Minnesota federal judges coordinated via email threads and templates to handle habeas petitions during Operation Metro Surge, raising judicial ethics questions.
White House climate adviser John Podesta raised concerns about some elements of a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the nation’s energy projects Tuesday — and declined to say whether President Biden would sign it. “There are a couple things in that bill we think are problematic, and we’ll discuss that with the relevant parties...
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) said Tuesday he would put his "differences aside" to vote for former President Trump and Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) in November, despite previous tensions with both individuals. "Much is on the line this election year & I’m encouraging all eligible Arizonans to vote & prioritize the issues that...
UPSIDE Foods, a company that produces meat cultivated in a lab, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging Florida’s new ban on the production, distribution and sale of lab-grown meat. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, argues the ban unconstitutionally favors in-state businesses at the expense of out-of-state...
Ukraine’s offensive inside Russia’s Kursk region has opened a new chapter in the war that is threatening Moscow’s advantage across the 600-mile eastern front while redrawing the boundaries of the battle. Russian forces are struggling to beat back Ukrainian troops who are now digging into the territory they grabbed in a widely praised counteroffensive. A...
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) experienced a “mild” stroke Sunday night and, after treatment, is not experiencing lingering symptoms, the congressman’s office announced Tuesday. A spokesperson for Hoyer — the 85-year-old former House majority leader — said the Maryland Democrat expects to resume his normal schedule next week. “On Sunday night, August 11, Rep. Steny Hoyer experienced...
The share of Americans who report smoking cigarettes is back at a record low this year, according to new polling from Gallup. The Gallup survey found that 11 percent of U.S. adults said that they have smoked cigarettes in the past week, which matches the historic low smoking rate measured in 2022. This is also just...
President Biden suggested Tuesday that he would attend former President Trump’s inauguration if he wins in November, taking a jab at his predecessor's manners. When asked if he would attend a January 2025 swearing-in, Biden replied, “I have good manners, not like him.” Trump did not attend Biden’s inauguration in January 2021 after the president...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused former President Trump of “laying the groundwork for election denial” after Trump falsely claimed that a photo of a crowd at a campaign rally for Vice President Harris in Detroit was doctored with AI technology. “Donald Trump may be crazy, but he’s not stupid. When he claims that...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will appear at Tulane University in New Orleans Tuesday afternoon for the announcement of up to $150 million in federal funds for cancer surgery research. The eight recipient institutions — which include Tulane, Rice University, Johns Hopkins and the imaging company Cision Vision — are participants in the...
The U.S. military should consider rebranding itself as the front line in the battle against climate change, highlighting its role in tackling the threat of global climate change and aligning its mission with the values of a generation that wants to make a tangible difference in the world.
