Court orders Trump administration to rehire fired intelligence officers

A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to rehire intelligence officers who were fired over their temporary assignments working on diversity issues, saying spy agencies had to uphold the employees’ constitutional right to due process. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The CIA … Read more

Daredevil climbers in court after Empire State Building stunt

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Olympian charged with damaging reflecting pool 01:31 Life-threatening heat emergency 01:57 Great Americans: A conversation with Eileen Collins 02:21 Now Playing Daredevil climbers in court after Empire State Building stunt 01:21 UP NEXT 72 million expected in holiday travel crush … Read more

Trump’s ‘hero’ justice offers roadmap after Supreme Court rejects birthright order

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump lost his Supreme Court bid to restrict birthright citizenship through executive order, but one of his own appointees may have handed Republicans a blueprint for pursuing much of the same goal through Congress. Voting with the 6-3 majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that Executive … Read more

Democrats stay quiet on next steps after Supreme Court transgender sports ruling

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congressional Democrats are staying mum about their potential next moves after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to transgender athletes, underscoring a politically fraught issue that continues to divide the party ahead of the November midterm elections. The court ruled Tuesday that states may bar biological males … Read more

‘It’s insane’: GOP senator says Supreme Court birthright ruling hands China a citizenship loophole

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: In the midst of a blitz of Republicans shaking their fists at the Supreme Court, one Senate Republican is warning of national security consequences for the court’s bombshell birthright citizenship decision. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., worries that the court’s 6-3 decision leaves America vulnerable … Read more

WATCH: Nationwide transgender sports law is next step after Supreme Court win, GOP senator says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fresh off a U.S. Supreme Court victory for states restricting transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports, Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., is calling on Congress to take the next step by making those protections the law nationwide. Justice, who signed West Virginia‘s “Save Women’s Sports Act” as … Read more

The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U.S. politics and society. Justices were at times bitterly divided — and critical of one another — in rulings that winnowed key provisions of a landmark voting rights law, … Read more

Breaking down the Supreme Court decision to lift limits on political party spending

The Supreme Court has lifted limits on how much money political parties can spend on congressional campaigns ahead of the midterms. In a 6-3 vote, the justices found the Federal Election Campaign Act violated the First Amendment. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more. Source link

NCAA leader says no plan to change rules on transgender athletes after Supreme Court ruling

NCAA President Charlie Baker does not believe the organization will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that allowed states to ban their participation in school sports. “I had said to folks, Democrats and Republicans in Washington, after I got this job, that we … Read more

ICE surges enforcement, makes 10,000 arrests in five days amid Supreme Court birthright citizenship decision

DHS Secretary Mullin criticizes Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin voices his strong disagreement with the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold birthright citizenship. Mullin contends that the decision, which President Trump opposed, is ‘dead wrong,’ highlighting the national security risks posed by ‘birth tourism,’ primarily from China. He explains how foreign … Read more