Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the liberals in ruling that children of illegal aliens born on U.S. soil are American citizens under the 14th Amendment.
OPINION: Lindsey Granger gives her lens on the Supreme Court ruling against President Trump in his appeal to review the E. Jean Carroll case. #LindseyGranger #Trump #EJeanCarroll About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook:…
This episode is a deeply personal conversation between Greta Van Susteren and Hilvan Finch, a former client whose life was shaped by trauma, violence, prison, and ultimately redemption. Finch recounts his early years in foster care, the abuse he suffered as a child, and the search for belonging that led him to Washington, D.C., where he became connected to a Muslim family led by Hamas Abdul Khaalis. He describes the 1973 murders of seven members of that family, the psychological damage that followed, and the events that culminated in the 1977 Hanafi hostage takeover in Washington, for which Finch was convicted and sentenced to 36 to 108 years in prison. The interview then turns to the extraordinary legal battle that brought Finch’s case…
Google's electricity, water use and greenhouse gas emissions all climbed to record levels last year as the company raced to build more AI infrastructure. Why it matters: Google has invested more aggressively than perhaps any other tech company in clean energy , yet its environmental report released Tuesday shows how difficult it has become to keep climate goals on track amid the AI buildout. Driving the news: Google's data centers are becoming more efficient, but the company's AI infrastructure is growing even faster. - "This rapid expansion in energy demand is a reality we must manage actively, and we're committed to ensuring that the growth of AI doesn't become a rationale for lowering our environmental standards," the report states.…
On the surface, Monday's Supreme Court ruling that keeps Lisa Cook in place as a Federal Reserve governor for now was a win for believers that the central bank works best when insulated from the day-to-day control of the president. The details aren't so clear. The big picture: The court punted on several key questions that will determine how much ability President Trump and his successors have to fire Fed governors. - Moreover, the decision was closer than many court watchers anticipated, with four of six conservative justices dissenting. - Another key ruling Monday grants the president broad latitude to fire heads of independent agencies that aren't the Fed, contrary to a 91-year-old precedent. It shows deep skepticism among the…
Immigration advocates are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship as a win for children, families and the Constitution. - But the decision was largely anticipated — and it's just one of a growing wave of worries over policies involving citizenship and immigration. The big picture: Legal disputes remain over the Trump administration's speedy deportation campaign , a ramped-up effort to revoke citizenship and recent Supreme Court decisions that undercut immigration protections. - "We need to keep fighting," says Efren Olivares, the vice president of litigation and legal strategy at The National Immigration Law Center. Driving the news: "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights— to…