The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Friday that energy companies can move certain environmental damage lawsuits from state courts to federal venues, marking a significant victory for the industry in a long-standing battle over Louisiana coastal destruction.
Ethics advocates are raising alarms after reports surfaced that Martha Ann Bomgardner Alito, wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, entered into an oil and gas lease for Oklahoma land while the Court heard a major environmental case that could influence the fossil fuel industry’s bottom line.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faces intensifying pressure to step aside from an upcoming climate case after a new analysis revealed he amassed between $390,000 and $2.9 million in fossil fuel-related wealth during his tenure on the bench, raising significant questions regarding the appearance of financial conflicts of interest.
As consumer prices climbed in July, congressional Democrats and economic advocates seized on new federal data to intensify their critique of President Donald Trump, labeling his administration’s economic strategy a failure that ignores the mounting financial pressures on American households struggling with the costs of housing, energy, and groceries.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million on thousands of conductive shock devices by March, a move drawing sharp condemnation from civil rights groups who argue the equipment will be used by an agency already facing intense scrutiny over excessive force and fatal operational errors.
As wildfires consume vast swaths of southern Lebanon, residents and local officials accuse the Israel Defense Forces of using fire as a weapon to render the landscape uninhabitable. The blazes, fueled by ongoing drone strikes and munitions, threaten to erase centuries-old olive groves and critical ecosystems in the conflict-stricken region.
A federal arbitration panel has ordered My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $5 million to a software developer who successfully debunked the businessman’s claims regarding 2020 election interference. The ruling follows Lindell's public challenge, which promised the reward to anyone who could prove his data was unrelated to the election.
Facing a double-digit loss in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is rejecting the results of Tuesday's election. Despite being projected as the clear loser against state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the Trump-endorsed businessman is pointing to unspecified voting anomalies to justify his refusal to concede.
A 14-term incumbent and leading voice for Social Security expansion, U.S. Representative John Larson lost his primary reelection bid on Tuesday to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, a candidate whose campaign was propelled by significant financial backing from a billionaire hedge fund manager and his network of political action groups.
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, overcoming a massive influx of outside spending. Her victory over U.S. Representative Angie Craig marks a significant win for a progressive platform in a race defined by the clash between grassroots organizing and corporate-backed influence.
Since August 2025, the Trump administration has funneled at least $4.7 billion into military operations across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to an analysis from Brown University’s Costs of War Project. These unathorized campaigns include the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and repeated strikes on civilian vessels.
President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to develop strategic plans for reclaiming the Panama Canal, a directive that includes the possibility of military intervention to secure the waterway. U.S. officials confirmed that Southern Command is currently evaluating options ranging from increased security cooperation to a full-scale invasion.
Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) has condemned a new State Department promotional video that frames the 1823 Monroe Doctrine as a foundational pillar of American foreign policy. Ramirez, whose parents fled US-backed dictatorships in Guatemala, denounced the production as a cynical attempt to justify historical and ongoing imperialist interventions in the Western Hemisphere.
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday that Copenhagen is treating Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize Greenland with absolute urgency. Following the US military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Danish government is mobilizing diplomatic defenses to protect the Arctic territory from what it views as a genuine annexation risk.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and advocacy groups are denouncing a new Department of Justice legal opinion that expands executive privilege to cover private advisers. Critics argue the move, sanctioned by Attorney General Todd Blanche, is a calculated attempt to insulate the Trump administration from congressional oversight and accountability.
A study published in npj Climate Action reveals that artificial intelligence is accelerating global warming by helping oil and gas companies extract more fossil fuels. While public debate focuses on data center energy consumption, researchers warn that the software sold to energy giants creates a far larger climate impact.
Two human rights advocates filed suit in a Maine federal court on Friday, challenging the constitutionality of economic and travel sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump against International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan. The plaintiffs argue these measures effectively criminalize their collaboration with the court on global human rights investigations.
A coalition of four major human rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, seeking to dismantle the Trump administration’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court. The plaintiffs argue the February 2025 executive order creates an unlawful barrier to justice by criminalizing advocacy and essential legal support for war crimes victims.
Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are demanding answers from Belgium’s diamond industry regarding a lavish ring gifted to Donald Trump. The lawmakers characterize the 321-diamond piece as a potential bribe, noting its delivery preceded a lucrative tariff exemption for the Antwerp-based sector.
US Representative Ayanna Pressley is demanding the immediate release of 20-year-old American citizen Sama Safi, who has been held by Israeli military forces for two months. Safi, a student at Birzeit University, was arrested in the occupied West Bank without formal criminal charges ever being filed against her.
A new policy brief from the American Economic Liberties Project exposes how for-profit insurers use prior authorization to override physicians and deny necessary medical treatments. Researchers argue this practice—often dubbed a corporate care veto—prioritizes profit margins over patient outcomes, fueling a systemic crisis of delayed and abandoned care.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and activist Ady Barkan are demanding urgent federal intervention after reports revealed that Medicare Advantage insurers use unregulated AI algorithms to prematurely terminate coverage for vulnerable seniors, effectively automating the denial of life-altering medical care under the guise of clinical rigor.
After months of official denials, a Department of Defense internal review has acknowledged that US airstrikes in Yemen last year resulted in more than 150 civilian deaths and nearly 250 injuries. The findings directly contradict earlier Pentagon claims that the military operations against Houthi rebels caused no civilian casualties.
Thirteen student activists were arrested in Washington, D.C., on Monday after occupying the new lobbying headquarters of OpenAI. The protest, led by the Sunrise Movement and allied groups, targeted the company’s massive political spending and its aggressive efforts to preempt state-level AI regulations and secure federal defense contracts.
Representative Jamie Raskin has opened a formal inquiry into the Justice Department’s attempt to prosecute former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for felony vandalism, questioning whether the Trump administration weaponized the legal system to scapegoat an innocent citizen for a botched renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
With over 1.2 million people forced from their homes by an intensifying Israeli bombardment and a new ground incursion, Lebanon faces a humanitarian catastrophe. Families are sleeping in public parks and on beaches as the nation’s shelter system, currently housing 160,000, nears total collapse under the weight of the displacement.
The death toll from Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon continued to climb on Tuesday, starkly contradicting President Donald Trump’s recent assertions that he had successfully brokered a de-escalation following high-level phone calls with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and intermediaries representing Hezbollah.
The International Criminal Court has formally charged former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte with murder as a crime against humanity, alleging he orchestrated a systemic campaign of extrajudicial executions. The indictment centers on his tenure in Davao and his controversial six-year presidency, during which thousands were killed under his watch.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Israel on Tuesday to immediately repeal a newly passed law authorizing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic killings. Critics argue the legislation creates a discriminatory two-tier legal system that violates international law and risks constituting a war crime.
Lebanon’s Parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes, a historic move that positions the nation as the first in the Arab world to formally renounce capital punishment. The decision, pending the president's signature, marks a definitive shift in regional human rights policy amid ongoing national crises.
