WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term’s most consequential cases, President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Trump plans to be in attendance. In arguments Wednesday, the … Read more
WASHINGTON — In a moment that could take on new significance almost 150 years later, Omaha election official Charles Wilkins on April 5, 1880, refused to register John Elk to vote on the grounds that he was Native American, and therefore not an American citizen. Elk — believed to have been a member of what … Read more
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday to regulate the Pentagon’s use of AI, an opening salvo in how Congress might address the military’s use of the technology. The bill seeks to codify two existing Defense Department guidelines into law: that AI cannot autonomously decide to kill … Read more
Soon after immigration officials arrested him along with his wife and kids at the U.S. border and dropped them off at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, Aleksei began counting down the days. “OK, 20 days. We just wait and pray for God to release us please after these 20 days.” The U.S. … Read more
A Northern Arizona University student who drank an excessive amount of vodka at a fraternity house party died of alcohol poisoning, an autopsy released Monday shows. Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, was found unresponsive Jan. 31 and couldn’t be resuscitated, the report said. His blood-alcohol level was 0.425% — more than five times the state’s legal … Read more
Pilots on jet that crashed in Maine and killed six attempted takeoff after exceeding de-icing time limit, NTSB says Source link
The Senate is preparing to vote on a war powers resolution limiting President Trump’s authority to strike Iran. Daniella Diaz, politics and Congress reporter for NOTUS, and Nicholas Wu, congressional reporter for Semafor, join to discuss. Source link
WASHINGTON — Most congressional Republicans on Saturday praised the coordinated U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran, arguing that war was President Donald Trump’s last resort to halt the Middle East nation’s nuclear ambitions after months of failed diplomatic efforts. But Democrats, along with Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Rand Paul, both Kentucky Republicans, expressed frustration … Read more