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
President Donald Trump said on March 30 that the United States’ current birthright citizenship policy was created to grant citizenship to freed slaves and their children, not to children born to temporary visitors. Trump’s comments came as the Supreme Court … Continue reading Trump says birthright citizenship is for the children of freed slaves, not temporary visitors
Lawyers for Fulton County, Georgia, criticized the FBI’s investigation of alleged improprieties related to the 2020 presidential election and seizure of election records at a federal court hearing in Atlanta on March 27. U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys disputed … Continue reading Federal court hears Fulton County’s request to force DOJ to return 2020 election records
I was on NewsX twice on March 28, 2026, discussing the Iran war. The first appearance was on NewsX’s companion network, NewsX World. The topic was “Trump faces tough choices as Iran war escalates.” Here is the video clip: The … Continue reading Vadum discusses Iran war twice in one day on Indian TV
The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral argument for April 29 over the Trump administration’s request to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians after lower courts blocked the move. TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules oral argument over DHS revocation of protected status for Haitians, Syrians
A federal judge on March 26 temporarily blocked the Department of War from continuing to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. The designation of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, under a federal law designed to protect military systems from foreign … Continue reading Federal judge blocks Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as supply-chain risk
I was on News X in India discussing the war in Iran on March 25, 2026 (March 26 in India). We talked about President Trump’s (accurate) claim that the United States is winning, recent developments, and ongoing challenges. Here is … Continue reading Vadum discusses Iran war on News X in India
A federal judge on March 24 seemed receptive to Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Department of War from continuing to designate the AI company as a supply-chain risk. The designation, under a federal law designed to protect military systems … Continue reading Federal judge voices concerns over War Department’s ban of Anthropic
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 ruled 6–3 that qualified immunity prevents a protester from suing a police officer for allegedly using excessive force during an arrest at a state capitol. Qualified immunity, a rule created by the courts, … Continue reading Supreme Court rules policeman accused of excessive force by protester may not be sued