A Connecticut judge disbarred Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, for violating the state's attorney conduct rules after complaints tied to his federal gun and tax cases. read more
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a motion to advance a Democrat-drafted bill to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies that are due to expire at the end of 2025 ... read more
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in September ... read more
U.S. forces have seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News. read more
The passage of the law will end a legal challenge pending in Springfield federal court challenging the Minority Teachers program for unconstitutionally favoring people based on race in the name of "diversifying" the ranks of public school teachers in Illinois. Those who brought the challenge declared victory in the days after Pritzker signed the new law. "Illinois cannot disqualify students from competing for a taxpayer-funded college scholarship because of their race," said attorney Samantha Romero-Drew, of the nonprofit constitutional legal advocacy organization, the Pacific Legal Foundation. "Race-based discrimination is a blatant violation of the Equal Protection Clause."
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