News from Around the Web for June 25, 2024

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News From Around the Web

#10 Missouri V Biden: They Want the Deleted Emails - Tracy Beanz for UncoverDC

Missouri v. Biden: The plaintiffs filed a motion asking the judge to allow them to file third-party subpoenas prior to a rule 26(f) conference. That conference is where the parties meet to set out a clear plan for discovery. The hope? They can retrieve emails sent between parties about important issues that the government wants censored. These issues are crucial to the case, and as the Oversight Committee was able to uncover, certain key players purposefully used private emails to avoid FOIA. Please find the details below...


#9 Attorney General Bailey Obtains Court Order Blocking Biden’s Latest Illegal Student Loan Plan - AG Andrew Bailey Press Release, and AG Ashley Moody, and AG Andrew Bailey on X

Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the Eastern District of Missouri granted his motion to block Joe Biden’s latest illegal student loan cancellation scheme. His lawsuit targeted what the federal government calls the “SAVE” Plan, which in reality would have cost Americans $475 billion – $45 billion more than its last unlawful student loan plan. The Court’s order blocks the unconstitutional student loan cancellation scheme from taking effect on July 1. “During my time in the United States Army, I swore an oath to protect the Constitution against enemies both foreign and domestic. I took a similar oath to uphold the Constitution when I was sworn in as Attorney General,” said Attorney General Bailey. “By attempting to saddle working Missourians with Ivy League debt, Joe Biden is undermining our constitutional structure. Only Congress has the power of the purse, not the President. Today’s ruling was a huge win for the rule of law and for every American who Joe Biden was about to force to pay off someone else’s debt.”




 

#8 New Colorado Law Will Ban Sales of Dental Floss, Clothes, & Other Household Products Containing Toxic “Forever Chemicals” -  Kati Weis for CBS News, and Ryker on X

Your favorite clothes, cookware, and even dental floss may contain toxic chemicals that are harmful to human health. Now, a new Colorado law is aiming to make those products safer. The new law will affect all kinds of things Coloradans buy and use every day that are made using something called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. They are commonly called "forever chemicals" because of how durable they are, which makes them great ingredients in things like waterproof clothing and nonstick cookware...


 

#7 Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Will Plead Guilty in Deal with Us and Be Freed From Prison -  Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker for AP News, and Jeremy Munson, and Press Insider on X

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents. Assange left a British prison on Monday and will appear later this week in the U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific. He’s expected to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, the Justice Department said in a letter filed in court...



 

#6 Julian Assange Dropping $500K for Flight to Remote Island to Avoid Setting Foot on US Mainland - Isabel Keane for The New York Post, and Stella Assange on X

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange shelled out half a million dollars to fly to a remote island to avoid returning to the American mainland after accepting a plea deal with the US government and being freed from prison. Assange, 52, was freed Monday morning from UK prison and flew from London Stansted Airport to the US territory of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands — a $500,000 flight, according to reports. He will have a US federal court hearing Wednesday morning on the remote commonwealth island.


 

#5 Elite University’s ‘Disturbing’ Hamas Connections Probed by Lawmakers - Emma Colton for Fox News, and Ben Weinthal on X

Utah Republican Rep. Burgess Owens is demanding the president of Northwestern University sever school ties with news outlet Al Jazeera following repeated reports of its connection to terrorist group Hamas, Fox News Digital has learned. "Turns out that Al Jazeera is not just a platform for anti-Israel, pro-terrorist propaganda; it is also a safe haven for Hamas supporters," Owens said in a comment to Fox News Digital. "It is unacceptable for any American university that receives hundreds of millions of dollars in annual federal funding to partner with organizations whose members are terrorists or whose reporting incites terror on behalf of Hamas. President Schill testified before Congress that Northwestern was looking into its formal partnership with Al Jazeera, and in light of disturbing reports, I'm calling for immediate answers and action to ensure this corruption is nowhere near American students."


 

#4 How the Fed’s Inflation Fight Inflames the National Debt - Aris Folley for The Hill

The Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation is adding fuel to the national debt as the central bank prepares to keep interest rates higher for longer. While inflation has plummeted since the Fed hiked rates to a two-decade high last year, officials are still not comfortable with how quickly prices are rising. Fed officials expect to cut rates once before the end of the year, which would set the baseline borrowing range at 5 percent to 5.25 percent. Those higher Fed interest rates will also force the federal government to borrow money at a higher cost. As government spending is projected to climb over the next decade, the amount of interest the nation pays on its multitrillion-dollar debt is on track to surpass defense spending. “It’s not the only factor, but it is a factor contributing to our deficits,” said Joseph Gagnon, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in an interview...
 

#3 'The Only Option': Arrest of Attorney General Merrick Garland to Be Voted on by House - Jack Davis for The Daily Caller, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Chicago1Ray on X

The House could vote this week on a proposal that could lead to the arrest of Attorney General Merrick Garland by the House sergeant at arms. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida said she will push for a vote putting Garland in what is called inherent contempt of Congress over the Department of Justice’s refusal to provide the audio tape of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden during Hur’s probe of Biden’s possession of classified documents, Fox News reported Monday. Garland has said he will not make the tapes public because of Biden’s claim of executive privilege...




 

#2 3 More States to Vote in Congressional Primaries Tuesday - ABC News, and Andrew Cuomo and Silas Wright on X

Three more states are holding congressional primaries on Tuesday. Voters in Colorado, New York, and Utah will cast ballots. The Beehive State will also vote in a gubernatorial primary.   One of the most anticipated congressional races is in District 16, where Rep. Jamaal Bowman faces Westchester County Executive George Latimer in the Democratic primary. District 16 includes a portion of the Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County...



 

#1 Surgeon General Declares Firearm Violence in America a Public Health Crisis - Timothy H.J. Nerozzi for Fox News and Dr. Vivek Murthy U.S. Surgeon General, and John Solomon on X

The United States Surgeon General is declaring gun violence a national public health crisis.  Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on Tuesday stating that firearm-related violence and its immediate psychological ramifications on victims and bystanders has severely compromised public health. "Today, for the first time in the history of our office, I am issuing a Surgeon General's Advisory on firearm violence," Murthy said in a video announcement. "It outlines the urgent threat firearm violence poses to the health and well-being of our country."



 

And Now for Something Special smiley

Panthers Edge Oilers in Game 7, Win First Stanley Cup Title - Greg Wyshynski, for ESPN and Rippe, NHL and Chris Nelson on X

The Florida Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup in franchise history with a 2-1 Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night in a thrilling conclusion to a classic playoff series. Winger Sam Reinhart's second-period goal proved to be the winner, as goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves to close out the series -- and help his team avoid postseason infamy. The Panthers' win averted one of the most epic collapses in sports history. Florida had built a 3-0 series lead, but the Oilers roared back with three straight wins, just the third time in NHL history that a team forced a Game 7 after losing the first three games of a Stanley Cup Final...



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