E. Jean Carroll may collect the $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury held President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, a federal judge in New York ruled on July 8. On the same day, Trump … Continue reading Judge orders Trump to pay $5.8 million to Carroll in sexual abuse and defamation case
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify before Congress on July 14 on the court’s budget request for fiscal year 2027. The two jurists are scheduled to testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee that morning and a … Continue reading Kagan and Barrett to testify to Congress on court’s budget
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on July 7 entered not guilty pleas again to 11 criminal counts alleging that it defrauded donors by sending millions of dollars to informants who infiltrated white supremacist and so-called hate groups that it … Continue reading Southern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges
A divided federal appeals court ruled on July 7 that Florida’s restrictions on how public university professors could teach certain concepts about race, sex, and diversity violated the First Amendment. In a 2–1 decision, the court upheld a judge’s order … Continue reading Appeals court blocks Florida’s ‘stop woke’ teaching law
A federal appeals court ruled July 6 that convicted sex offenders retain a fundamental constitutional right to live with their own children. The new ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit arises out of an Alabama … Continue reading Federal appeals court rules sex offenders have a constitutional right to live with their children
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on July 6 to block a Texas law that requires app stores and developers to confirm the age of mobile device users and for minors to secure parental consent to make purchases or download apps. … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to block Texas app store age verification law
An intimate new one-man play takes audiences into the world of our nation’s first president as he struggles to hold a fragile army together while fighting to win independence for the newly created nation. In the harsh winter of 1777, … Continue reading One-man play brings Washington’s Valley Forge struggles to life
I was on Republic TV in India on July 5, 2026, discussing the NATO summit in Turkey. I prerecorded my remarks, which Republic split into two parts. In the first part, I said: “Clearly, European nations feel they need NATO … Continue reading Vadum on TV discusses NATO summit
A divided federal appeals court ruled on July 2 that the Trump administration may not for the time being dismiss 19 career intelligence officers that the Biden administration directed to participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. A panel … Continue reading Appeals court sides with intelligence officers fired over DEI activities
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to uphold President Donald Trump’s firing of Shira Perlmutter, the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. The court did not explain the reasons behind its June 30 order in Blanche v. Perlmutter, but … Continue reading Supreme Court declines Trump’s request to fire Copyright Office chief
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up Apple’s bid to avoid being found in civil contempt in its legal battle with Epic Games after it was found to have violated a lower court’s order. U.S. District Judge Yvonne … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear Apple’s appeal of contempt finding in Epic Games lawsuit
I was on NewsX World in India on July 1, 2026, discussing U.S.-Iran peace talks and U.S. relations with NATO. I said I didn’t expect the talks that also encompass the Israel-Lebanon conflict and that are being mediated by Qatar, … Continue reading Vadum on TV in India talking about US-Iran peace talks
I was on Qnews, an English-language TV network in Egypt on July 1, 2026, discussing Iran and the continuing peace negotiations with the United States. I said Iran may be willing to drag out the negotiations until the U.S. midterm … Continue reading Vadum on Egyptian TV talking about US-Iran negotiations
I was on NewsX World in India on June 30, 2026, discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. I wrote a breaking news article on the … Continue reading Vadum on Indian TV discussing Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling
The Supreme Court concluded its current term on June 30 by invalidating President Donald Trump’s executive order that would have prevented the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from being deemed citizens at birth. In Trump v. Barbara, … Continue reading Key takeaways from Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court concluded its 2025–2026 term on June 30 after a series of landmark decisions impacting immigration, President Donald Trump’s agenda, and hot-button social issues. Among the top decisions were those rejecting Trump’s definition of birthright citizenship, upholding bans … Continue reading A look at the major Supreme Court decisions this term
The Supreme Court on June 30 struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from automatic birthright citizenship. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in the case, which is known as Trump … Continue reading Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 struck down federal limits restricting political parties from coordinating spending with candidates. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the court’s majority opinion in National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), which was the NRSC’s … Continue reading Supreme Court lifts limits on campaign spending in federal elections
A divided Supreme Court ruled on June 29 that states could count mail-in ballots received after Election Day as long as they were postmarked by then. The case, known as Watson v. Republican National Committee (RNC), focused on a challenge … Continue reading Key takeaways from Supreme Court ruling on late-arriving ballots
I was on Times Now in India four times in the past two weeks, mostly discussing the peace deal negotiated between the United States and Iran. On June 17 (June 18 in India), we discussed the newly signed memorandum of … Continue reading Vadum on Times Now talking Iran, Israel, Lebanon