Filters Applied:
A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal setback.
| Keywords | haititrumpimmigration-policyfederal-judgelegal-setbackimmigrant-protectionsrefugeesus-courtsmigrationasylumjudicial-rulingexecutive-powerlawsuitimmigration-reformhuman-rights |
It was ruled Dr. James Heaps was denied a fair trial because the judge did not share with his defense counsel a note by the court's foreman pointing out concerns that one juror lacked sufficient English to carry out their duties.
| Keywords | uclasex-abuseappeals-courtoverturned-convictionjames-heapsgynecologistlegal-newsfair-trialjuror-errorjudicial-rulingjustice-systemmedical-misconductcalifornialawsuitcourtroom |
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Monday President Trump requested her presence during an FBI search of an election center in Georgia last week. Why it matters: Her presence in Fulton County alarmed some Democratic lawmakers , but Gabbard in a letter Monday to the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees said she acted "well within my statutory authorities." Zoom in: Gabbard said in the letter to Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) she was only present for a brief period of time. - "My presence was requested by the President and executed under my broad statutory authority to coordinate, integrate, and analyze intelligence related to election security, including…
His sweeping military shake-up may look like weakness but it’s clearing the way for a more dangerous force under his full control.
| Keywords | chinaxi-jinpingplamilitary-purgecommunist-partyccpbeijingtaiwanasiageopoliticsnational-securitychinese-militarydefensepolitical-instabilitypower-strugglepoliticsauthoritarianism |
Julie Won, a New York City councilwoman, will face two other Democrats, one backed by the departing incumbent, Nydia Velázquez, and the other by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
| Keywords | julie-wonnyc-politicscity-councildemocratelectionnew-york-citypolitical-raceny-politicsdemocratic-primarycandidatelocal-governmentnytimespolitical-news |
His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.
| Keywords | woodie-king-jrblack-theaterimpresarioobituarynew-yorktheaterplaywrightsdenzel-washingtonphylicia-rashadchadwick-bosemanblack-artsperforming-artslegendcelebrity-deathus-news |
The remarks by Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.
"I want to make sure you know who I'm racing for," wrote Minnesota-born cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins. Meanwhile, a hospitality center for Team USA families dropped the name "Ice House."
| Keywords | minnesotaolympicsjessie-digginsteam-usafederal-agentsminneapolisice-housesportscross-country-skiingimmigration-enforcementcivil-libertiesathletessocial-justicenational-securitymn |
The Clintons faced a vote on contempt of Congress after not appearing for scheduled depositions.
The Gateway Development Commission said that if the federal government continued to withhold funding for a rail link under the Hudson River, it would have to stop construction this week.