Judge says U.S. must relocate migrant kids from open-air sites in California

A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered U.S. border officials to quickly process and relocate migrant children from makeshift open-air sites in Southern California where advocates have documented squalid conditions. In a 12-page order issued Wednesday, Judge Dolly Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California found that the children, who

Chinese Biotech Company Enlists Firm of Bob Casey’s Brother in Bid To Stay off a U.S. Blacklist

A Chinese biotechnology company linked to the Chinese Communist Party has hired the lobbying firm of Sen. Bob Casey’s (D., Pa.) brother as it fights legislation that would restrict its business in the United States over national security concerns. WuXi AppTec hired Dentons Global Advisors last month to lobby on “federal matters regarding biotechnology,” according

Nebraska Lawmakers Reject Proposed Winner-Take-All Electoral Vote System

The effort could have gifted former President Donald Trump an extra electoral vote. An effort to change Nebraska’s method of awarding its Electoral College votes to a winner-take-all system was soundly rejected by state lawmakers on April 3. The push, backed by former President Donald Trump, was scuttled by the state’s unicameral Legislature in an

Judge rejects effort to dismiss Trump Georgia case on First Amendment grounds

A Georgia judge on Thursday denied an effort by former President Donald Trump and 14 others to dismiss the 2020 election-related case in Fulton County, ruling that the First Amendment does not protect the defendants from prosecution. In a 14-page order, Judge Scott McAfee rejected the argument put forth by the defendants that the charges