. USDA says...
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