Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told a group of lawyers and judges on Thursday that “the state of our democracy” is what keeps her up at night. “I’m really interested in getting people to focus and to invest and to pay attention to what is happening in our country and in our government,” Jackson
On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York. For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless. “I cannot describe the
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said that if Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, were to be released from pretrial detention, ICE officials have not determined where he would be sent. “There’s been no decision made, as he is not in ICE custody,” Thomas Giles, assistant
Washington — The Senate is expected to vote next week on a request from the White House to claw back funding for international aid and public broadcasting. But the funding for rural radio and television stations — sometimes an area’s sole source for emergency warnings and other news — has sparked concern among some Senate
Washington — During President Trump’s first term, an Ohio company was admonished by Republicans and Democrats in Congress after an audit claimed it made millions in excess profit from federal defense contracts. Facing bipartisan frustration, TransDigm Group Inc. eventually of its own accord paid the money back. Yet after another review in 2021 outlined similar
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday certified a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship and issued a preliminary injunction blocking it. Judge Joseph LaPlante announced his decision after an hour-long hearing and issued a written order soon after. The order includes
A pause on some U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine has eased and the arms are flowing again, but not fast enough to stop Russia’s relentless and deadly aerial assault. For the second night in a row, Russia launched hundreds of drones and more than a dozen missiles at Ukraine, including a heavy assault on the