Trump Administration Weighs Cutting Ties with U.N. Refugee Agency
The Trump administration has recently considered ending its relationship with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), according to sources familiar with the discussions. Diplomats and U.N. officials reportedly launched a lobbying effort...
Trump Seeks Review of Federal Climate Science Judicial Manual
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for a review of the Federal Judicial Center’s scientific reference manual used in climate change-related court cases, alleging it contains “discredited” information that has caused significant losses to...
Trump Pressures Canada Over Wildfire Smoke
U.S. President Donald Trump said he urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to strengthen efforts to control Ontario’s wildfires, whose smoke has spread across several U.S. states. Speaking after attending the FIFA World Cup...
Trump Declassifies China Election Documents, Revives 2020 Claims
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declassified a series of documents that he said revealed Chinese interference in U.S. elections and exposed vulnerabilities in America’s election system. He claimed China had obtained millions of...
U.S. Appeals Court Backs Pentagon Press Access Restrictions
A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s administration, allowing the Pentagon to continue enforcing its policy requiring journalists to be escorted while inside the Pentagon. The decision overturns...
House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Sunshine Protection Act in a decisive 308-117 vote, advancing legislation that would make daylight saving time (DST) permanent and end the decades-old practice of changing clocks...
Goldman Counsel Faces Congress Over Epstein Links
Goldman Sachs senior counsel Kathryn Ruemmler is set to face intense questioning before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as lawmakers continue investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s connections with influential figures in politics and...
Federal Appeals Court Ends Decades-Old School Desegregation Oversight in Louisiana
A U.S. federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of the Concordia Parish School Board in Louisiana, bringing an end to a desegregation mandate that originated during the civil...
California, 11 States Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
California and 11 other U.S. states have filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the merger would create an entertainment giant with excessive control...
DOJ Probes UAW President Shawn Fain Over Alleged Misconduct
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a grand jury investigation into allegations against United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain, according to internal union documents reviewed by Reuters. The investigation stems from findings...