Representative Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, citing a series of high-stakes allegations. The move targets Hegseth’s role in unauthorized combat operations in Iran and Yemen, alongside a controversial campaign of extrajudicial boat bombings that have resulted in hundreds of fatalities.
A federal judge has rejected the Kennedy Center board’s latest attempt to attach Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts facility, dismissing claims that the move was necessary to avert a financial collapse. The ruling reaffirms that any such memorialization requires explicit congressional approval, which remains absent.
A new study in The Lancet argues that a 3% tax on the world’s billionaires provides the most viable path to replacing depleted humanitarian aid. With international development funding cratering following recent policy shifts in the United States, researchers suggest this levy could save nearly 30 million lives by 2030.
A high-stakes showdown in the U.S. Senate arrives Tuesday as lawmakers weigh whether to break the filibuster for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The legislation, which arrives amid a massive industry lobbying push, faces intense scrutiny over whether it provides a structural path for President Donald Trump’s personal enrichment.
A new watchdog analysis reveals that a trio of cryptocurrency bills currently moving through Congress could provide significant financial windfalls for Donald Trump and his family. Critics argue the industry-backed package is designed to bolster the president’s business empire while shielding his digital assets from federal oversight.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced the Ending Presidential Corruption in Banking Act, positioning the legislation as a necessary firewall against Donald Trump’s control of World Liberty Financial. The move comes as the Senate prepares to vote on a separate GOP-backed crypto bill that Warren argues contains dangerous regulatory loopholes.
Noor Abdalla welcomed her son in New York City on Monday while her husband, Palestinian rights activist Mahmoud Khalil, remained in a Louisiana detention center. Federal authorities rejected an emergency request for a temporary furlough, forcing the father to experience the birth of his first child through a phone call.
Internal documents reveal that the Board of Immigration Appeals fast-tracked the deportation case of Palestinian rights activist Mahmoud Khalil, bypassing standard timelines. The process, marred by the recusal of several judges, has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts who describe the speed and handling of the proceedings as unprecedented.
Mahmoud Khalil walked free from a Louisiana detention center Friday after 104 days behind bars, emerging as a flashpoint in the conflict between federal immigration policy and student activism. The former Columbia organizer, once accused of threatening U.S. foreign policy, vowed to continue his fight against the administration’s targeting of protesters.
Declaring the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence a history-defining moment, U.S. Congressman Greg Casar called on Washington Tuesday to abandon the pursuit of increasingly autonomous technology. Speaking in D.C., the Texas Democrat urged global cooperation to prevent the creation of systems that could ultimately escape human control.
The family of Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and former Columbia University student, released footage showing his recent arrest by Department of Homeland Security agents in New York City. The video captures the plainclothes officers forcing Khalil into an unmarked vehicle while refusing to provide identification or a warrant.
A former Columbia University graduate student and the Palestine Working Group filed a federal lawsuit Monday, accusing the institution of fostering a hostile environment that enabled the harassment of pro-Palestinian students. The litigation follows a period of intense campus unrest and the targeted detention of student activists.
Every one of the 27 federal judges appointed by Donald Trump during his second term has refused to directly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election or to characterize the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as an insurrection, according to a report by the advocacy group Demand Justice.
At least 22 people have been killed in Nepal as a youth-led uprising against systemic corruption and government impunity spiraled into violence. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday after demonstrators stormed the parliament building and set fire to the homes of several high-ranking officials across Kathmandu.
A sweeping dismissal of senior FBI officials and federal prosecutors on Friday has sent shockwaves through the Justice Department, targeting personnel involved in the investigation of the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The move signals a broad administrative effort to overhaul the federal law enforcement ranks under the new Trump presidency.
Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into custody by federal agents on Friday, marking a contentious escalation in the Justice Department’s pursuit of reporters covering a January 18 anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis. Critics immediately decried the move as a direct assault on First Amendment protections.
“Whatever happens in the US goes global,” says Kevin Casas-Zamor of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. As democratic indicators hit thirty-year lows worldwide, the watchdog identifies the current American administration as the primary catalyst for a spreading epidemic of election denialism and institutional erosion.
A US District Court has blocked the Trump administration from requiring federal job applicants to pledge allegiance to presidential policy initiatives, marking a significant legal victory for labor unions arguing that the mandate violates the nonpartisan nature of the civil service and compromises First Amendment protections for public employees.
As Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that recursive self-improvement and recent autonomous cyberattacks necessitate a deliberate slowdown in AI development, a chorus of progressive lawmakers and experts is rejecting industry self-regulation, arguing that only federal oversight and criminal liability can truly mitigate the existential risks posed by these technologies.
A British pro-Israel lobby group has petitioned Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to investigate and potentially proscribe Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), citing alleged ties between two deceased staff members and militant factions in Gaza. The medical organization labeled the accusations baseless, insisting it maintains strict neutrality in its humanitarian operations.
More than 85,800 people have been forced from their homes in Yemen over the past week as Houthi forces seized control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a vital maritime artery for global oil shipments. The renewed violence has shattered the 2022 truce, triggering a humanitarian emergency along the nation’s western coast.
As congressional leaders and the White House resist calls for new AI regulation, former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan argues that the government already possesses the legal authority to hold companies accountable for releasing unvetted, defective, or dangerous products that threaten public safety and cybersecurity.
Culture Minister Miki Zohar has moved to strip the citizenship of documentarians Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, labeling their Venice Film Festival award-winning work as treasonous. The film, NAZA, investigates the Israeli military’s use of artificial intelligence to calculate civilian casualties during airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
The United Nations confirmed that Israeli military operations in Gaza have claimed the lives of 500 healthcare workers since October, averaging two deaths per day. This grim milestone arrives as global humanitarian groups demand urgent international investigations into what they describe as systematic attacks on medical infrastructure and staff.
Senator Bernie Sanders is pushing President Donald Trump to engage in high-stakes diplomacy with China, arguing that the two nations must secure a comprehensive treaty to pause advanced artificial intelligence development and prevent the technology from operating outside of human control.
Brent crude surged past $109 per barrel on Monday following confirmation that a drone strike has crippled Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West Pipeline. With satellite imagery revealing extensive fire damage to a key pumping facility, the infrastructure is expected to remain offline for up to five weeks, threatening global supply chains.
The Trump administration has announced plans to dismantle federal regulations limiting planet-heating emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin confirmed the rollback at a G20 energy meeting in Houston, marking a major shift in climate policy that critics condemn as a direct boon to the fossil fuel sector.
President Donald Trump rejected the necessity of federal AI guardrails on Monday, asserting that his personal intellect is sufficient to oversee the complex technology. The declaration, posted to Truth Social, dismissed growing warnings from industry experts and characterized concerns over artificial intelligence as a conspiratorial effort favoring China.
In a departure from long-standing diplomatic ambiguity, U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed Monday that the United States has deployed space-control weapons into orbit. Speaking at an Air & Space Forces Association conference in Maryland, Meink stated these assets are intended to defend the joint force against hostile adversary action.
While Donald Trump joked about the Florida Everglades facility serving as a reptile-filled deterrent for migrants, a Department of Homeland Security inspector general report has revealed that the true danger to detainees came from the staff operating the now-shuttered Florida Soft-Sided Facility, colloquially known as Alligator Alcatraz.
