Trump administration “actively looking” at suspending habeas corpus, top aide says

The Trump administration is “actively looking at” the possibility of suspending the writ of habeas corpus to handle people the administration says aren’t in the country legally, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday.  A writ of habeas corpus requires authorities to produce in court an individual they are holding and justify

15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects

Over a dozen largely Democratic states are suing President Trump’s administration over his efforts to fast-track energy projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws. Mr. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency” on the first day of his presidency — part of Mr. Trump’s push to expand U.S. oil and

Columbia Students Arrested for Storming Library Include Several Repeat Offenders—Including Grad Student Who Demanded Humanitarian Aid From University

At least six of the Columbia students arrested for storming a Columbia University library on Wednesday are repeat offenders, including one student who demanded humanitarian aid from the university, a Washington Free Beacon review found. They had already been arrested and disciplined for their involvement in earlier campus building raids or in last spring’s encampments.

U.S. could face default by August if debt ceiling not addressed, Bessent says

Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congressional leaders Friday that the federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn’t act, urging lawmakers to address the debt limit by mid July. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Bessent said after reviewing April tax filings, “there is