Following the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine that went into effect Friday, the Foreign Press Association (FPA) renewed its call for Israel to provide the international media with free and independent access to the Gaza Strip. In its statement, the FPA said journalists have unsuccessfully sought access to Gaza to report on [...]
Sixteen plaintiffs, supported by the National Redistricting Foundation, sued the US state of Missouri on Sunday, alleging that a new law redistricting federal congressional seats violates the state’s constitution. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the new legislation, enthusiastically backed by President Donald Trump, into law that same day. It aims to redistrict a Democrat-held federal [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday that it is suing six states for failing to produce their statewide voter registration lists after they were requested. California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania were among the states targeted by the DOJ in identical lawsuits after they did not produce details pertaining [...]
Missouri’s state Senate passed a bill on Friday aimed at redistricting a Democrat-held federal congressional seat for Kansas City and turning it into a Republican-leaning seat. This move follows suit with other states around the nation attempting to change the landscape of the US House of Representatives in time for the midterm elections in the [...]
A US federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador native whose wrongful deportation has been the subject of numerous lawsuits and federal court rebukes this year, is not to be deported from the US as cases involving him wind their way through the courts. US District Judge Paula [...]
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday establishing a “specialized unit” of the National Guard to address crime in Washington, DC and other US cities “whenever the circumstances necessitate,” including “other cities where public safety and order has been lost.” The order enables US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deploy the [...]
Texas Republicans prevailed Wednesday in a vote for a bill that would allow lawmakers to redraw a district map to add five new Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives. The bill has been backed by President Donald J. Trump and has drawn national attention for its potential effects on the 2026 midterm elections [...]
The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a motion by defendants World Federation of Advertisers, Diageo PLC, WPP PLC, and GroupM Worldwide, Inc. to dismiss an antitrust suit on Wednesday that was filed by Rumble, Inc., a media company with ties to President Donald Trump. Rumble had accused the defendants, all [...]
The US State Department announced Wednesday it would begin reviewing online social media accounts for all student and exchange visitor applicants as part of its visa screening process. All students and exchange visitors applying for visas under the F, M, and J non-immigrant classifications will be required to make their social media profiles public under [...]
A Vermont judge ordered a detained Palestinian Columbia University student to be released from federal custody on Wednesday, more than two weeks after he was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his US citizenship. Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Vermont resident and green card holder of nearly a decade who was raised in [...]
