- Vadum talks about Iran war on QNews and Al Qahera
Midterms, Iran, and a $5,000 Check Investigative journalist and author Matthew Vadum appeared September 17, 2026, on Egpyt’s QNews for a “Think Tank” segment titled “Washington’s balance of power faces midterms test.” Anchor Rana Elkassas hosted. The other guest was Iowa-based political analyst Newman Abuissa. The panel treated the November 3 midterms as a [...]
- Appeals court weighs Missouri congressional map switch
A federal appeals panel on Sept. 17 grappled with a complicated appeal involving which congressional map Missouri will use in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Right now, the state is on track to use the map approved by the state Legislature in 2022, as opposed to the map it passed in 2025 that was used in the primary elections on Aug. 4. The three-judge panel of the St. [...]
- Judge details restrictions on Google Ads business, declines breakup
A federal judge on Sept. 16 unsealed the opinion she issued Sept. 2 requiring Google to open its advertising tools to competitors, share auction data with publishers, and accept a six-year monitor—without selling its ad exchange or publisher ad server. Virginia-based U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a short order on Sept. 2 rejecting a breakup of the ad-buying [...]
- Federal judge says Philadelphia DA Krasner may have committed crimes in murder appeal
A federal judge on Sept. 15 referred Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether he violated the law while his office was overseeing an appeal from a murder conviction. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond disqualified Krasner and Assistant District Attorney Matthew Stiegler, chief of Krasner’s Conviction [...]
