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Federal Judge Bars Trump From Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund
A Virginia judge temporarily blocked the administration from transferring money until court arguments can be heard in June.
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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
PoliticsU.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Push Death Toll to at Least 199 as Recent Survivors Vanish
The Trump administration's months-long campaign against suspected trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has now killed nearly 200 people. The Pentagon's watchdog is reviewing whether targeting rules were followed.
PoliticsHunger Strike at Newark's Delaney Hall ICE Facility Erupts Into Street Clashes as Families Allege Abuse
About 300 detainees stopped eating to protest spoiled food and squalid conditions at the GEO Group-run center. Outside, federal agents fired pepper balls at demonstrators and six protesters were arrested.
PoliticsJFK Airport Begins Ebola Screening as U.S. Reroutes African Travelers
Enhanced health screenings target passengers from Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda amid ongoing outbreak concerns.
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Vance Tells Air Force Graduates Military Should Never Let AI Make Life-Death Decisions
Vice President's speech comes as Pentagon advances artificial intelligence integration into warfare systems, sparking debate over autonomous weapons.
PoliticsJustice Department Creates $1.776 Billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" as Trump Drops $10 Billion Suit Over Leaked Tax Records
Under the settlement, plaintiffs receive a formal apology but no damages, while Gov. Gavin Newsom and New York vow to tax 100% of any payouts and Senate Democrats push a matching excise tax.
PoliticsPentagon in Talks to Take Equity Stakes in U.S. Drone Makers, Sending Trump Jr.-Backed Unusual Machines Up Nearly 50%
The Office of Strategic Capital is weighing debt and equity deals that could give the federal government direct ownership of domestic drone manufacturers, a plan likely to draw conflict-of-interest scrutiny.
PoliticsYoung Male Voters May Swing Midterms as Both Parties Struggle for Appeal
Many Gen Z men who voted for Trump express dismay with his presidency but say Democrats haven't offered compelling alternatives.
PoliticsUS Conducts Second Military Strike on Iran in Three Days
American forces targeted attack drones and ground control stations in southern Iran as a potential cease-fire hangs in the balance.
PoliticsBall State University Settles for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Social Media Posts
The Indiana university becomes the latest institution to pay workers who lost their jobs for criticizing the conservative activist after his assassination.
PoliticsJoe Biden Sues Justice Department to Block June 15 Release of Ghostwriter Audio Tapes Obtained by Special Counsel Robert Hur
The 82-year-old former president argues in a 47-page complaint that releasing the 2016 and 2017 interview recordings with memoir collaborator Mark Zwonitzer to the House Judiciary Committee and the Heritage Foundation would be "an unwarranted invasion of privacy" because they contain extended conversations about his son Beau's 2015 death.
PoliticsConstruction Crews Begin Erecting 5,000-Seat UFC Octagon on the White House South Lawn for June 14 Pereira-Gane Heavyweight Card
Dana White's "UFC Freedom Fights 250" will mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, Flag Day, and Donald Trump's 80th birthday with 85,000 free tickets and a closed five-mile flight-restriction zone, drawing accusations from Sen. Elizabeth Warren that the South Portico is being turned into "a personal monument to one man's vanity."
Politics12 South Carolina Republicans Cross the Aisle to Kill Trump-Backed Mid-Decade Plan That Would Have Dismantled Jim Clyburn's District
The 24-vote cloture defeat — after a personal speakerphone lobbying appeal from President Trump and three weeks of rushed hearings — preserves the majority-Black 6th District the 84-year-old former House Majority Whip has held since 1993 and is the second major redistricting setback for the White House in three weeks.
PoliticsDHS Hands BI2 Technologies a $25 Million No-Bid Contract to Field 1,500 Iris Scanners for ICE Enforcement Operations
The agreement — more than five times the size of the company's last DHS deal — gives ICE officers cloud access to BI2's 4.2-million-record biometric database, drawing alarm from the ACLU and Sen. Ron Wyden, who warn the rollout amounts to construction of the largest civilian iris-recognition system in U.S. history.
PoliticsBo French's Anti-Muslim Victory Gives Democrats Fresh Hope in Texas Oil Regulation Race
The controversial candidate's GOP runoff win for Railroad Commissioner could put a traditionally safe Republican seat in play.
PoliticsJames Talarico Seeks to Unite Texas Democrats After Bruising Republican Runoffs
The Democratic Senate nominee has been fundraising and building party unity while Republicans battled in high-profile primary contests across the state.
PoliticsSupreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Commercial Driver's Licenses for Migrants
Florida officials had asked justices to hear lawsuit accusing California and Washington of improperly granting licenses to immigrant involved in fatal crash.
PoliticsTexas Primary Runoffs Test Trump Endorsements in High-Stakes Republican Battles
All eyes focus on the Republican Senate runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with other key contests across the state.
PoliticsTrump's Self-Indulgent Behavior Deepens Republican Fears of Midterm Election Losses
GOP officials worry President's controversial actions are undermining party chances as midterm campaigns intensify across key battleground states.
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AI Floods Court Dockets as Self-Represented Litigants File 'Home-Brewed' Lawsuits
Courts across America are struggling with an influx of AI-generated legal filings from plaintiffs representing themselves.
PoliticsTrump's 'Self-Indulgent Streak' Sparks GOP Fears of Midterm Election Losses
Republican leaders express growing concern that the president's behavior could damage the party's chances, with one retiring senator bluntly stating "the stupid stuff is killing our chances."
PoliticsTrump Posts AI-Generated 'Shady Bunch' Mugshots of Obama, Comey and Six Others in Sunday Truth Social Blitz
President Trump shared a Brady Bunch-style grid placing Barack Obama, James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, Susan Rice and three other former Obama officials in orange prison jumpsuits, drawing rebukes from House Democrats and at least one Republican senator and reigniting concerns about prejudicing the pending Comey prosecution.
PoliticsFBI Insiders Accuse Director Kash Patel of 'Padding the Stats' as Field Offices Quietly Rewrite Arrest-Counting Rules
Current and former FBI officials say new internal directives let the bureau claim credit for any case in which an agent was simply present, inflating the 39 percent violent-crime arrest jump Patel touted during Police Week and prompting at least three Senate Republicans to seek a private leadership briefing.
PoliticsGraham Platner's Red Sox Attack Ad Pulled by Team-Owned Network
Maine Senate candidate blamed private equity for destroying "our favorite baseball team" before NESN cited intellectual property violation.
PoliticsRubio Attempts to Repair U.S.-India Relations Despite Trump Immigration Crackdown
Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to New Delhi to explain President Trump's aggressive trade and immigration policies affecting Indians in the United States.
PoliticsTrump Administration Chips Away at Last Traces of January 6th Investigation
Two recent Justice Department moves align the agency with Trump's efforts to whitewash the events of January 6, 2021.
PoliticsTrump Sets Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration After Illegal Focus
After a year targeting undocumented immigrants, the Trump administration pivots to making it harder for legal migrants to remain in the country.
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Trump Administration Eliminates Last Traces of January 6th Investigation
Two recent Justice Department moves align the administration with President Trump's efforts to whitewash the events of that day.
Politics61% of Americans Forced to Cut Back on Groceries as Trump Policies Drive Up Living Costs
More than three-quarters of Americans, including majority of Republicans, say president's policies have increased local cost of living.
PoliticsTrump Administration Expands Entry Bans to Green Card Holders Over Ebola Fears
CDC announces plans to block legal permanent residents who traveled to Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan citing limited screening capabilities.