2021—In the second of two rulings three days apart, a Ninth Circuit panel rules (in Harvest Rock Church v. Newsom) that California, in its fight against the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to call early elections this spring or summer in order to maximize his chances of forming a new coalition and staying in power, with the explosive issue of the ultra-Orthodox exemption from military service at the center of the debate.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday outlined terms to “restore the rule of law” in Minnesota, just hours after a second person was fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. “You and your office must restore the rule of law, support ICE officers, and bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” Bondi wrote...
The risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of January is growing more likely, as protesters demonstrated with renewed furor overnight after a second person in the span of a month was fatally shot by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis. Senate Democrats vowed to block a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding package...
Defense contractors are perplexed by President Trump administration’s executive order outlining vague new rules for its weapons suppliers, unsure how to proceed and raising questions about its legality. The executive order — echoing recent speeches delivered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — rebukes defense firms for stock buybacks, paying dividends...
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said he was assaulted at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday. “Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face,” Maxwell posted on the social platform X. “He...
A top Minnesota public safety official said “we’re in uncharted territory” after his state agency was reportedly shut out of an investigation into the man killed by federal agents on Saturday. Minneapolis resident and intensive care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents amid the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) massive immigration...
A group of Minnesota residents suing over immigration officers’ tactics returned to court Saturday evening after a man was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. The residents, whose legal team includes the state’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) branch, are pushing to reinstate court-ordered restrictions on how federal agents respond to protests in the state. The plaintiffs wrote...
The risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of January grew more likely Saturday after Senate Democrats vowed to block a funding package over a fatal Minneapolis shooting involving federal law enforcement authorities. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Saturday evening said that Democrats will block a major government funding package if...
A second fatal shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday morning sparked renewed calls from lawmakers on Capitol Hill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pull its federal agents out of Minnesota. The 37-year-old man was shot by federal agents during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown operation in the state. A few weeks earlier, an...
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is requesting a meeting with President Trump after federal agents fatally shot a second person on Saturday in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s massive interstate immigration crackdown. Her request follows the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement that they have initiated “Operation Catch of the Day” in Maine. DHS has...
The federal government is ramping up preparations ahead of a massive winter storm expected to sweep across multiple states from the Rockies to the Atlantic this weekend. The National Weather Service’s Winter Storm Severity Index on Saturday afternoon displayed expected “extreme impacts” in northern Mississippi and “major impacts” in Washington, D.C., and surrounding states. D.C....