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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that the nation’s highest court has a conservative majority but that it is not a “rubber stamp” for President Trump despite several rulings in his favor in major cases. Speaking at a judicial conference hosted by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Kagan said the court has……

A federal judicial panel on Thursday allowed Tennessee to use a new congressional map that splits majority-black districts in Memphis, rejecting an effort to block the plan before the state’s primary elections in August. A three-judge panel declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the new map, clearing the way for the new map… Source…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sought to reassure Americans on Thursday that the nation’s food supply remains safe despite the Cyclospora outbreak and the spread of New World screwworm. “The food supply remains and will continue to be the best, safest, cheapest in the world,” Rollins said Thursday. Source link

The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security Welcome to The Big Story. Trump has threatened a major operation in Iran. President Trump tells Axios he is close to a decision whether to launch a “massive strike” on Iran as the US expands its targets and deploys heavy…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Committee on Compounded Drugs on Thursday broke with agency scientists and voted in favor of adding peptides to the list of substances that can be made by pharmacies, despite concerns raised over the lack of demonstrated benefits. FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) heard public comments and viewed presentations…

{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story Oil prices surge amid tensions in Middle East Oil prices have surged as the conflict with Iran escalated, this time with attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi militia group aligned with Tehran. © EU Operation Espides via AP On Thursday,… Source link

The US Secret Service said Thursday it is investigating a member of Vice President Vance’s staff for allegedly leaking sensitive information. “A member of the Vice Presidential Security Division is the subject of an administrative investigation and possible criminal investigation, including allegations of compromising operational and information security,” Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi……

Former Representative Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is running for the seat of the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) following his death, Sanford announced Thursday morning. “Our country is at financial tipping point and I cannot sit on the sidelines while Washington adds a trillion dollars to the debt every 100 days,” Sanford said in a statement….

White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt told reporters that President Trump and his administration have no plans to interfere in the extradition process of social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate. “No. We’ve already answered that question,” Leavitt told reporters at a White House press briefing on Thursday. The Tate brothers, known for… Source link