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 […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s New Attempt to Dismantle California’s Emissions Authority
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending several longstanding California vehicle-emissions waivers to Congress for potential repeal, delivering an important victory to California in its escalating battle with Washington over who has the authority to regulate pollution from cars, trucks and other engines. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington issued […]
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 […]
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 […]
U.S. Treasury Expands Bond Buybacks in Bid to Ease Rising Borrowing Costs
The U.S. Treasury Department is taking an unusually aggressive step to address rising long-term interest rates, expanding its program for buying back government bonds as officials attempt to improve market conditions and potentially reduce borrowing costs across the economy. The move comes after long-term Treasury yields climbed to their highest levels in nearly two decades, […]
Federal Rural Health Fund Offers Hospitals Relief, but Medicaid Cuts Loom Much Larger
Rural hospitals across the United States are beginning to receive billions of dollars in new federal funding intended to modernize healthcare in underserved communities. But hospital leaders and health-policy experts warn that the temporary assistance is unlikely to compensate for the much larger Medicaid reductions expected over the coming decade. The tension stems from President […]
