An animal welfare advocate says he’s encouraged by the first phase of a plan to relocate dozens of marine mammals from a shuttered aquarium in Canada to the U.S. and Spain. “Everyone collectively wants better for these animals, and this is what we’re all hoping for,” Phil Demers tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” #Animals #Whales Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department on Wednesday, alleging he knowingly made false statements during congressional testimony last year. Why it matters: The referral escalates House Republicans' efforts to scrutinize the former special counsel who prosecuted President Trump , even though the Justice Department is not required to act on congressional criminal referrals. Driving the news: "Smith seemingly made willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact that contradict new documents obtained by the Committee from the Department of Justice," Jordan said in a referral to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. - "The responses provided by Mr. Smith…
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department on Wednesday, alleging he knowingly made false statements during congressional testimony last year. Why it matters: The referral escalates House Republicans' efforts to scrutinize the former special counsel who prosecuted President Trump , even though the Justice Department is not required to act on congressional criminal referrals. Driving the news: "Smith seemingly made willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact that contradict new documents obtained by the Committee from the Department of Justice," Jordan said in a referral to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. - "The responses provided by Mr. Smith…Open
A whistleblower alleges a pattern of institutional retaliation designed to silence people who raised alarms about a deadly government practice, suggesting that the fentanyl-walking scandal in New Mexico may have been compounded by efforts to punish those who spoke out.
After losing big on challenge to Idaho and West Virginia bans on males in girls' sports, ACLU tries to clean up its mess by pressing court to read Title IX precedents more narrowly than the ACLU itself did.
Analysts say the nuclear arrangement, without the most stringent safeguards, could weaken the United States’ longstanding nuclear nonproliferation policies in the region.
The Los Angeles public transit system, which is the second-largest transit system in the nation behind New York City, had over 300 million boardings on buses and trains last year, according to Mayor Bass.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed measure would have asked voters if they support a proposed 3% tax on income earned by Illinois residents in excess of $1 million – which would be used to fund property tax relief and public schools.
