Day: August 3, 2023

2 US sailors hit with charges tied to national security, China, AP reports

6:01 pm August 3, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice arrested two U.S. Navy sailors on national security charges relating to China on Thursday, The Associated Press reports. It is unclear whether the two sailors are connected in any way. The first, a 22-year-old assigned to a vessel in San Diego, was arrested on an espionage charge relating to a […]

Alan Dershowitz pushes back on Bill Barr’s defense of Trump indictment: ‘He’s dead wrong’

6:00 pm August 3, 2023

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz warned that former Attorney General Bill Barr is “dead wrong” on his assessment of the latest Trump indictment, arguing prosecutors will have to prove the former president knew and believed he lost the 2020 presidential election to prevail. Dershowitz joined “The Brian Kilmeade Show” Thursday to discuss his previous […]

Pope Francis holds private meetings with sex abuse victims, Ukrainian pilgrims at World Youth Day

5:17 pm August 3, 2023

Pope Francis held private audiences with lay groups on Wednesday, speaking with Ukrainian pilgrims and victims of sexual abuse at the Portuguese apostolic nunciature. The pontiff first met with Ukrainian Catholics who were attending the World Youth Day celebrations underway in Lisbon, holding a dialogue about the Russian invasion and the state of the country. […]

NYC Mayor Adams accused of using migrants as ‘props’ as they sleep outside Manhattan hotel

5:10 pm August 3, 2023

An immigrant advocacy group took aim at New York City Mayor Eric Adams, claiming the mayor is using asylum seekers as “props” to obtain more federal money. “Mayor Adams should not be using asylum seekers as props to get the attention of the Biden administration or discourage asylum seekers from coming to New York,” Murad […]

Biden facing more pressure from Dems over crackdown on school hunting, archery classes

5:09 pm August 3, 2023

Another Senate Democrat is pressing the Biden administration over its decision to strip federal funding for school archery and hunter education courses nationwide. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., sent a letter Wednesday to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging him to reverse his agency’s interpretation of last year’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). The agency’s interpretation has […]