California law seeking to shield Jewish students from antisemitism challenged

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is challenging a new California law designed to protect Jewish students from discrimination that plaintiff teachers and students say is unconstitutionally vague and violates their free speech rights. The federal complaint, filed Sunday in San Jose, seeks to invalidate legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last month creating an Office of Civil

FDA’s top drug regulator quits as agency officials probe actions

Washington — The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal officials began reviewing “serious concerns about his personal conduct,” according to a government spokesperson. Dr. George Tidmarsh, who was named to the FDA post in July, was placed on leave Friday after officials in the Department of Health

Judge again blocks deployment of National Guard troops to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, until at least Friday, saying she “found no credible evidence” that protests in the city grew out of control before the president federalized the troops earlier this fall. The city and state sued in September to

U.S. carries out lethal strike against alleged drug carriers in Caribbean

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth, in a social media post, said a U.S.-designated terrorist organization allegedly operated the vessel but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed in the strike.

Duffy says airport delays are “going to get worse” as shutdown drags on

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that airport delays are “going to get worse” as the government shutdown threatens to stretch into a fifth week and air traffic controllers were not paid this week.  “I think the real consequence is, what kind of rolling delays do you have throughout the system, right?” Duffy said on