The Supreme Court lifted a district court’s restrictions on federal authorities’ conduct of immigration operations in Southern California, handing the Trump administration another significant win via the high court’s emergency docket. The high court ruled 6-3 on Monday in favor of halting a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President William Lai said U.S. support for Taiwan has grown during President Donald Trump’s second term. Lai, speaking with a local outlet, was asked for comment on the idea that the Chinese Communist Party is fostering skepticism of the White House’s commitment to the island territory. The Taiwanese president acknowledged the […]
The Trump administration dropped its legal defense of an aggressive Biden-era ban on employee noncompete agreements, marking a return to the status quo for federal policy on labor competition. In court filings submitted Friday, the Justice Department asked federal appeals courts in New Orleans and Atlanta to dismiss appeals defending the Federal Trade Commission’s 2024 rule that prohibited noncompete […]
Argentinian President Javier Milei acknowledged a “setback” on Sunday after his libertarian party suffered a bruising loss in elections in the Buenos Aires province. La Libertad Avanza, Milei’s reformist coalition that is viewed favorably by the Trump administration, has held a significant lead in the polls over the summer ahead of the country’s elections on […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James indicated on Monday that she is intervening in a lawsuit filed by her Texas counterpart, who is suing a New York county clerk for refusing to enforce a judgment against an abortion provider operating in the Empire State. The legal battle is set to test the legality of New […]
Federal rule makers, already hit with layoffs since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, face another fast-growing threat to their roles in Washington’s “swamp”: record deregulation. In its first report card on how agencies are complying with Trump’s demand that 10 regulations be eliminated for every new one added, officials have just revealed […]
President Donald Trump sent his sympathies to the family of the victim in a stabbing on the light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month. “I just give my love and hope to the family of the young woman who was stabbed this morning or last night in Charlotte by a madman,” Trump said Monday. […]
(The Center Square) – A complaint against Solicitor General Noah Purcell with the Washington State Executive Ethics Board has been rejected for investigation despite allegations that the decision by Executive Director Kate Reynolds was made amid a conflict of interest. According to emails obtained by The Center Square, Reynolds has previously written that she reports […]
Chief Justice John Roberts allowed the Trump administration to fire a Democrat-appointed Federal Trade Commission member temporarily on Monday while the high court considers an application over the lawsuit regarding the commissioner’s firing. Roberts temporarily halted the lower court order allowing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter to remain in her position while the Supreme Court considers […]
(The Center Square) – Noncitizens in Massachusetts with prior arrests face escalating deportations under the Trump administration’s Operation Patriot 2.0. Modeled after its first round of mass roundups earlier this summer – particularly in sanctuary cities like Boston, New York and Los Angeles – Border Czar Tom Homan doubled down on his efforts to reduce […]
