The FIFA World Cup is scheduled to begin next week and will feature matches in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The first match will take place in Mexico City on June 11.
A federal appeals court has permitted Texas to enforce parts of a state law allowing state officials to arrest and deport individuals suspected of illegal border crossings.
A federal appeals court has permitted Texas to enforce parts of a state law allowing officials to arrest and deport individuals suspected of illegal border crossings, sparking renewed legal and political debates. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to lift an injunction and allow Texas to enforce parts of a state law that permits the arrest and deportation of migrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally by state officials. The injunction was issued earlier this month by U.S. District Judge David Ezra, who argued that the law undermined federal authority over immigration. DETAIL: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) appealed Ezra’s decision, securing the appellate…Open
The Pentagon is pushing for further AI integration on the battlefield, as some tech and military leaders urge caution over risks around autonomous weapons and surveillance
The Pentagon has now designated the War Department's public affairs office, where reporters have been able to approach military public affairs officials without escorts and ask questions, as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility.
Democrats have been caught in the bind Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sought to avoid when he backed Gov. Janet Mills over Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race. Why it matters: Democrats must now support an untested and largely unvetted outsider as he faces intense media scrutiny over his relationship with women in a must-win race. - Maine's Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R) in November is in eight days. Zoom in: Practically, it might be feasible to swap out candidates. Politically, it will be close to impossible. - "I've heard some of my colleagues' concerns about what we've read in the papers," Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), who backed Mills, told Axios. "But at the end of the day, we've…