Urias-Orellana v. Bondi is not a case name that history will remember in the way it does Roe v. Wade or Obergefell v. Hodges. The question presented to the Supreme Court is narrow and legalistic, but the facts demonstrate just how broken our asylum system is. On or about June 28, 2021, Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, […]
Chad Pergram's observations on Republican Matt Van Epps defeating Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tuesday's special election to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
A federal judge issued a stern spanking to the Trump administration on Tuesday, telling it to cut out warrantless arrests in the nation's capital unless there is clear evidence the migrant is about to flee.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Navy to complete by early next month a review of the Department of Defense's (DOD) complaint against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over his recent remarks alongside other lawmakers. Hegseth referred the allegations against Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to Navy Secretary John Phelan and ordered Phelan to report back with findings by...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to consider a slate of 19 bills related to kids online safety and privacy next week amid a new push to pass protections for young users. The panel will hold a hearing Dec. 2 to consider the legislation, including a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which fell short in the House last year after clearing the...
A former Louisiana health official who ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations was quietly appointed as the top deputy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Ralph Abraham’s appointment was not announced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the agency did not return a request for comment. However, it confirmed his hiring to...
Former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said on Tuesday the Trump administration's peace proposal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia amounted to "a surrender plan." "We need to stop calling these things peace plans," Rhodes told anchor Nicolle Wallace on MS NOW, formerly MSNBC. "This is a surrender plan. This is literally...
An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials said Monday. The infant and their mother were not vaccinated against the illness, officials from the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) noted in a release. In June, KDPH officials said two infants in...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has filed a suit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), arguing its leader abused his authority in forwarding a criminal referral regarding the lawmaker’s mortgage. The suit is the first of its kind after FHFA Director Bill Pulte has made four criminal referrals for Democrats alleging they committed some type of mortgage...
The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule tightening limits was procedurally flawed and therefore should be vacated. It said that the Biden administration took a “shortcut,” making the rule stricter “without the...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Tuesday said there is no leader of the Democratic Party and suggested that it will take a few years for one to rise. "No one represents the party," Carville said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" with co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin. "The only person that can represent the party is a presidential...
Nearly 40 attorneys general across the country sent a Tuesday letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject a ban on states' ability to enact artificial intelligence laws. “While AI promises to be a transformative technology in numerous fields, it also poses significant risks—notably to the most vulnerable among us, our children. States must be empowered to apply existing laws and formulate new approaches to meet the...
The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was withdrawing the Biden-era proposal in a new notice in the federal register. “Good cause exists to withdraw the proposed rule at this...
An AI advocacy group said Tuesday it is launching a $10 million campaign urging Congress to pass a “uniform national approach” to AI regulation. Build American AI, the advocacy arm of pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, announced an “omnichannel” advertising effort across digital, social and television platforms, arguing that a federal framework is necessary to maintain U.S. leadership on the technology. “Want to know the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is traveling to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to meet with his counterpart and Dominican President Luis Abinader as the U.S. has amassed a stunning amount of warships and forces in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth will meet with the president, Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Carlos Antonio Fernández...
