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Supreme Court sides with straight Ohio woman who claimed workplace discrimination

The court unanimously sided with an Ohio woman who claimed she was discriminated against at work because she is straight. (Image credit: Maddie McGarvey for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

byThe editor5 June 2025
NPR

Unanimous Supreme Court rules against Mexico in guns case

The Court dismissed Mexico’s claim that U.S. gun manufacturers aided and abetted the pipeline of weapons from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

byThe editor5 June 2025
NPR

Unanimous Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in Wisconsin case

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that Catholic Charities can opt out of participating in a state unemployment compensation program in Wisconsin. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)

byThe editor5 June 2025
BBC US politics

Musk turns on Republicans – and gives Trump’s big bill a harder path

The billionaire’s criticism could embolden Republicans who are considering voting against the tax and spending bill.

byThe editor5 June 2025
BBC US politics

Trump orders inquiry into Biden’s actions, alleging ‘cognitive decline’

The US president accuses his predecessor’s aides of covering up his “mental state” – a claim Biden says is “ridiculous”.

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Supreme Court rules Wisconsin unconstitutionally discriminated against Christian charity

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Wisconsin-based Catholic charity group in a case centered on unemployment tax credits for religious institutions – delivering a victory for faith-based institutions, who argued that the state’s decision had violated the religious clauses under the First Amendment.  In a unanimous opinion, justices…

byThe editor5 June 2025
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Migrant deported to third country returned to US after Trump admin yields to judge’s order

A Guatemalan man who was deported to Mexico by the Trump administration was returned to the U.S. this week, his lawyers confirmed to Fox News on Thursday, marking the first known instance of the Trump administration complying with a judge’s orders to return an individual removed from the U.S. based…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of straight Ohio woman who claimed discrimination

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of an Ohio woman who claimed she was discriminated against for job promotions in favor of gay candidates on Thursday. The ruling, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, finds that members of majority groups in protected classes do not need to meet…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Trump, China’s Xi invite each other on state visits amid trade fight, US president says

President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday on negotiations regarding trade between Washington and Beijing.  “I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal,” Trump said in a Thursday…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

‘Climate cult’ on notice as lawmakers push to let feds hop blue-state roadblocks to ‘US energy dominance’

EXCLUSIVE: The left-wing “climate cult,” as one lawmaker put it, will have fewer avenues to throw roadblocks in front of domestic energy production and President Donald Trump‘s efforts to obtain “American energy dominance” if a landmark effort between members of both the House and Senate is successful. “I am an…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Supreme Court sides with US gunmakers in case centered on Mexican cartel violence

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of seven U.S. gun manufacturers who were sued by the Mexican government over allegations they aided and abetted illegal gun sales to Mexican cartels. The high court’s decision in Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos was unanimous, finding that the Protection…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Laken Riley’s sister says family has ‘hope’ after Trump immigration changes: ‘Still a lot to be done’

EXCLUSIVE: Laken Riley’s sister said she and her family have “hope” due to the immigration policies President Donald Trump has put in place, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that, while there is “still a lot to be done,” continuing in the direction of the new administration “will…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Atlantic

Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies

After the firebomb attack in Colorado that injured 12 people on Sunday, President Donald Trump blamed his predecessor’s “ridiculous Open Border Policy” for allowing the entry of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the Egyptian national now charged with a federal hate crime. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller denounced “suicidal”…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Hill

Crockett: ‘Nobody’ elected Ernst to be ‘anybody’s gravedigger’

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Wednesday knocked Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) over the controversy surrounding her “we’re all going to die” remarks about Medicaid, and a sarcastic apology video she later released. “I’m like, ‘Listen, ain’t nobody elect you to be anybody’s gravedigger. They elected you to do everything that…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Hill

Watch live: Senate Democrats give remarks on Trump agenda’s impact on courts

Senate Democrats will speak with reporters on Thursday morning as the party continues to push back against President Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending package. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who will lead the remarks, has been an outspoken critic of the legislation — which the Congressional Budget Office estimates will add…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Hill

Supreme Court throws out Mexico’s lawsuit against US gun industry 

The Supreme Court unanimously threw out Mexico’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the American gun industry on Thursday that sought to usher in major changes to firearm sales by holding companies liable for cartel violence.  Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the majority, said the lawsuit is barred by the Protection of Lawful…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Guardian

Trump’s crypto ventures may be his most dangerous moneymaking scheme | Mohamad Bazzi

The US president is leveraging his position for personal gain by exploiting an industry known for lack of transparency and fraud Throughout his business career, Donald Trump sought new ways to leverage his name to make easy money. He ran an airline, a university and a winery. Thanks to The…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Guardian

Democrats respond to Trump’s ‘reckless’ and ‘discriminatory’ travel ban

Lawmakers also said to the president’s ban on travel from certain countries would isolate the US What is Trump’s new travel ban, and which countries are affected? Democrats have criticized Donald Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries as “reckless” and “discriminatory”, with some warning the policy may be an effort…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Guardian

Ice makes record number of immigration arrests on single day

More than 2,300 people were arrested on Tuesday after immigration officers were urged to increase enforcement US politics live – latest updates Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) made a record high number of arrests on Tuesday, detaining more than 2,200 people as Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy continues. NBC News…

byThe editor5 June 2025
NPR

China says Trump and Xi talked on the phone, their first call since the tariff war began

It’s the first known call between the two leaders since Inauguration Day — and the first time they’ve spoken since tariffs began ratcheting up. (Image credit: Andy Wong)

byThe editor5 June 2025

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