250K Dreamers would be protected from deportation under big-name bipartisan effort
Bipartisan immigration bill aims to shield children of visa-holding foreign nationals from losing legal status due to green card backlogs and aging out provisions.
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Lindsey Halligan sworn in as interim U.S. attorney
Washington — Lindsey Halligan, one of President Trump’s former defense lawyers who then joined him in the White House, took over a key federal prosecutor’s office in Virginia on Monday following the departure of the U.S. attorney amid apparent pressure from the president. Halligan takes the helm of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern
Waltz promises US will defend ‘every inch’ of NATO territory after Russian jets flew into Estonia
Three armed Russian MiG-31 jets entered Estonian territory, prompting U.N. Security Council emergency meeting and U.S. commitment to NATO Article 5 defense.
Supreme Court lets Trump fire FTC commissioner for now and takes up dispute over removal
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether President Trump can fire members of the Federal Trade Commission without cause, taking up a dispute that tests the president’s removal power and could weaken protections enacted by Congress that aim to insulate independent agencies from political pressure. The high court said in
Mamdani cancels appearance in WABC-TV town hall after Jimmy Kimmel suspension
NYC mayoral candidates continue push for votes NYC mayoral candidates continue push for votes 00:40 Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, is pulling out of an upcoming town hall on WABC-TV, citing ABC’s decision to pre-empt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Kimmel was taken off the air last week after
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire FTC Member for Now
Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participates in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. on Jan. 7, 2020. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Sept. 22 temporarily upheld President Donald Trump’s authority to fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter. The decision
SCOTUS allows Trump to fire Biden-appointed FTC commissioner
The Supreme Court kept in place the decision by President Donald Trump to fire a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, sending yet another signal that the high court intends to revisit a 90-year-old court precedent about executive firing power.