NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Released After Arrest by ICE

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for mayor of the city, was released after being arrested earlier by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Lander was held for four hours before being released on Tuesday evening.  Lander was arrested earlier in the day  “for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer,” according

Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, Gorsuch Report Earning Large Sums From Books

Three U.S. Supreme Court justices reported significant earnings from books they’ve published, according to disclosures from eight of the nine justices released on Tuesday. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $2,068,750 book advance from Penguin Random House for her 2024 memoir, “Lovely One,” which details her life story, the disclosure shows. In 2023, Jackson had

Democratic Leaders Call for Increased Security Funding After Minnesota Shootings

Top Democratic leaders in Congress are calling for increased security funding for lawmakers following recent shootings that killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. In a letter sent June 16 to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and

Appeals Court to Consider Trump’s Deployment of Troops to Los Angeles

The Ninth Circuit appeal has a remote hearing on Case No. 25-3727, Newsom v. Trump, scheduled for June 17, at 3 p.m. ET. The case is challenging President Donald Trump’s June 7, 2025, memorandum federalizing up to 4,000 California National Guard troops and deploying Marines to Los Angeles amid protests against immigration enforc… Original News

Toy Companies Ask Supreme Court to Take Up Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs

Two educational toy companies have asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, potentially teeing up an opportunity for the justices to decide whether he is encroaching on congressional authority. Learning Resources and Hand2Mind had both sued in the District of Columbia, while other companies sued in the Court of International

LIVE NOW: Senate Committee Holds Hearing to Examine Denial of Chinese Doping

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security holds a hearing to examine the World Anti Doping Agency, focusing on denial of Chinese doping. This hearing is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 17.   Witnesses: Travis Tygart, CEO, U.S. Anti-Doping… Original News Source Link

Senate Committee Holds Hearing to Examine Denial of Chinese Doping

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security holds a hearing to examine the World Anti Doping Agency, focusing on denial of Chinese doping. This hearing is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 17.   Witnesses: Travis Tygart, CEO, U.S. Anti-Doping… Original News Source Link