Approximately 22,000 IRS employees have accepted a Trump administration resignation offer, potentially crippling the agency's tax collection capabilities. This follows 5,000 resignations since January and 7,000 probationary employee layoffs, totaling a potential one-third workforce reduction. The exodus, coupled with anticipated funding cuts, may lead to fewer audits and...
Four journalists linked to Alexey Navalny were sentenced to five and a half years in a Russian penal colony for allegedly working for his banned organization. The trial, held behind closed doors since October, involved charges of belonging to an extremist group. Prosecutors cited the production of material...
Chinese President Xi Jinping is touring Southeast Asia, advocating for free trade and portraying China as a stabilizing force amid global economic uncertainty. His visits to Vietnam and Malaysia included meetings with top officials, agreements on supply chains and agricultural exports, and discussions regarding a China-ASEAN free trade agreement....
Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) criticized the White House's termination of a federal contract providing legal aid to 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children. They argue this decision violates the 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and leaves vulnerable children at risk of exploitation. While a temporary...
South Africa's new special envoy to the U.S., Mcebisi Jonas, faces scrutiny for past criticism of Donald Trump. Appointed to rebuild strained relations, Jonas previously called Trump a "racist, homophobic, narcissistic right-winger." The Trump administration expelled South Africa's ambassador last month following accusations of "race-baiting." Jonas acknowledges...
A federal judge in Colorado has temporarily halted the deportation of immigrants potentially removed under the Alien Enemies Act, invoked by President Trump. The order, requested by the ACLU on behalf of two Venezuelan men, prevents the removal of all non-citizens in Colorado custody facing deportation under this act....
US citizen and Massachusetts immigration lawyer Nicole Micheroni received an email from the Trump administration ordering her to leave the country. The email, titled "notice of termination of parole", was likely sent in error due to her association with clients' paperwork. While the Department of Homeland Security suggests...
US Attorney General declined to comment on the legality of Donald Trump's proposal to deport US citizens to El Salvador, a suggestion widely condemned by legal experts as illegal and unconstitutional. Trump suggested sending US criminals to El Salvador's notorious prison, despite its human rights abuses. The proposal, which...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported to El Salvador, remains imprisoned despite a Supreme Court order demanding his release. The Trump administration claims it lacks the authority to forcibly remove him from El Salvador's custody, despite paying the country to house deported migrants. Garcia's lawyers argue the administration hasn't...
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, is fighting to retain her seat after a court ruling could overturn her election win by a narrow margin. A challenge to over 60,000 votes, initially dismissed, was partially reinstated, targeting overseas voters. Riggs argues this is a broader threat...
