A federal judge appointed by President Trump blocked his administration's attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland on Saturday. Judge Karin Immergut of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon rejected claims that military support was necessary to protect federal property, and she cautioned against blurring the lines between civil and military power.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller criticized the ruling, but Judge Immergut brings conservative credentials to the bench. She worked under Ken Starr on the Clinton investigation, and she questioned Monica Lewinsky before a grand jury. President George W. Bush appointed her as U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon in 2003.
Judge Immergut later...
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva remains unseated as Speaker Mike Johnson keeps the House out of session amid a government funding dispute. The Arizona Democrat won her late father's congressional seat last month but cannot access her office or serve constituents without being sworn in. Johnson claims standard practice requires the full chamber to convene before seating new members, yet he administered oaths to two Republicans earlier this year when the House was not in legislative session.
Democrats accuse Johnson of stalling because Grijalva pledged to sign a discharge petition that would force a vote on releasing Justice Department files about Jeffrey Epstein. The bipartisan measure needs 218 signatures to succeed, and Grijalva...
The Trump administration faces multistate legal challenges after deploying National Guard troops to several major cities. The National Guard consists of part-time soldiers who maintain civilian jobs or attend school when not activated for emergencies, natural disasters, or civil unrest. Both state governors and the president can activate these forces, but presidential domestic deployments typically occur at state request.
President Trump's summer deployment of California National Guard troops to Los Angeles marked the first time since 1965 that a president summoned state Guard members against a governor's wishes. A federal judge ruled the deployment illegal, stating Trump had transformed the troops into a national police force in...
As the government shutdown entered its first full week, Americans experienced vastly different realities across the nation. Federal workers faced mounting anxiety about potential layoffs, while many travelers reported minimal disruptions to their daily routines. The Rev. Krishnan Natesan of Hemingway Memorial A.M.E. Church in District Heights delivered a sermon about maintaining faith amid uncertainty for his congregation of federal employees on Sunday.
National parks and monuments remained closed, disappointing tourists but sparking little sense of urgency among visitors. Businesses near federal buildings began feeling economic pressure as the lunch rush diminished. Carmella Long, who works for the Food and Drug Administration...
Authorities in South Carolina are examining a weekend fire that destroyed a resort island home belonging to Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, Arnold Goodstein, a former state senator. The blaze injured at least three people who escaped by leaping from an elevated first floor and required a kayak rescue from the backyard. The Edisto Island property overlooks a marsh near a causeway linking Edisto Beach to the island off the South Carolina coast.
Judge Goodstein recently issued a temporary order blocking South Carolina from providing its complete voter database to the U.S. Department of Justice, though the state Supreme Court later reversed her decision. The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the cause of...
Harvard University rejects 97 percent of applicants each year, but many admitted students skip classes and avoid required readings after enrollment. A faculty committee report released in January revealed that undergraduates focus on electronic devices when they attend class and hesitate to speak up because they fear sharing unpopular ideas or have not completed assignments.
Grade inflation allows students to earn high marks without significant academic effort. About 60 percent of grades awarded are As, up from 40 percent in 2015. Half of that increase occurred when courses moved online. Students graduate without meaningful interaction with professors and peers and remain isolated in ideological bubbles.
The faculty group acknowledged...
The Supreme Court rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal on Monday, upholding her conviction as Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate. The decision leaves presidential clemency as her primary path to early release from a 20-year federal sentence she received after a 2021 conviction for facilitating Epstein's crimes.
Maxwell challenged her prosecution by citing a 2008 Florida agreement that shielded Epstein and his co-conspirators from federal charges. She contended the deal applied nationwide, but government attorneys maintained the Florida accord did not bind New York prosecutors who charged her in 2020. Federal judges ruled that Maxwell gained protection under the agreement, yet remained subject to prosecution.
The Trump administration...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints convened its twice-annual General Conference on the weekend in Salt Lake City as members mourned the death of President Russell M. Nelson on Sept. 27, and processed a deadly church shooting in Grand Blanc, Michigan. A gunman killed four congregants on Sept. 28 before police fatally shot him, and the church building later burned.
Dallin H. Oaks, 93, is expected to assume the presidency after Nelson's funeral on Tuesday. In his Sunday address, Oaks urged members to resist declining marriage and birth rates. Church doctrine determines succession by seniority within leadership ranks.
The conference drew 20,000 attendees to each of five sessions. Church officials revealed nearly 1 million...
The Supreme Court convenes on the first Monday of October to start a term that will test presidential authority in unprecedented ways. The justices will rule on the legality of President Trump's tariffs, his attempts to control independent agencies, and his effort to fire a Federal Reserve Board governor. The administration has also requested a review of executive orders ending birthright citizenship.
These cases mark a shift from emergency rulings to final judgments on Trump's policies. Chief Justice John Roberts enters his 20th year as the court faces what legal experts call once-in-a-century separation-of-powers battles. The conservative majority has sided with the administration in more than 20 emergency orders, allowing policies...
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