Defense attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse have accused the prosecution of lying to jurors in their closing statements, saying the state’s lawyers played “fast and loose” with the evidence to smear the teen as a murderer. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Pentagon has warned the US National Guard that Covid-19 vaccination is mandatory and that members will face disciplinary action if they do not get the jab after a National Guard general openly defied a vaccine mandate. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Wyoming Republican Party voted to stop recognizing its congresswoman Liz Cheney as a Republican in response to her criticism of former President Donald Trump, which included voting for his impeachment. Read Full Article at RT.com

An African-American activist defending critical race theory at a Texas school board meeting said he has “thousand soldiers” who are “locked and loaded” on standby, but insists it’s a sports term and not a threat. Read Full Article at RT.com

Police in Aurora, Colorado are investigating a shooting that wounded six victims ranging in age from 14 to 18, in a park close to Aurora Central High School. The shooter fled the scene. Read Full Article at RT.com

Plummeting approval ratings for both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have supposedly turned the two politicians and their camps against each other, according to rumors hailing from both ends of the political spectrum. Read Full Article at RT.com

After the Pentagon noticed a “debris-generating event” in orbit, the State Department condemned what they said was a Russian test of an anti-satellite missile, calling it “dangerous and irresponsible behavior.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Hollywood star George Clooney has called the ‘Rust’ set where actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins “insane,” adding he’s never heard the term “cold gun.” Read Full Article at RT.com

California gas prices have hit a new record high, averaging $4.68 a gallon, as Americans continue to suffer the effects of inflation coupled with ongoing supply chain issues. Read Full Article at RT.com

The 2022 midterms are shaping up badly for the ruling Democrats, the New York Times claims, identifying the culprit: the “highly distorted congressional map” and Republican gerrymandering. Read Full Article at RT.com

Steve Bannon, longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, has surrendered himself to authorities to face contempt charges following his refusal to comply with a congressional investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Justice Department’s recent raids on Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and multiple associates “could have serious consequences for press freedom,” the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former US Representative Beto O’Rourke has announced that he will challenge Republican Greg Abbott for the governorship of Texas in 2022, as he criticized the current administration’s divisive politics. Read Full Article at RT.com

The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial dropped a gun charge against the 18-year-old on Monday, providing yet another win for the defense as the case draws to a close. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Supreme Court refused to hear two appeals from Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal on Monday, leaving previous rulings in place and the company vulnerable to “staggering liability,” according to a lower court. Read Full Article at RT.com

A US military spokesperson has defended a series of strikes on civilians in Syria, which killed 80 people including women and children, claiming they were in self-defense and that no disciplinary measures were necessary. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Treasury Department announced a new cybersecurity partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Finance, saying that the two nations would work together to protect the global economy from ransomware and other tech-related threats. Read Full Article at RT.com

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, has predicted that the former president won’t run for office in 2024, instead preferring to act as the kingmaker among vying Republican candidates. Read Full Article at RT.com

A US military spokesperson has defended a series of strikes on civilians in Syria, which killed 80 people including women and children, claiming they were in self-defense and that no disciplinary measures were necessary. Read Full Article at RT.com

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who faces a possible life sentence for her involvement with the pedophile millionaire, has spoken out for the first time about her conditions in prison, claiming she has been abused. Read Full Article at RT.com

Billionaire Elon Musk responded to a call by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) for the wealthy to pay their “fair share” by claiming to forget the 80-year-old democratic socialist was alive. Read Full Article at RT.com

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald spoke to RT’s Chris Hedges about the eerie similarities between the US government’s legally excessive actions after the 9/11 terror attacks and the Capitol riot earlier this year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, has stirred up outrage once again, this time for seeming to suggest the US has “one religion.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Food banks across the United States are struggling to keep up with the number of Americans in need of assistance amid record inflation and supply chain crisis that have gripped the nation ahead of the holiday season. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US military tried to cover up a deadly attack on Syrian civilians that killed as many as 80 people, claiming that women and children could have been terrorist fighters, according to a NYT investigation. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has confirmed it is aware and actively looking into reports about tens of thousands of fake cyber attack warnings, sent from one of their official email accounts. Read Full Article at RT.com

Glen de Vries, the businessman who visited space last month alongside ‘Star Trek’ lead William Shatner aboard a rocket produced by Jeff Bezos’ aerospace firm, has died in a plane crash at the age of 49, according to police. Read Full Article at RT.com

A US federal appeals court has again ruled against President Joe Biden’s national vaccine mandate for companies with 100 or more workers, shredding the policy as “staggeringly overbroad” and an abuse of “extraordinary power.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Critics have called for the revocation of a Pulitzer Prize given to the Washington Post for its “relentless” Russiagate reporting, after the newspaper made heavy corrections to two stories based on the discredited Steele Dossier. Read Full Article at RT.com

Researchers have discovered what’s believed to be the first Covid-19 mutation resistant to the antiviral drug Remdesivir outside of the lab, according to a new preprint study. Read Full Article at RT.com

Steve Bannon, once an adviser to former US President Donald Trump, has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Bannon was held in contempt by Congress for ignoring a subpoena in October. Read Full Article at RT.com

Black Lives Matter co-founder Chivona Newsome has warned that she has the power to “snap our fingers and unleash the people,” should New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams resurrect controversial NYPD anti-crime units. Read Full Article at RT.com

US Climate Envoy John Kerry has slammed the idea of spending trillions of dollars on fossil fuel subsidies while countries try to transition to green energy, calling it the “definition of insanity.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Enigmatic rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has given another bizarre interview, in which he talked slavery, mental health, and why he thinks himself to be a “Young Putin” of culture. Read Full Article at RT.com

FBI Director Christopher Wray has “made it clear” that the bureau will not be attending tense school board meetings and will “stay in its own lane” on the matter, according to a former agent. Read Full Article at RT.com