The Trump administration has finalized sweeping visa restrictions that replace the long-standing "duration of status" system with fixed admission periods. The move, which marks the largest overhaul of student visa policy in five decades, imposes rigid caps on the time international students and foreign journalists can remain in the United States.
The Trump Media and Technology Group is launching a prediction market platform, Truth Predict, in partnership with Crypto.com. The move follows reports that the Trump Organization’s annual income surged 17-fold to $864 million, largely driven by cryptocurrency ventures that critics argue create unprecedented conflicts of interest for the presidency.
Six newly created accounts on the prediction platform Polymarket generated roughly $1 million in profit by wagering on the timing of a U.S. bombing campaign against Iran. The trades, placed mere hours before explosions rocked Tehran, have triggered urgent calls from lawmakers to regulate what they describe as legalized insider trading.
The Trump administration is aggressively suppressing oversight of online prediction platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, using the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to neutralize internal dissent while launching a nationwide legal offensive against states attempting to impose their own consumer protections on the rapidly expanding betting industry.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt branded a staffer’s alleged insider trading a “disgrace” on Thursday, even as the administration faces intensifying scrutiny over its own financial entanglements. The comments followed revelations that a long-time teleprompter operator for Donald Trump had been betting on the president’s speeches.
A massive influx of outside capital is reshaping the Democratic primary in Michigan, as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and affiliated groups pour nearly $50 million into the race to block progressive candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed from securing the nomination against Representative Haley Stevens.
Senator Jon Ossoff launched a preemptive strike against President Donald Trump on Thursday, dismissing the president’s scheduled address on election security as a platform for recycled grievances. The Georgia Democrat warned that the speech serves only to distract from rising living costs and ongoing instability in the Middle East.
A surge in global litigation against fossil fuel giants is threatening to reshape the industry’s business model. A new report identifies 86 climate-related cases filed since 2005, with the vast majority emerging after the 2015 Paris Agreement as plaintiffs increasingly seek to hold corporations accountable for environmental damages.
A landmark report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine confirms that extreme event attribution has reached a level of scientific maturity that allows researchers to directly link specific weather disasters to climate change, providing a new legal cornerstone for communities seeking damages from oil and gas corporations.
Multnomah County has expanded its ongoing climate litigation, naming NW Natural as a defendant in a move that marks the first time a U.S. gas utility has been targeted in a climate accountability lawsuit for its alleged role in public deception regarding fossil fuel dangers.
White House border czar Tom Homan issued a stark ultimatum to Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, declaring that further bloodshed is inevitable unless critics cease their rhetoric against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following two recent fatal shootings.
Ashley Brouillette says her ex-husband, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, pressured her to provide a false alibi following the fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine. She alleges he claimed the use of force was justified because the victim attempted to strike him with a vehicle.
A low-altitude flight by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels over a crowded Pensacola beach has triggered a federal safety review, even as the Trump administration dismisses public alarm as manufactured outrage from the media. The maneuver sent chairs and umbrellas flying, leaving onlookers rattled by the proximity of the aircraft.
The Trump administration is escalating its campaign against domestic political opponents, with top officials pledging a new era of mass arrests and financial de-platforming. By invoking National Security Presidential Memorandum-7, the White House aims to dismantle networks it characterizes as a fatal threat to American civilization.
Conflict of interest concerns have emerged as Trump Media & Technology Group prepares to launch a paid API service. Starting August 1, the product will offer high-frequency trading firms and institutional investors millisecond-level access to market-moving posts from President Donald Trump and other influential accounts.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has ignited a firestorm among progressive groups by waiving his blue slip to allow the confirmation of Antonio Pozos, a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor, to a lifetime judicial seat. The move marks the first time a Democratic senator has bypassed this procedural block during Trump’s second term.
Congressional progressives have joined a coalition of 80 nations in condemning Israel's accelerating de facto annexation of the West Bank. The caucus is calling on President Donald Trump to abandon his passive stance and exert actual pressure on the Netanyahu government to halt the seizure of Palestinian land.
The Netherlands and Iceland have officially joined the ongoing genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, filing declarations under Article 63 of the ICJ statute. Their intervention brings the total number of participating nations to 18, intensifying the global legal scrutiny surrounding the conflict in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his corruption testimony interrupted Wednesday as Israeli warplanes struck the heart of Damascus. The sudden escalation, targeting the Syrian Defense Ministry and the presidential palace, occurred while international observers and local critics questioned the strategic necessity of a widening regional conflict during the prime minister's legal crisis.
Senator John Fetterman has privately pressured Israeli President Isaac Herzog to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arguing that the leader’s ongoing corruption trial hinders his ability to manage national security. The request, made in a December 2 letter, aligns the Pennsylvania Democrat with Donald Trump’s parallel push for clemency.
Thousands gathered in central London on Tuesday to demand the arrest of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, branding him a 'genocide president' as he arrived for a diplomatic visit. The demonstrators occupied space outside the Prime Minister’s office and the hotel where the Israeli leader was reportedly staying.
Amnesty International has released new testimonies documenting what it describes as a deliberate campaign of starvation in the Gaza Strip. The report claims that Israel is systematically dismantling the health and social fabric of the enclave, where malnutrition has claimed hundreds of lives over 22 months of conflict.
“What region of Pennsylvania is Israel located in?” asked journalist Zaid Jilani on social media, capturing the sharp backlash directed at Senator John Fetterman. The Pennsylvania Democrat faced widespread derision Thursday after vowing to quit his party if it continues to distance itself from unconditional support for Israel.
South Africa opened its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice on Thursday, presenting a legal argument that accuses the state of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention during its 97-day military campaign in Gaza, while seeking an emergency order to halt the ongoing assault.
Frustrated by the Trump administration’s refusal to comply with existing transparency laws, Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act 2.0. The bipartisan legislation aims to grant survivors and lawmakers the legal standing to sue the attorney general over withheld or heavily redacted records.
The Department of Justice missed a court-ordered Friday deadline to release all files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, prompting Democratic Representative Ro Khanna to vow that any official obstructing the disclosure of these records will face prosecution for justice obstruction, regardless of their political standing or career tenure.
The average cost of diesel in the United States has climbed past $5 per gallon, marking a 33% increase since February. This surge, fueled by renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, threatens to cascade through the economy by inflating the price of essential goods transported by heavy-duty freight.
A tense standoff unfolded in Portland on October 5, when federal immigration agents blocked an ambulance crew from leaving an ICE facility. According to incident reports, armed officers surrounded the vehicle, demanded to ride along without authorization, and threatened to shoot the driver while detaining the medical team for twenty minutes.
Recent killings by ICE agents during arrests represent only the visible portion of a broader, aggressive campaign characterized by indiscriminate force and the erosion of civil liberties, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union documenting widespread misconduct during 2025 enforcement actions across eight states.
A violent US military strike near Shahid Baqaei Hospital in Iran’s Khuzestan province forced the emergency evacuation of 211 children on Wednesday. Many of the patients, who were receiving chemotherapy or relying on ventilators, were caught in the intense blast wave that shattered windows and triggered widespread panic throughout the pediatric facility.
