Biden extends legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants

The Biden administration on Friday announced it would extend the temporary legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela, utilizing a program that is expected to be curtailed by the incoming Trump administration. The announcement will allow Salvadoran, Sudanese, Ukrainian and Venezuelan immigrants who currently have Temporary Protected Status

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold TikTok ban as deadline nears

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asked her first questions of Francisco after nearly an hour of arguments, questioning whether the issue is really about TikTok’s association with ByteDance. “If TiKTok were to, post-divestiture or pre-divestiture, come up with its own algorithm, then when the divestiture happens, it could still operate,” she told Francisco of the law.

Supreme Court hears arguments over TikTok ban as deadline nears

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asked her first questions of Francisco after nearly an hour of arguments, questioning whether the issue is really about TikTok’s association with ByteDance. “If TiKTok were to, post-divestiture or pre-divestiture, come up with its own algorithm, then when the divestiture happens, it could still operate,” she told Francisco of the law.

Listen to Trump’s sentencing in New York “hush money” case here

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced to be released with no restrictions Friday after his criminal conviction in the “hush money” case in New York.  Though he’ll receive no punishment under the unconditional discharge sentence, Trump and his attorney pledged to appeal his conviction as he prepares to take office in 10 days as the 47th president

Trump sentenced in felony “hush money” case, released with no restrictions

Appearing in court virtually from his Mar-a-Lago home Friday, President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced for his crimes in the New York “hush money” case, to unconditional discharge for his 34 felony counts, released with no restrictions. Justice Juan Merchan had indicated in his Jan. 3 ruling that he was inclined to give Trump unconditional discharge, a sentence

Listen Live: Supreme Court hears arguments over TikTok ban

  2m ago TikTok’s lawyer says law targets “speech itself” Francisco told the court that the divest-or-shutter law implicates the First Amendment and said it cannot satisfy any level of judicial scrutiny. He said the government’s target with the law is “speech itself.” “In short, this act should not stand,” Francisco said. He urged the

Man who fled U.S. to avoid prison for Capitol riot captured in Canada

An Indiana man who fled the United States to avoid serving a nine-month prison sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol was arrested in Canada this week on the fourth anniversary of the mob’s attack. Antony Vo was arrested “without incident” in Whistler, British Columbia, on Monday, said Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson Rebecca Purdy. Vo