Human rights advocates are pressing the United States to lift all economic sanctions against Venezuela as the country grapples with the aftermath of two major earthquakes. The back-to-back tremors, which struck Yaracuy on Wednesday, have left at least 188 dead and over 1,500 injured, straining an already fragile infrastructure.
The U.S. military bombed another vessel in the eastern Pacific on Friday, marking the latest lethal engagement in a nine-month campaign that has now claimed at least 202 lives. U.S. Southern Command describes the operation as a strike against narco-terrorists, while legal experts characterize the campaign as a series of summary executions.
President Donald Trump has signed a secret directive authorizing the U.S. Department of Defense to prepare for military operations against drug cartels on foreign soil. The move, which would pivot the armed forces into a traditional law enforcement role, has sparked immediate diplomatic friction and significant legal warnings from foreign policy experts.
Civil rights organizations faced off against the Trump administration in a New York federal court Wednesday, demanding the release of a classified Justice Department memo used to justify lethal military strikes against drug-trafficking boats, which critics characterize as state-sanctioned murder.
Facing a legislative stalemate in the Senate, Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the creation of a federal citizenship database and new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The move, which experts immediately labeled unconstitutional, signals a renewed attempt to reshape election administration ahead of the midterms.
A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down key components of a second executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at restructuring U.S. election procedures. The ruling follows a similar decision just one day prior, marking a significant legal setback for the administration’s efforts to tighten federal control over state-run voting processes.
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status for nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants. The unsigned, unexplained order allows the government to proceed with deportations, overriding a lower court ruling that had previously blocked the policy on grounds of potential racial bias.
More than 350,000 migrants from Haiti and Syria will retain their legal status in the United States while the Supreme Court deliberates on a Trump administration bid to terminate their protection. Justices rejected an emergency request to expedite the removals, scheduling oral arguments for the final week of April.
U.S. vice presidential candidate JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk are facing intense scrutiny for amplifying unsubstantiated rumors that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and consuming local pets. These claims, which have been categorically refuted by city officials, have ignited a firestorm of criticism across the country.
A federal judge in Washington granted a temporary reprieve to roughly 350,000 Haitian nationals on Monday, blocking a Trump administration order that would have stripped them of their Temporary Protected Status. The ruling halts the government's attempt to terminate the program while a legal challenge against the policy proceeds in court.
The Trump administration is facing fierce congressional pushback after formally requesting $88 billion in supplemental funding. While officials claim the money targets Operation Epic Fury, Ebola relief, and agriculture, critics denounce the move as an attempt to bankroll an illegal war that bypassed legislative approval.
Thousands of Haitian migrants in Ohio face imminent detention as federal immigration agents prepare to launch a month-long enforcement operation. The surge follows the expiration of Temporary Protected Status for the group, marking a volatile escalation in the administration's crackdown on legal residents in the state.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is doubling down on a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget proposal with a new promotional campaign, even as fresh polling reveals that nearly 60% of Americans view the record-breaking expenditure as excessive during a period of economic uncertainty.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that the Trump administration may revoke Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian residents. The decision effectively shields the Department of Homeland Security from judicial oversight regarding its termination of protections for those fleeing violence and civil collapse.
Conflict is brewing on Capitol Hill as Democrats and healthcare advocates label a Republican-led hearing on Medicaid fraud a "sham." Critics argue the proceedings serve as a tactical diversion from the party's broader legislative agenda, which has already stripped health insurance from over 5 million Americans since last summer.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court empowered the Trump administration to block asylum seekers from even presenting their cases at U.S. ports of entry. The decision, which narrowly interprets the legal definition of arriving in the country, prompted Justice Sonia Sotomayor to deliver a rare and blistering oral dissent from the bench.
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to mandate the manufacture of glyphosate, a move that directly contradicts the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda championed by his administration. The decision forces the production of a herbicide the World Health Organization labeled as probably carcinogenic to humans in 2015.
As the Supreme Court weighs a pivotal case regarding liability for cancer-linked weedkillers, Senators Martin Heinrich and Cory Booker introduced legislation on Wednesday to void a recent executive order. The bill seeks to dismantle a federal immunity shield that currently protects manufacturers of glyphosate from civil lawsuits.
A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives successfully stripped a controversial liability shield for pesticide manufacturers from the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on Thursday. Despite this victory, progressive lawmakers and activists warn the broader legislation still serves corporate interests at the expense of public health.
The Trump administration has urged the Supreme Court to intervene in a high-stakes legal battle, filing a brief that seeks to shield Roundup manufacturer Bayer from thousands of state-level lawsuits alleging the herbicide causes cancer, despite previous campaign promises to curb the influence of powerful agricultural chemical companies.
Three International Criminal Court judges have launched a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the legality of sanctions imposed via a 2025 executive order. The plaintiffs argue the measures are an unlawful attempt to intimidate the judiciary and obstruct investigations into alleged war crimes by American and Israeli forces.
As activists gathered outside the Supreme Court on Monday, justices heard arguments in Monsanto Company v. Durnell, a pivotal case that could effectively strip cancer patients of their right to sue the makers of the herbicide Roundup for failing to warn users about potential health risks.
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a 7-2 victory to Bayer on Thursday, ruling that federal law preempts state-level failure-to-warn claims against the company’s Roundup weedkiller. The decision effectively bars thousands of cancer victims from seeking damages in state courts for the company's refusal to include cancer warnings on its glyphosate-based products.
Two federal immigration agents entered a Syracuse polling place on Tuesday to pressure a worker into deleting an Instagram post, marking a tense intersection of government surveillance and election administration. The agents arrived on-site, demanding Paigelynne Gonyea remove content that called for the indictment of an officer involved in a fatal shooting.
Arizona state senators will consider a proposal this week that mandates all 15 counties sign agreements with federal immigration authorities to station agents at polling sites. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Jake Hoffman, aims to have federal personnel present at all locations where ballots are cast or deposited.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed the possibility that the US military was responsible for a February missile strike that killed over 100 schoolchildren in Minab, Iran. His remarks directly contradict preliminary Pentagon findings, physical evidence from the site, and the conclusions of outside analysts investigating the tragedy.
Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service would block the delivery of mail-in ballots in states that refuse to surrender their private voter lists to the Trump administration, a stance drawing immediate accusations of unconstitutional coercion from Democratic lawmakers and legal experts.
Two massive earthquakes, striking just 39 seconds apart, have leveled buildings across Venezuela and left at least 164 people dead. As emergency crews comb through the wreckage in and near Caracas, officials warn the death toll will likely climb into the thousands as the full scope of the destruction emerges.
Two Republican senators reversed their stance on a war powers resolution Wednesday, bowing to intense pressure from President Donald Trump. After being branded as losers who provided comfort to the enemy, the lawmakers abandoned their previous support for limiting military involvement in Iran to align with the White House.
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the United States cannot afford domestic necessities like childcare, Medicaid, and Medicare because the federal government must prioritize military protection and ongoing conflicts. The blunt admission at a White House lunch framed the nation's fiscal constraints as a direct trade-off between foreign warfare and public welfare.
