A federal appeals court in Washington on April 8 ruled that, pending a full judicial review, the Department of War may designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk after the artificial intelligence (AI) company asked the court to block the designation. … Continue reading Federal appeals court allows Pentagon to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for a former Cincinnati City Council member convicted of bribery and attempted extortion but later pardoned by President Donald Trump to have those charges dismissed in the lower courts. The ruling came as … Continue reading Supreme Court reverses former Cincinnati councilor’s bribery conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 6 rejected a group of Illinois residents’ challenge to a state law banning firearms on public transportation. The justices denied the petition in Schoenthal v. Raoul in an unsigned order. The court did not … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects challenge to Illinois ban on carrying guns on public transit
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 6 agreed to consider a veteran’s fight over disability benefits. The justices granted the petition of Floyd Johnson in an unsigned order. The high court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented. Johnson … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear veteran’s bid for PTSD disability benefits after felony conviction
The Supreme Court on April 6 cleared the way for the Trump administration to dismiss the criminal contempt case against Steve Bannon over his failure to honor congressional subpoenas. The high court granted Bannon’s petition in an unsigned order. The … Continue reading Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of contempt case against Steve Bannon
I was on NewsX in India today (April 5, 2026) discussing President Trump’s latest threat to escalate in the war against the Islamic Republic of Iran. We discussed Trump’s Truth Social post from earlier today in which he told the … Continue reading Vadum on Indian TV about Trump’s new threats against the Iranian mullahs
Officials from 23 states sued the federal government on April 3 over President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections that targets mail-in voting. Trump said Executive Order 14399, signed March 31, was needed because “the cheating on mail-in voting is … Continue reading Coalition of states sues over Trump’s new executive order on federal elections
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was temporarily hospitalized last month for an undisclosed illness, court officials confirmed on April 3. The court’s public information office told The Epoch Times that on the evening of March 20, the justice “felt ill … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Alito was briefly hospitalized in March
A federal judge on April 3 upheld his previous decision to stay subpoenas in a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg rejected a request by the U.S. Department of Justice to reconsider his … Continue reading Federal judge upholds block on subpoenas for Fed chair Powell
Host Arnab Goswami put together another edition of “The Debate with Arnab” on Republic TV in India, arguing that the United States is losing the war in Iran. (Goswami is reportedly the biggest TV journalist in India.) On the show, … Continue reading Loss of a single warplane doesn’t mean the US is losing in Iran, Vadum says on Indian TV
President Donald Trump said on April 2 that Pam Bondi will no longer be the U.S. attorney general. Trump confirmed the personnel decision in a Truth Social post. He called Bondi “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend.” The … Continue reading Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general
The War Department filed an appeal on April 2 against a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked the Pentagon from continuing to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. The designation of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, under a federal law … Continue reading Pentagon appeals after judge blocks designation of Anthropic as supply-chain risk
Democrats asked a federal judge Wednesday to block parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s directive, signed a day earlier, that will create a list of eligible voters in every state and prohibit … Continue reading Democrats ask judge to block parts of Trump’s election order
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for over two hours on April 1, probing whether President Donald Trump had violated the Constitution with his order restricting birthright citizenship. The case, Trump v. Barbara, focuses on a portion of the 14th … Continue reading Key takeaways from Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from automatic birthright citizenship. During the more than two hour hearing, part of which Trump … Continue reading Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 will consider whether President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from automatic birthright citizenship is constitutional. Trump, who has frequently used the term “anchor babies” … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order
President Donald Trump will attend the Supreme Court oral argument on Wednesday regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship. “I’m going,” Trump said on Tuesday when a reporter mentioned the upcoming argument the next day. Later on Tuesday, the White … Continue reading Trump says he’ll attend birthright citizenship argument at Supreme Court
A federal judge issued an order March 31 halting for the time being the ongoing ballroom construction project at the White House that was ordered by President Donald Trump. In his new order, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the … Continue reading Federal judge blocks ballroom construction at White House
The Supreme Court on March 31 ruled against a Colorado ban on so-called conversion therapy for LGBT youth. In an 8–1 decision, the justices said a lower court failed to properly analyze whether the Colorado law violated the First Amendment. … Continue reading Supreme Court rules against Colorado’s ‘conversion therapy’ ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 30 turned away a mother’s appeal after a school district was alleged to have secretly aided her daughter’s so-called gender transition. The case is part of an ongoing national debate over whether school officials … Continue reading Supreme Court declines appeal about parental rights over child’s gender transition