The Supreme Court’s weekly order list doesn’t often dominate headlines, but every so often, one of those understated Monday entries ends up shaping the legal landscape in a meaningful way. That’s exactly what happened this week when the Court declined to step into a dispute involving former National Credit Union Administration Board member Todd Harper … Read more
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate approved three ambassadors appointed by President Donald Trump, stationing them in the United Kingdom, Turkey, and Italy, respectively. All three new ambassadors, Warren Stephens, Tom Barrack, and Tilman Feritta, have been vocal publicly about their support for Trump. The Senate approved Stephens as the new ambassador to the United Kingdom and … Read more
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is a political ally of President Donald Trump, was arrested on Saturday and classified as a flight risk in connection with an alleged attempt to evade his 27-year prison sentence for actions tied to his efforts to remain in power in 2023. The preemptive arrest was ordered after Brazilian … Read more
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, recently elected as New York City’s new mayor, is already facing backlash over the video he released following his victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Following his victory, Mamdani shared a video on X outlining his plans for the transition period, emphasizing that “a lot … Read more
A photo of former First Lady Michelle Obama wearing jeans and a T-shirt, taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz, is going viral after Obama shared the image to promote a new edition of Leibovitz’s book Women. By mid-morning, one repost of the photo had already accumulated more than 250,000 views on social media and framed the … Read more
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been dissolved with eight months remaining in its mandate, federal officials confirmed. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month that DOGE “doesn’t exist” as a “centralized entity,” indicating that the initiative has effectively ended. The unit had claimed to cut tens of … Read more
The Supreme Court took no action Monday on several challenges to President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship — the longstanding guarantee of citizenship to nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil. The justices are expected to revisit the cases at their private conference on Friday, Dec. 5, and could … Read more
President Donald Trump suggested that the Department of War may be investigating the six Democratic Congressional veterans who released a video urging service members to reject unlawful orders. The members of Congress, who were all high-ranking former members of the military and national security establishment, strongly suggested to servicemembers that they should disregard legitimate instructions … Read more
Federal prosecutors on Friday described the criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James as a “garden variety mortgage fraud prosecution,” urging a judge to allow the case to proceed. The federal indictment charges James with two counts: bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. If convicted on both counts, she … Read more
It looks like SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that’s supposed to help struggling Americans put food on the table — is finally having a long-overdue “come to Jesus” moment. After years of politicians looking the other way, the program is now under intense scrutiny, especially after the recent government shutdown exposed just how … Read more