Trump Takes Voter Citizenship Database Fight to Supreme Court Ahead of Midterms
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a controversial federal system designed to help states verify the citizenship of people on voter rolls, escalating a major election-law dispute less than two months before the November 3 midterm elections. The request could significantly expand the federal government’s role in determining voter eligibility […]
Huawei Faces Landmark U.S. Trial Over Iran Dealings, Bank Fraud and Alleged Technology Theft
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is heading to trial in New York in one of the most consequential U.S. criminal cases ever brought against a Chinese technology company. Nearly eight years after American prosecutors first secretly charged the company, a federal jury will consider allegations involving Huawei’s business activities in Iran, bank and wire fraud, money […]
Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in Landmark Battle Over AI Training and Copyright
The Trump administration has formally backed OpenAI in its high-stakes copyright dispute with The New York Times and other publishers, arguing that artificial-intelligence companies should generally be allowed to use copyrighted material to train large language models under the legal doctrine of fair use. The government’s intervention could have major consequences for how AI companies […]
Trump Administration Threatens Billions in State Aid Over Immigration Reporting Rules
The Trump administration is dramatically increasing pressure on state governments to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, warning that states could lose billions of dollars in federal welfare funding if their agencies fail to report immigrants they know are living in the United States without legal status. The move represents another significant expansion of President Donald […]
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Renewed Attempt to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to narrow birthright citizenship, dealing another legal setback to the administration after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an earlier version of the policy in June. The ruling intensifies a constitutional battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment and the extent of presidential authority over […]
Air Force Major Faces Career-Ending Charges After Publicly Defying Trump
An active-duty Air Force officer who publicly denounced President Donald Trump is facing serious military charges that could end his career, eliminate his retirement benefits and potentially send him to prison. The case of Maj. Jason Watson, a 17-year Air Force veteran, is becoming a high-profile test of how far service members—particularly commissioned officers—can go […]
Pentagon’s Quiet Hiring of Conservative Influencers Raises New Questions About Transparency and Political Messaging
The Pentagon has quietly brought several conservative military veterans with large social-media followings into civilian government positions, raising questions about transparency, political influence and the increasingly blurred boundary between official Defense Department work and partisan online commentary. The previously undisclosed appointments are part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broader effort to reshape both Pentagon policy […]
Americans Push Back Against AI License-Plate Cameras as Surveillance Fears Intensify
Americans are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the rapid expansion of automated license-plate readers, marking a striking reversal in public attitudes toward a technology that police departments have promoted as an important crime-fighting tool. A new nationwide survey shows that concerns about privacy, government surveillance and potential police abuse are beginning to outweigh promises of greater […]
Measles Crisis Deepens as Vaccine Misinformation Fuels Political Battle in Pennsylvania
A growing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has become the center of a national controversy over vaccines, public-health communication and political misinformation after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioned whether two recently reported measles-associated deaths were legitimate. The dispute comes as the United States experiences its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades […]
Historic Preservation Coalition Mobilizes Against Trump’s Plan to Weaken Landmark Protections
More than 600 historic preservation organizations, architectural associations, tribal governments and other groups have formed an unusual national coalition to pressure Congress to stop the Trump administration from weakening federal protections governing historic sites. The rapidly assembled alliance is challenging proposed changes that critics say could allow federal agencies and developers to alter culturally important […]
