1971—In Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, Justice William Brennan’s majority opinion holds that a plaintiff may seek damages from federal officials for searches and seizures that allegedly…
Disney is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider whether "The View" is exempt from a statutory "equal time" requirement that applies to broadcast shows. In a recent filing with the agency, Disney, which owns ABC, argued "'The View' qualifies" as a “bona fide" news show under the law and compared itself to Sunday...
The head of the White House task force for the upcoming World Cup said Friday that Congo's national soccer team must remain in isolation for 21 days if it plans to enter the U.S. amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak, according to ESPN. Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, told...
Small businesses are urging Congress to provide them with tax relief, regulatory reforms, and healthcare savings to help them compete with larger businesses and create jobs.
President Trump said Friday he will not be attending his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding this weekend, citing government business. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will leave the Trump administration next month, citing her husband's fight with a rare bone cancer. "At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” Gabbard said in her resignation letter, obtained by The Hill. In...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard resigned Friday, citing her husband's battle with a rare form of bone cancer. “My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. He faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months. At this time, I must step away from public service to...
Seventy-two years after Brown v. Board of Education, the fight for equal justice under the law continues as the hard-fought gains of generations are once again under attack, and it is more important than ever to organize, mobilize, and vote in order to protect the legacy of those who fought for the right to vote.
The Trump administration on Friday announced prospective immigrants would need to return to their home country to apply for green cards, a move that would stifle the most common pathway used for legal immigration. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) portrayed the new policy memo as “returning to the original intent of the law,” while...
When growth in AI capital spending is scaled back at some point, U.S. economic growth will slow, and the stock market will likely enter bear territory.
President Trump is defending his administration’s creation of a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund in response to heavy criticism not only from Democrats but from Republicans in the Senate, who delayed votes on a reconciliation package Thursday over the issue. The battle has become a rare point of contention between normally pliant congressional Republicans and...
In Congress, governing with the other side is now treated as betrayal. The message to elected officials is clear: Do not solve problems together, do not negotiate, do not govern. Just fight.
President Trump tore into Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Friday morning after the Republican lawmaker criticized the Department of Justice's (DOJ) newly debuted “anti-weaponization fund.” “I called him a ‘Nitpicker,’ always fighting against the Republican Party, and ME, mostly on things that didn’t matter,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. The president referred...
British police appealed for witnesses Friday as they sought to broaden their investigation into potential offenses by the former Prince Andrew, including sexual misconduct.
