In the bribery case against Nadine Menendez, a prosecutor informed a jury that she was a “critical participant” in a five-year scam with her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. The jury will begin deliberations on Monday. The jury in Manhattan federal court started deliberating the allegations against the 58-year-old resident of Englewood Cliffs, New…
The Trump administration’s plan to outlaw the change of gender markers and the use of the “X” symbol, which is used by many nonbinary people on passports, was partially stopped by a federal judge on Friday. President Joe Biden appointed U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick, who ruled in favour of the American Civil Liberties Union’s…
A Republican-backed law that would have required Arizona’s municipal and state officials to assist federal enforcement in their efforts to crack down on immigration was rejected by Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday. According to the plan, state and local governments could not ban the use of federal databases and grant funds associated with immigration…
While the Trump administration’s massive deportation effort and crackdown on students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests threaten the international talent that drives labs and startups at universities across the country, hundreds of foreign students in the U.S. with degrees, jobs, and legal status are suddenly in legal limbo. “It just feels like you’re less welcome…
Late Friday, a complaint was filed in New Hampshire with the goal of launching a broad legal battle to the Trump administration’s campaign against foreign academics and students. Attorneys requested that a federal judge certify a class action lawsuit filed by international students whose visas were revoked. Widespread indignation has been aroused by instances of…
According to three persons familiar with the decision, the whistleblower who publicly testified regarding the IRS’s inquiries of Hunter Biden’s taxes has been fired, just days after being appointed to acting IRS commissioner. The three people, who were not authorized to discuss the decision publicly, said that Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender will take over…
It was on April 17 that President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that opened the seas of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing from the United States federal government. President George W. Bush is credited with establishing the monument in 2009, as stated in an information sheet titled “Unleashing American Commercial…
According to a source familiar with the talks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approached President Donald Trump to claim that Gary Shapley, the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, was appointed to the position against his will and at Elon Musk’s request. Shapley is being replaced. According to the source, Trump gave Bessent permission to…
The clock is running out on a race that President Donald Trump started: a race to negotiate dozens of trade agreements before his 90-day halt on some tariffs ends. Negotiators of previous trade agreements say that Trump’s accelerated schedule presents a number of logistical and strategic challenges. Last week, Trump declared that he was halting…
First, the best law firms in the country. Next are its top universities. President Donald Trump is now relying on the advocacy organisations that support civil society in the United States. Trump stated on Thursday that the administration is considering the tax-exempt status of environmental organisations, including Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or…
