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California filed suit against the US President Donald Trump’s administration Monday, asserting that its activation and deployment of the state National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles is unconstitutional. The suit asks the US District Court for the Northern District of California to halt Trump’s “unlawful militarization” of Los Angeles. Calling Trump’s actions an [...]

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Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund announced on Saturday that Afghans abroad, including those who fled after the US withdrew its armed forces in 2021, will receive amnesty if they return to Afghanistan. Akhund stated: “Afghans who have left the country should return to their homeland… Nobody will harm them.” He called on officials to [...]

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A US federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration can bar the Associated Press (AP) from some events and spaces in the White House. The opinion follows an AP lawsuit claiming the administration infringed upon the outlet’s First Amendment rights. Written by US Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, the 2-1 ruling stated [...]

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A US federal judge granted approval Friday of a landmark $2.6 billion class action settlement that transforms college athletics by allowing schools to directly pay student-athletes for the first time in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. In a released statement, NCAA president Charlie Baker said, “This is new terrain for everyone… Opportunities to drive [...]

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The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday against imposing a higher burden of proof for reverse discrimination lawsuits under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court reversed on a case involving a heterosexual woman who claimed that she was denied promotion and demoted because of her sexual orientation. A lower court [...]

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The United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of seven American gun manufacturers in a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government accusing them of aiding and abetting Mexican cartels. In its holding, the Supreme Court concluded that Mexico’s complaint failed to show that the seven gun manufacturers had participated in unlawful firearm sales [...]

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A federal judge in Maryland ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to restore AmeriCorps-funded programs in Washington, DC, and 24 Democratic-led states as their lawsuit over recent cuts proceeds. The defendants shall RESTORE the affected AmeriCorps programs in the plaintiff states to the status quo prior to the April 25, 2025 grant terminations by REINSTATING [...]

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The attorneys general of New York, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey on Thursday asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove some of the restrictions on access to mifepristone, the so-called “abortion pill.” The four states have requested that the FDA remove mifepristone from the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program, “including [...]

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The US Department of State imposed sanctions on Thursday on four individuals currently serving as judges on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their involvement with the ICC’s investigations into the US and Israel. These sanctions were imposed pursuant to Executive Order No. 14,203, entitled “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court,” which President Donald [...]

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US President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum to his attorney general on Wednesday, directing an investigation into executive actions taken towards the end of former President Joe Biden’s term. Specifically, the memorandum directed an investigation into whether certain individuals in the White House conspired to cover up Biden’s “cognitive decline” while he was in [...]

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