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Supreme Court considers how strict a judgment’s finality is in ‘extraordinary circumstances’

Supreme Court considers how strict a judgment’s finality is in ‘extraordinary circumstances’

by Sarah Serota | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday for BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman, which focused on how high the bar should be to reopen a case after a ruling had been made.  The case before the court will act as a guidepost for deciding when to consider...
VA crisis line workers say mission will be harmed by in-office mandate

VA crisis line workers say mission will be harmed by in-office mandate

by Jerry Wu | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — There was a fear festering in Dean’s mind even before she found out late February that she and all other VA crisis line responders had been ordered to return to work at their Atlanta satellite office in the coming months. Still, the news came as a shock....
Watch: What CPAC 2025 told us about Trump and the Conservative Party

Watch: What CPAC 2025 told us about Trump and the Conservative Party

by Norah D'Cruze | Mar 3, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics

OXEN HILL, Md. – Last weekend President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance,  international leaders, and a chainsaw all shared one stage. The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) saw the largest crowd in its history, and one very much in support of the...
Analysis: Macron, Starmer flatter but fail to extract commitments from Trump

Analysis: Macron, Starmer flatter but fail to extract commitments from Trump

by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Feb 28, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Blair House, the residence used to accommodate foreign dignitaries, was busy this week as French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer both paid visits to the White House, the first European leaders to do so since President...
Navy secretary nominee John Phelan grilled by Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats

Navy secretary nominee John Phelan grilled by Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats

by Micah Sandy | Feb 27, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) — John Phelan, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Navy, faced a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday as Democratic lawmakers scrutinized plans to improve the...
Trump supports Musk, DOGE at first Cabinet meeting of second term

Trump supports Musk, DOGE at first Cabinet meeting of second term

by Micah Sandy | Feb 27, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting of his second administration Wednesday, where he supported Elon Musk and discussed issues central to his agenda. Here are four key takeaways from the Cabinet meeting: Musk clarified intention of emails...
Supreme Court seems likely to rule for straight woman in reverse discrimination case

Supreme Court seems likely to rule for straight woman in reverse discrimination case

by Zoe Singer | Feb 26, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared nearly unanimously aligned during oral arguments Wednesday that lower courts applied an unfair burden of proof to an Ohio woman who filed a reverse discrimination claim against a state employer. Having worked at the...
Supreme Court to decide about supervised release

Supreme Court to decide about supervised release

by Jeremy Fredricks and Samanta Habashy | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday on which factors courts can consider when revoking supervised release for criminal defendants when not all possible factors are explicitly listed under federal law. Supervised release is when someone follows...
Germany’s Likely Next Chancellor Pushes for Independence from the U.S., Signaling Shift in U.S.-German Relations

Germany’s Likely Next Chancellor Pushes for Independence from the U.S., Signaling Shift in U.S.-German Relations

by Sofia Sorochinskaia | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Topics

After winning the German elections, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s mainstream conservatives and likely the next chancellor, stated Sunday that Germany must “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” This marks a significant shift in...
Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Laws to Protecting Children Online

Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Laws to Protecting Children Online

by Edward Cruz and Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Brandon Guffey’s 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide in 2022 after a sexual predator blackmailed him online. The father and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives sprang into action over the next year and spearheaded the...
Power vacuum leaves space for China, threatening national security

Power vacuum leaves space for China, threatening national security

by Rachel Spears | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – In a rapidly changing global landscape, the Trump administration’s foreign policy received mixed reviews from lawmakers as policy experts outlined plans to ensure American national security at a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Tuesday.  ...
SCOTUS debates a death-row inmate’s request for DNA testing

SCOTUS debates a death-row inmate’s request for DNA testing

by Valerie Chu | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — In 1998, Ruben Gutierrez and two others were arrested after 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison was found beaten and stabbed to death with two screwdrivers and around $600,000 in cash stolen from her home in Brownsville, Texas. The prosecution argued that...
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