The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 4 scheduled two high-profile cases for oral argument in October, one being climate-related and the other concerning immigration detention policies. The court stated in a new scheduling order that it will hear Suncor Energy … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear immigration detention, climate lawsuits in October
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Aug. 4 that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s recent vow to make the Dobbs decision “permanent in every single state” has been misrepresented by critics as a call for greater federal control over … Continue reading DOJ clarifies Blanche’s comments on making Dobbs decision ‘permanent’
A divided federal appeals court on Aug. 4 prevented the Trump administration from terminating about $16 billion in Biden-era climate grants. The court majority ruled that an effort by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to claw back the funds … Continue reading Federal appeals court rules EPA cannot block climate grants
The Supreme Court on Aug. 3 declined to pause a $655.5 million judgment that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a U.S. lawsuit arising from attacks in Israel on Americans from 2002 to 2004. The order denying the … Continue reading Supreme Court denies Palestinian bid to halt $655.5 million terrorism verdict
A federal appeals court ruled unanimously on July 31 that driver-selected messages on personalized “vanity” license plates are private speech protected by the First Amendment, not government speech that a state may control. The decision by a three-judge panel of … Continue reading Fourth Circuit rules vanity plate cussing out police is protected speech
Investigative journalist Matthew Vadum appeared on three international television programs on August 1, 2026, discussing U.S.-Iran tensions centered on the Strait of Hormuz and energy infrastructure threats, as well as Egyptian-mediated efforts to implement a Gaza agreement. The appearances came … Continue reading Vadum talks Iran war, Gaza, US politics on TV in Egypt and India
President Donald Trump on July 31 formally appealed a federal judge’s ruling that found his lawsuit against the IRS over a leak of his tax returns was collusive self-dealing filed for an “improper purpose.” Trump had voluntarily dismissed the $10 … Continue reading Trump appeals judge’s ruling that his IRS lawsuit was collusive self-dealing
Investigative journalist Matthew Vadum appeared on NewsX World’s World Report in India on July 30, 2026 (July 31 in New Delhi) to discuss several international stories. On the Gaza front, Vadum addressed the Trump administration’s Board of Peace framework for … Continue reading NewsX World appearance: Gaza plan, Cuba reforms, and Ceuta migrant surge
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court began hearing its first-ever case on July 30 after the Trump administration activated the obscure federal court earlier this month. In 1996, Congress created the court, which is permitted to rely on classified evidence in … Continue reading Long-dormant court holds historic first public hearing
Investigative journalist Matthew Vadum appeared on NewsX World in India on July 30, 2026, to discuss two major developing stories: Saudi Arabia’s launch of a new multinational maritime defense alliance and President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he may temporarily withdraw … Continue reading Vadum discusses Saudi maritime alliance and Trump AG nomination fight on NewsX World
Republican-led states on July 29 filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court seeking to reinstate key parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on election integrity that a federal district judge blocked. The states argued that the Massachusetts-based judge … Continue reading Republican states ask Supreme Court to restore Trump’s election integrity order
On July 28, 2026, investigative journalist Matthew Vadum appeared on NewsX World in India to discuss two related stories: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington for talks with President Donald Trump, and ongoing Iran-Oman discussions over the future … Continue reading NewsX appearance: Netanyahu in Washington, Iran talks, and the Strait of Hormuz
Former FBI Director James Comey argued in a new motion filed July 28 in federal court in North Carolina that the indictment brought against him for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump is an example of a vindictive and selective prosecution. … Continue reading Comey asks federal court to dismiss ‘86 47’ indictment, alleges vindictive prosecution
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the Supreme Court on July 28 to intervene in the defamation dispute between President Donald Trump and writer E. Jean Carroll. The DOJ is arguing in the petition in United States v. Carroll that … Continue reading DOJ and Trump ask Supreme Court to review $83.3 million Carroll verdict
The Trump administration has apparently missed the July 27 deadline for filing a petition seeking a rehearing in the birthright citizenship case after the justices struck down an executive order limiting birthright citizenship. As of early evening on July 28, … Continue reading DOJ misses deadline to reverse birthright citizenship ruling
On July 27, 2026, Matthew Vadum joined host Rana Elkassas on QNews in Egypt for its Think Tank program for a discussion of the relationship between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The segment examined the two … Continue reading Vadum discusses Trump-Netanyahu differences on QNews Think Tank program
President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on July 27 to lift a lower court order blocking key parts of his executive order restricting voting by mail. The Epoch Times obtained a copy of the new emergency application in … Continue reading Trump asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on mail-in voting to take effect
Former FBI Director James Comey formally asked a federal district court in North Carolina on July 27 to dismiss the indictment charging him with threatening President Donald Trump. Comey argues in the new motion to dismiss that when he posted … Continue reading Comey asks federal court to dismiss charges he threatened Trump
A federal appeals court ruled 2–1 on July 24 that federal law overrides a key part of a Texas social media law that requires platforms to monitor and filter material deemed harmful to minors. A provision in the state law … Continue reading Fifth Circuit blocks key part of Texas social media law aimed at protecting minors
I was going through my smartphone to clear out old photos and happened upon one I took near the University of the District of Columbia on June 6, 2020. It shows a young, masked woman with a shaved head standing … Continue reading The idiocy of the COVID era summed up in a photograph