The Supreme Court left President Trump and gun rights advocates to celebrate Thursday. In a series of 6-3 decisions, the high court disposed of some of its anticipated remaining cases as the judges approached their summer recess. But his decisions did not come without confrontation on the bench. Here are five takeaways. Help from Trump…
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) two-year rent freeze proposal for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The 7-1 decision by the independent board, which includes individuals appointed by the mayor, applies to rent-stabilized apartments in buildings constructed before 1974 and certain tax-exempt buildings. Rent ban will be effective from…
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify under oath in two cases where he is accused of voter fraud in swing states ahead of the 2024 general election. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower of the Western District of Texas ordered Musk to sit for testimony as part of a fraud……
The number of flu cases continues to rise at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the wake of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ending the influenza vaccine mandate for service members. The Air Force confirmed 275 cases as of Wednesday, up from 160 last week, a figure Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said… Source link
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Thursday released an installment of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over vaccine messaging. Emails indicate Kennedy directed CDC’s vaccine advisory panel to restrict access to vaccines, allowing… Source link
The Hill’s Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Welcome to Defense & National Security The Big Story Iran attacks cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz Iranian forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to news reports, in a move that could compromise efforts to reopen…
A D.C.-based federal judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to redact additional pages of the Epstein files in a lawsuit brought by attorney and freelance journalist Katie Phang. The preliminary injunction order would redact key documents of interest in the files, including “at least eight email exchanges with Mr. Epstein…” Source link
More than a million people could soon be eligible for deportation after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip humanitarian protections from certain nationalities. The high court’s decision Thursday morning specifically relates to Haiti and Syria’s inclusion in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which protects citizens of select countries from deportation… Source…
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said Wednesday that President Trump is no longer behaving “like someone who cares.” Haberman spoke on CNN about the president’s plan to sign a bipartisan housing bill until his voter ID bill, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (Save America) Act, is passed. He stressed to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins… Source…
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday called for temporary legal protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants, warning that a Supreme Court decision to end protections “will create a crisis.” The high court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can remove thousands of Haitians and Syrians from Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program that guarantees… Source…
