“Subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” That is the phrase, stuck in the middle of the first sentence of the first section of the 14th Amendment, that President Donald Trump is seeking to redefine as part of his campaign to overturn the more than century-old policy of birthright citizenship in the United States. “All persons born […]
NASA says it explores and innovates “for the benefit of humanity,” but that should not mean the United States explores scientific frontiers on behalf of its enemies. The U.S. must do more to prevent sensitive research from being given away to China and other adversaries. It can start by strengthening a law that is already […]
The American Museum in Bath, England, is one of my favorite places. Housed in a handsome 18th-century manor house, honey-colored like most Cotswold buildings, it perches on a hillside on the edge of town, commanding views that make visiting Americans feel a stab of British patriotism. Like the rest of Britain, it is in celebratory […]
Maine voters are split on whether explosive allegations against Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner will affect their vote in Tuesday's primary.
World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency company, is suing billionaire investor Justin Sun for defamation after he accused the firm of improperly freezing his tokens. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the company argued that Sun engaged in a “campaign of defamatory statements” on the social platform X. “Sun’s posts impugn World Liberty, a Florida-based...
A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59 percent of U.S. respondents said that Trump does not have the mental sharpness it takes to lead the country. Forty percent of respondents said the...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Trump administration is preparing to sue the New York Times over discrimination allegations, the Times reported, a suit it suggested was driven by politics. The potential lawsuit was sparked by a complaint from a white male employee who alleges he was not given a promotion due to...
House Oversight Democrats are raising questions about a number of unusual aspects agreed to by the panel's Republicans for a slated deposition with former Attorney General Pam Bondi, including whether she will be under oath and video taped. The letter also indicates Bondi would be represented by Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general...
Justice Samuel Alito on Monday briefly halted a ruling that would prevent mifepristone, the common abortion pill, from being prescribed without an in-person doctor visit. Alito’s pause will last for one week as the Supreme Court considers the case. It does not necessarily reflect the court’s thinking. Drug manufacturers filed an emergency appeal at the high court over the weekend after the U.S. Court of...
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) on Sunday backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after President Trump said Jeffries should be impeached for criticizing the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of justices struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. “He is a president that’s drowning in his dismal poll numbers and...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling on the House and White House to follow the Senate’s lead and ban government officials from placing bets on prediction markets, which he says poses a serious national security risk. The Democratic leader noted that 16 accounts made more than $100,000 each by correctly predicting a U.S....
Spirit Airlines said Sunday that most of its customers had received refunds for their flights after the airline’s shutdown. The airline told Reuters it was close to finishing passengers’ refunds in the wake of ending operations. On Saturday, Spirit announced that it shut down after failing to come to a deal for a government bailout....
