The Politics Behind Trump and Biden’s Dueling Border Stops
Americans will get their first look at the likely presidential rematch coming this fall as President Biden and Donald J. Trump make dueling visits to the Texas border on Thursday,…
After U. of Georgia Killing, Lawmakers Seek Tougher Immigration Laws
Republican lawmakers in Georgia are pushing to toughen state laws that govern detentions of undocumented migrants after a killing at a college campus sent shock waves through the state. Last…
A Billion-Dollar Donation (Without a Billion-Dollar Ego)
A few days before it was announced that a former professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx was giving the school $1 billion to ensure free tuition…
“Growing Inflation Pains: How Democrats Must Go on Offense on the Economy” | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post is yet another reader critical thinking exercise. We have pointed out repeatedly that Congress has abdicated responsibility for management of the economy, preferring to punt it…
Judge Orders Trump Removed From Illinois Primary Ballot
A state judge in Illinois ruled on Wednesday that former President Donald J. Trump had engaged in insurrection and was ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot. The decision…
In Taking Up Trump’s Immunity Claim, Supreme Court Bolstered His Delay Strategy
The Supreme Court that former President Donald J. Trump helped to shape tossed him a legal lifeline on Wednesday night, making a choice that substantially aided his efforts to delay…
Trump Rebuffed After Asking a Judge to Delay His $454 Million Penalty
Donald J. Trump on Wednesday lost his initial bid for a New York appeals court to pause the more than $450 million judgment he faces in a civil fraud case,…
US Supreme Court takes on bump stocks ban
The Trump administration banned the gun attachment after it was used in the deadly Las Vegas shooting.
Sam Bankman-Fried Makes His Last Stand
Since Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud last year, he has hired a new lawyer known for courtroom showmanship. A group of sympathetic law professors has pushed for a reappraisal…
Reports of Tornadoes as Severe Storms Move Through Midwest
A parade of severe weather was marching East on Wednesday, hours after parts of the Upper Midwest were hit with strong thunderstorms, damaging winds and numerous reports of tornadoes, leaving…