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Federal Judge Rules Race-Based Portion Of Houston Program Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Rules Race-Based Portion Of Houston Program Unconstitutional
Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,
A federal judge on Tuesday permanently barred the city of Houston from enforcing the race-based parts of a program that includes numerical goals for awarding public contracts to minority-owned businesses, ruling that doing so is in violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
A judge's gavel, in this file photo. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
U.S. District Judge David Hittner described his decision as the first to extend the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling against race-conscious...
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Sep 17, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Expected To Sign House-Passed 'Sanctions From Hell' Anti-Russia Bill
Trump Expected To Sign House-Passed 'Sanctions From Hell' Anti-Russia Bill
After on Wednesday Congress passed a greatly strengthened anti-Russia sanctions bill in memory of the late super-hawk Lindsey Graham, a White House official has confirmed Thursday that President Trump plans to sign it into law.
The Associated Press White House correspondent further noted, "Unclear when, but it does take a minute for bill to be enrolled and sent to the White House." So it could be authorized at any time in the coming days or next week.
AP file
After last month the Senate...
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Jun 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
India's Imports Of Russian Oil Set For New Record High
India's Imports Of Russian Oil Set For New Record High
India is set to import a record-high volume of Russian crude in June as the Hormuz crisis and the U.S. waivers on Russia’s barrels have pushed the world’s third-largest crude importer to gorge on Moscow’s oil again, OilPrice reported.
India has imported 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude oil so far in June, according to preliminary vessel-tracking data from commodity analytics firm Kpler cited by Indian media.
So far this month, Russian crude has accounted for as much as 53.5% of...
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Jun 9, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Insists US In 'Final Throes' Of Iran Deal; Death Toll Soars As Israel Pounds South Lebanon
Trump Insists US In 'Final Throes' Of Iran Deal; Death Toll Soars As Israel Pounds South Lebanon
The southern Lebanese city of Tyre is being pounded by Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday, despite President Trump's insistence that Lebanon not come under attack. Israel's military had hours prior issued an evacuation order for all civilians in the area, amid the unraveling and failing ceasefire.
Casualties are already high, coming at a tense moment after starting on Sunday Iran sent ballistic missiles against Israel over its renewed airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut,...
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