Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit, an attorney for the inmates argued on Wednesday in urging a federal judge to enforce the order. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., didn’t rule from the bench on the inmates’ request … Read more

4 House Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to block Iran war powers

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats successfully rebuked President Donald Trump’s war in Iran on Thursday morning, with the help of several Republican lawmakers. Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., forced a vote on a war powers resolution aimed at disapproving the Middle East conflict using a mechanism called … Read more

Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A divided three-judge panel from the … Read more

Appeals court denies Biden bid to block release of tapes with biographer for now

Washington — A federal appeals court on Monday night denied a bid from former President Joe Biden to keep the Justice Department from giving a conservative think tank redacted transcripts and audio recordings of conversations he had with his biographer roughly a decade ago, but stayed the opinion until Aug. 3 to allow time for … Read more

Appeals court rejects Biden bid to block release of ghostwriter interview recordings

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. A divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suspended its decision until Aug. … Read more

Tate brothers’ lawyer calls for Trump to block UK extradition request amid new charges

Tate brothers’ lawyer calls for Trump to block UK extradition request amid new charges – CBS News Watch CBS News The attorney for Andrew and Tristan Tate is urging the Trump administration to block the United Kingdom’s extradition request as his clients face new sex crime charges. CBS News’ Cristian Benavides reports. Source link

Temporary restraining order granted to block Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger

Temporary restraining order granted to block Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge has granted a temporary restraining order to temporarily block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger from happening. CBS News’ Jake Rosen reports. Paramount Skydance is the parent company of CBS News. Source link

Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay raise for the troops, in protest of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced his opposition and other key Democrats … Read more

Senate Democrats block must-pass defense policy bill over Iran war objections

Washington — Senate Democrats blocked a must-pass annual defense policy bill from moving forward on Tuesday as they voiced opposition to the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran.  “The NDAA, in my view, has become a referendum on the Iran war,” Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told reporters Tuesday.  In a 50 … Read more

12 states sue to block merger between Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery

A coalition of a dozen states on Monday sued to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, posing a new challenge to the $110 billion deal that would unite two of the nation’s largest media companies. Paramount Skydance is the parent company of CBS News. CBS News’ Jo Ling Kent reports. Source link