Trump Administration Audits Somali-American Citizenship Cases for Possible Fraud

The Trump administration has launched audits of immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to identify potential fraud that could lead to denaturalization, officials said on Tuesday. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated that U.S. law allows revocation of citizenship if it was obtained fraudulently, noting that such cases are rare and typically take years to resolve. According to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, an average of about 11 denaturalization cases were pursued annually between 1990...

Warren Opposes AI Secrecy Push in USMCA Trade Talks

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged the Trump administration to reject efforts by major artificial intelligence companies to weaken transparency requirements in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson...

Spain’s Public Works Projects Stall as Rising Costs Keep Builders Away

Spain is witnessing a sharp rise in unawarded public works tenders as construction companies pull back from bidding amid escalating costs and uncertainty linked to the Middle East conflict. According to the country’s main...

Lazard Q2 Profit Plunges 91% as Advisory Revenue Weakens

Investment bank Lazard reported a sharp 91% decline in second-quarter profit, as a significantly higher tax rate and weaker performance in its financial advisory business weighed on earnings. Net income dropped to $5 million,...

DOJ Seeks to Enforce Subpoenas Against New York Times Reporters

The U.S. Justice Department is asking a Manhattan federal judge to uphold subpoenas issued to two New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns surrounding President Donald Trump’s use of a Qatar-donated Air...

Domino’s Faces Wage Underpayment Ruling

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises is considering an appeal after Australia’s Federal Court ruled that the company made misleading representations regarding the application of certain enterprise agreements covering its workers. The case was brought by a...

EU Challenges JD.com’s Ceconomy Takeover Over Foreign Subsidy Concerns

The European Commission on Wednesday issued a formal statement of objections to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com regarding its proposed acquisition of German electronics retailer Ceconomy, intensifying its investigation into the deal under the EU’s...

U.S. Launches $5 Billion AI Initiative to Accelerate Scientific Research

The Trump administration has announced a $5 billion initiative to tackle long-standing scientific challenges using artificial intelligence across multiple fields. The program will involve 15 federal agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human...

House Passes Stopgap Bill to Avoid U.S. Government Shutdown

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a short-term funding measure aimed at preventing a government shutdown by extending federal agency funding through December 4. The temporary spending bill, known as a...

Trump Administration Pauses $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California, Minnesota

The Trump administration has temporarily halted nearly $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, citing suspected fraud and noncompliance. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the move alongside Centers...

US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Restricting Work Permits for TPS Holders

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new immigration policies that would have stripped tens of thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of their...