A New Rare Earth Crisis Is Brewing as Yttrium Shortages Spread

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A sample of yttrium (Y) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, on June 23, 2025. Benoit Tessier/Reuters Global supplies of the rare earth element yttrium are running low due to Chinese export restrictions, sparking fears of shortages and surging costs that could hit aerospace, energy and semiconductor

Democratic Lawmakers Call on Military Members, Intelligence Community to ‘Refuse Illegal Orders’

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Federal agents at an anti-ICE protest at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 12, 2025. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Six Democratic lawmakers have called on members of the military and the intelligence community to disobey “illegal orders” from the top command. A video was released on X on Nov. 18

Judge lashes out over ruling on Texas maps: “The opinion would deserve an ‘F'”

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One day after a Trump-appointed federal judge helped toss out Texas’ redistricting effort, a Reagan-appointed judge penned a heated and invective-filled dissent accusing his fellow jurist of “cherry-picking of the highest order.” A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that Texas must set aside the new congressional maps that it drew earlier this year, with

Order Restricting Use of Force by Immigration Agents in Chicago-Area Paused by Appeals Court

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Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Oct. 23, 2025. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 19 temporarily paused an order that restricts the use of force by federal immigration agents in an illegal immigration crackdown in the