As the U.S. reaches a two-week ceasefire with Iran, the Islamic Republic’s chief justice calls for “expedited executions.” NewsNation’s Diana Falzone has the latest from Iranians fearful of the regime’s reprisal.
The agency had been seeking him in Northern California, saying he was wanted for questioning in that country. On Wednesday, his lawyer said he was a victim of bad law enforcement work.
The investigation into the nation’s second-largest school district was prompted by a lawsuit from parents who say the policies contributed to their child’s death.
On the first day of the pause, Iran fired missiles and launched drones in the region. It said an oil refinery on Lavan Island had been attacked. Israel continued its strikes in Lebanon.
House Democratic leadership took a noticeable step Wednesday towards embracing a long-shot push to remove President Trump from office through the 25th Amendment. Why it matters: The time it takes for Democratic leadership to yield to riled-up rank-and-file lawmaker demands is getting shorter and shorter. - Congressional Democrats largely repudiated the notion of pursuing long-shot maneuvers like impeachment or the 25th Amendment a year ago. - But the political cost of opposing even the most drastic anti-Trump tactics has risen considerably. Democratic lawmakers don't want to get an earful from the party faithful for being insufficiently combative. Driving the news: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a letter to…
Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG Stage 5 expansion project in Cameron Parish is "likely to adversely affect" the eastern black rail, a secretive, sparrow-sized bird, the federal energy regulator ruled in a draft environmental impact statement released in early April.