The Department of Homeland Security intentionally chose Louisiana's notorious Angola prison to house immigration detainees. Secretary Kristi Noem stated this strategy aims to encourage self-deportation. The facility, nicknamed "Louisiana Lockup," currently holds 51 detainees but expects over 400 in coming months. Angola's history includes brutality and inhumane...
Texas passed a law allowing private citizens to sue anyone involved in providing abortion pills, making it the first state to attempt a nationwide crackdown on the most common abortion method. The law, expected to be signed by Gov. Abbott, will take effect in December and likely face legal...
President Trump appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that deemed most of his tariffs illegal. The appeals court, in a 7-4 decision, stated that imposing tariffs is a Congressional power, not a presidential one. Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to...
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani accuses the White House of attempting to influence the election by offering jobs to Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani views this as an attack on democracy, citing President Trump's alleged involvement in keeping Andrew Cuomo in the race. Adams'...
Senator Mark Warner's meeting with a US intelligence agency was cancelled due to online attacks by far-right activist Laura Loomer. Loomer, who has ties to the Trump administration, launched a campaign against Warner and the agency director, accusing Warner of being anti-Trump. Warner criticized the administration for yielding to...
The Trump administration ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 270,000 Venezuelan migrants in the US. This decision, impacting those enrolled in a 2021 program, follows the termination of another TPS designation earlier this year. The administration argues that TPS encourages illegal immigration and undermines border security....
Congress faces a potential government shutdown by September 30th due to disagreements over funding. House Republicans blame Democrats for the impending crisis, while Democrats accuse Republicans of refusing bipartisan solutions. A short-term funding measure might be considered, but requires unlikely bipartisan Senate support. The looming shutdown is...
A US appeals court reinstated Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democrat fired from the Federal Trade Commission by President Trump. The court cited a 1935 Supreme Court precedent, Humphrey's Executor v. United States, stating the president can only remove FTC commissioners for specific reasons, not for differing policy viewpoints. ...
Around 8,000 US troops are stationed in Poland, strengthening the alliance between the two countries. Poland, a top NATO spender, allocates 4.7% of its GDP to defense. President Nawrocki, who recently won with Trump's endorsement, expressed Polish satisfaction with the US troop presence, viewing it as a security...
A bipartisan bill in the US House aims to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks. This follows years of stalled efforts due to disagreements and lack of leadership support. The new legislation, spearheaded by Reps. Chip Roy and Seth Magaziner, requires lawmakers to sell all individual stocks within...
