Appeals court axes ruling against Biden oil leasing pause, sends back for further proceedings
An appeals court on Wednesday tossed an injunction that halted the Biden administration’s pause on new oil and gas leasing and sent the case back to a lower court for further proceedings. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the injunction didn't make clear what exactly the Biden administration is and isn't allowed to do. The appeals court didn't weigh in on whether the lower court was right to block the oil and gas leasing pause, saying the lower court first needed to deal with the procedural issue. “We cannot reach the merits of the Government’s chal
Read MoreUS airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabab militants, Pentagon says
Defense officials on Wednesday claimed a U.S. airstrike against al-Shabab fighters in Somalia killed 13 militants, the deadliest such strike against the extremist group in months. The airstrike targeted the al-Qaeda-linked fighters on Sunday in a remote location near Teedaan, in Somalia’s central region, as the militants were “actively attacking Somali National Army forces,” according to a stat
Read MoreUS must arm Ukraine now, before it’s too late
Nearly 20 of our fellow experts and national security professionals — whose digital signatures appear at the end of this op-ed — agree: The war in Ukraine has reached a decisive moment and that vital U.S. interests are at stake. Long before the Kremlin first invaded Ukraine in 2014, we have — from senior positions in the U.S. government and military — followed Moscow’s foreign policy and the grave dangers it presents to the United States and our allies. We have carefully watched Moscow’s major offensive since February and the response of the Biden administration and its allies and
Read MoreLead exposure in racially segregated housing lowers reading scores among Black children: study
Story at a glance Any exposure to lead can cause lower cognitive performances among children. Although the U.S. federal government outlawed use of lead-based paint in 1978, many homes in racially segregated neighborhoods still contain traces of the contaminant. Using data from North Carolina, researchers found Black children, who are
Read MoreHageman: Cheney focused on Trump 'obsession' instead of Wyoming
Republican Wyoming congressional candidate Harriet Hageman said a large part of the reason that she defeated Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in her primary on Tuesday was due to her lack of focus on Wyoming, instead setting her eyes on "an obsession about President Trump." During an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham after
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