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Supreme Court will hear Alabama appeal in bid to execute man found to be intellectually disabled
Read full article: Supreme Court will hear Alabama appeal in bid to execute man found to be intellectually disabledThe Supreme Court will consider making it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they are intellectually disabled.
Former DC police officer sentenced to 18 months for lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leader
Read full article: Former DC police officer sentenced to 18 months for lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leaderA retired police officer was sentenced on Friday to serve 18 months behind bars for lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the Proud Boys extremist groupโs former top leader, who was under investigation for burning a Black Lives Matter banner in the nationโs capital.
Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley eyes GOP Senate run against Jon Ossoff in Georgia
Read full article: Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley eyes GOP Senate run against Jon Ossoff in GeorgiaFormer University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley says he is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2026 as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.
Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule 'illegal'
Read full article: Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule 'illegal'Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse the rules.
What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a look
Read full article: What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a lookA little less than once a week, on average, since President Donald Trump began his second term, his administrationโs lawyers have filed emergency appeals with the Supreme Court.
5 Proud Boys sue US government over Jan. 6 prosecutions
Read full article: 5 Proud Boys sue US government over Jan. 6 prosecutionsFive members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group, have filed a lawsuit claiming their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans
Read full article: Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of AmericansThe Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration two victories in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it access to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
Trump banned travel from 12 countries, but included some exceptions to avoid legal battles
Read full article: Trump banned travel from 12 countries, but included some exceptions to avoid legal battlesThe new travel ban on citizens of 12 countries that restricted access to people from seven others includes some exceptions.
State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked
Read full article: State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revokedThe State Department has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates not to revoke visas previously issued to people from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries now under President Donald Trumpโs new travel ban, which goes into effect next week.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally
Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegallyKilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged by the Trump administration with transporting people who were in the country illegally.
Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights
Read full article: Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flightsPresident Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights.
US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks
Read full article: US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talksSenior U.S. administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, President Donald Trump said Friday.
Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he's their top threat
Read full article: Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he's their top threatWhen he first ran for office, Donald Trump seemed like he could be a new kind of Republican when it came to LGBTQ+ rights.
Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provision
Read full article: Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provisionSenate Republicans have made changes to their partyโs sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence.
Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now theyโre celebrating its end.
Read full article: Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now theyโre celebrating its end.In 2001, Texas Republicans saw expanding college access for certain undocumented students as a way to build an educated workforce. Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should receive those benefits.
Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?
Read full article: Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?As transgender service members face a deadline to leave the U.S. military, hundreds are taking the financial bonus to depart voluntarily.
Texas will begin a summer lunch program in 2027, but only if feds donโt raise costs
Read full article: Texas will begin a summer lunch program in 2027, but only if feds donโt raise costsThe program would give low income families an extra $120 per child for summer lunches, but federal debate about food benefits could endanger the program.
Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feud
Read full article: Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feudPresident Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are showing no signs of reconciling on Friday, but Republicans are increasingly urging them to settle their dispute.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in placeThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Donald Trumpโs plan to dismantle the agency.
Migrants and ICE officers contend with heat, smog and illness after detoured South Sudan flight
Read full article: Migrants and ICE officers contend with heat, smog and illness after detoured South Sudan flightThe Trump administration says migrants placed on a deportation flight originally bound for South Sudan are now being held in a converted shipping container on a U.S. naval base in Djibouti, where the men and their guards are contending with baking hot temperatures, smoke from nearby burn pits and the looming threat of rocket attacks.
Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegsethโs Signal messages
Read full article: Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegsethโs Signal messagesThe Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethโs staffers were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter.
The Latest: Trump-Musk relationship appears to implode
Read full article: The Latest: Trump-Musk relationship appears to implodeAfter long months when President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk appeared united in their chaotic mission to remake Washington, their relationship imploded this week.
Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather 'on Trump's doorstep' at World Pride despite travel anxiety
Read full article: Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather 'on Trump's doorstep' at World Pride despite travel anxietyMany LGBTQ+ travelers have expressed concerns about or decided to skip the World Pride gathering going on in Washington due to anxieties about safety, border policies and a hostile political climate.
Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump's election overhaul executive order
Read full article: Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump's election overhaul executive orderDemocratic state attorneys general are seeking to block President Donald Trumpโs proposal for an overhaul of U.S. elections in a case that tests a constitutional bedrock โ the separation of powers.
Texas reined in recreational THC for more medical marijuana this legislative session
Read full article: Texas reined in recreational THC for more medical marijuana this legislative sessionTexas passed sweeping changes to cannabis policy, including expanding the medical marijuana program and banning hemp products, while also boosting psychedelics research.
Speaker Dustin Burrows, once tagged as โliberal,โ kept skeptics at bay by leaning into a conservative agenda
Read full article: Speaker Dustin Burrows, once tagged as โliberal,โ kept skeptics at bay by leaning into a conservative agendaAt the same time, some Democrats acknowledged the Lubbock Republican let them leave their mark on some of the GOP bills they disagreed with.
Texas bill creating more weekend early voting could boost turnout, but delay election results
Read full article: Texas bill creating more weekend early voting could boost turnout, but delay election resultsA bill headed for Gov. Greg Abbottโs desk may not go into effect until 2027. Election administrators say the changes could create staffing challenges.
Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign students
Read full article: Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign studentsA federal judge has temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University.
Officer who used excessive force allowed to plead guilty to misdemeanor after felony conviction
Read full article: Officer who used excessive force allowed to plead guilty to misdemeanor after felony convictionA Los Angeles sheriffโs deputy will serve four months in prison on a misdemeanor conviction for using excessive force after the new Trump-appointed U.S. attorney offered an unusual plea deal despite a jury convicting him of a felony.
The implosion of a powerful political alliance: Trump and Musk in their own words
Read full article: The implosion of a powerful political alliance: Trump and Musk in their own wordsLast Friday, President Donald Trump heaped praise on Elon Musk as the tech billionaire prepared to leave his unorthodox White House job.