Top Trump officials included journalist in group chat about bombing Yemen

Washington — Top Trump officials including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance allegedly discussed the details of a highly sensitive operation to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen in a group chat that inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Goldberg wrote on Monday. As a Cabinet meeting unfolded

Supreme Court weighs whether to keep Louisiana congressional map

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with whether to leave in place Louisiana’s congressional map that was used in the 2024 elections and includes two majority-Black districts. The dispute is the latest involving claims of racial gerrymandering and the drawing of political districts to land before the high court following the recrafting of voting

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause reinstatement of some workers

Washington — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower court decision that required six agencies to reinstate more than 16,000 federal probationary workers who were terminated. The request for emergency relief from the Justice Department is the latest intervention the administration is seeking from the Supreme Court as it

Supreme Court won’t take up challenge to landmark defamation case

Louisiana districts Supreme Court case Supreme Court hearing arguments on Louisiana redistricting fight 03:11 Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case brought by casino mogul and Trump donor Steve Wynn that would have challenged a landmark decision that established a higher standard for public figures to successfully sue for