The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced an agreement with the University of Virginia (UVA) that forbids the school from “discrimination” based on race, sex or national origin in admissions and hiring. The agreement follows months of pressure from the administration after a DOJ investigation that began in April led to officials claiming [...]

Twenty-four states on Thursday commenced a lawsuit against the Trump administration for cancelling a $7 billion solar grant which would have brought solar energy to more than 900,000 low-income families across the country. The complaint alleges that the termination of the grant program, Solar for All, contravened the contracts between the EPA and the plaintiffs, [...]

Dozens of journalists on Wednesday turned in their press access badges rather than comply with the Pentagon’s new reporting rules. Media members rejected US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent rule changes for reporting on the Department of Defense (or “Department of War,” as it has been rebranded), which require journalists to pledge to seek authorization [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday urged Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Huynh Ngoc Tuan. Tuan was arrested at his home in Buon Ho town and charged with “propagandizing against the state,” which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. CPJ’s senior Southeast Asia representative Shawn Crispin [...]

Former FBI director James Comey on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to US Department of Justice charges accusing him of lying during a congressional hearing. The indictment concerns statements that Comey made in 2020. Comey told Congress in 2017 that he did not authorize leaks related to various investigations of the first Trump administration and other [...]

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump may fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, freezing the termination order until January 2026 oral arguments. Trump fired Cook in late August alleging that she falsified her mortgage statements. In a letter to Cook posted to Truth Social, Trump said: The Federal [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday urged Guinean authorities to ensure that all parties can effectively participate in the upcoming December elections. Türk urged Guinean authorities to comply with their obligations under international law: Going forward, it is critical for the transitional authorities to ensure that processes towards restoring constitutional rule [...]

The Slovak Parliament must reject constitutional amendments that would limit individuals’ ability to legally change their gender identity, resulting in substantial harm to the LGBTQ+ community, Amnesty International urged on Wednesday. Rado Sloboda, director of Amnesty International Slovakia, condemned the proposed amendments as “draconian,” stating: While the proposed changes specifically target the rights of LGBTI persons [...]

A Myanmar man was sentenced to seven years of hard labor for criticizing the military government’s parliamentary election plans, state-run media said on Wednesday. Ko Nay Thway had shared footage on his online account “Lashio Baegyi” of a car robbery that involved an assault on a female driver. In a post that has since been [...]

Three high-ranking FBI officials filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging their recent terminations were politically motivated retaliation for their past work on cases involving President Donald Trump. The complaint stems from the August firing of the officials, who had accrued six decades of experience between them—Brian Driscoll, Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans. They claim to [...]