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The nation’s largest LGBT advocacy organization, GLAAD, has issued a fact check of Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at a private Catholic college last week, saying the three-time Super Bowl winner’s address was filled with “erroneous and dangerous claims,” even suggesting the kicker was out of step with Pope Francis. “Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s commencement speech was not only …

The United Nations flag was lowered to half-staff Tuesday in honor of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash Monday. Raisi, nicknamed the “Butcher of Tehran” for his oversight of mass executions of political prisoners in 1988, died along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials who were in the helicopter when it …

A diplomatic crisis between historic allies Spain and Argentina expanded Tuesday as Spain announced the official withdrawal of its ambassador from Buenos Aires and Argentine President Javier Milei lambasted the move as “nonsense typical of an arrogant socialist.” Spain said its ambassador to Argentina would remain indefinitely in Madrid, where she had been recalled for consultations Sunday in response to …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma, challenging a state law that imposes criminal penalties on illegal immigrants. The DOJ argued that enforcing immigration laws is a federal matter and Oklahoma “cannot disregard the U.S. Constitution and settled Supreme Court precedent.” “We have brought this action to ensure that Oklahoma adheres to the Constitution and …

Defense attorneys in New York v. Trump rested their case Tuesday morning without calling former President Trump to the stand to testify. The prosecution rested its case Monday, and Trump defense attorneys called two witnesses — paralegal Daniel Sitko and a former legal adviser to Michael Cohen, Robert Costello — before resting its case. Judge Juan Merchan dismissed the jury …

FIRST ON FOX: A new bill could designate unused federal COVID-19 funds to be used to continue the construction of the southern border wall as an illegal immigration crisis continues and voters cite the issue as one of the most important going into the November elections. Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced an amendment on Tuesday to a …

Mike Erickson was declared the winner in a crowded GOP primary election in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday night and will face off against Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas in November. The Associated Press called the race for Erickson in a district that includes Polk and Yamhill counties and parts of Marion, Clackamas and Washington counties. Erickson, a Tigard businessman who …

A new court filing in a lawsuit against the Biden administration for its overhaul of Title IX claims that a transgender track-and-field athlete at a West Virginia middle school displaced girls in competition over 700 times in three seasons. On Thursday, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) a nonprofit civil rights firm, filed a motion asking the 6th Circuit Court of …

I have observed and participated in trials throughout the world. I have seen justice and injustice in China, Russia, Ukraine, England, France, Italy, Israel, as well as in nearly 40 of our 50 states. But in my 60 years as a lawyer and law professor, I have never seen a spectacle such as the one I observed sitting in the …

A unique online game of political skill is engaging players and users not just from across America but from all over the world — who are learning about the American political system, including the Electoral College, especially as the 2024 presidential election season heats up. Mark J. Penn, chair and CEO of Stagwell Inc., is the creator of a virtual …