Recent Updates
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Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown
Political and Legal 07/13/2025Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting the sporadic los...
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Trump’s 35% Canada tariff plan deepens a rift between the neighbors
International 07/11/2025President Donald Trump said in a letter that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance.The Thursday letter...
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2 men cleared in 1994 killing that sent them to prison for decades
Criminal Law 07/10/2025Two men who went to prison as teenagers for a 1994 killing were exonerated Thursday, after prosecutors said new DNA testing and a fresh look at other evidence made it impossible to stand by the convictions.Brian Boles and Charles Collins served decad...
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Texas flooding underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Breaking Legal News 07/09/2025Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”But afte...
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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
International 07/06/2025Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended...
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Honduran family freed from detention after lawsuit against ICE courthouse arrests
Court Watch 07/04/2025A mother and her two young children from Honduras who had filed what was believed to be the first lawsuit involving children challenging the Trump administration’s policy on immigrant arrests at courthouses have been released from detention, ci...
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Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie
Tax Law 07/02/2025Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The out...
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Costa Rica’s court seeks to strip President Chaves’ immunity over corruption case
International 07/01/2025Costa Rica’s Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding lucrative consulting contracts to a clo...
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Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states
Court Watch 06/30/2025The Supreme Court on Monday threw out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths. But the justices took n...
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s term: Largely good news for Trump
Criminal Law 06/27/2025The Supreme Court has been very good to President Donald Trump lately. Even before he won a new term in the White House, the court eliminated any doubt about whether Trump could appear on presidential ballots, then effectively spared him from having ...
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Supreme Court meets to decide remaining cases, including birthright citizenship
Court Watch 06/26/2025The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegall...
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Court widens options for vaping companies pushing back against FDA rules
Court Watch 06/24/2025The Supreme Court sided with e-cigarette companies on Friday in a ruling making it easier to sue over Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking their products from the multibillion-dollar vaping market.The 7-2 opinion comes as companies push ba...