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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing any new or existing layoffs in relation to the shutdown, saying the cuts were likely illegal. The Trump administration was using the shutdown to determine that “the laws don’t apply to them anymore,” California-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said during a hearing, and to pick and choose which parts of the government it wants to permanently eliminate. She called guidance that the Office of Management and Budget issued prior to the funding lapse instructing agencies to make reductions at programs that no longer have authorized funding “completely untrue.” The Trump…
See How Your Politicians Voted Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Vote Smart’s Synopsis: Vote to pass a bill that authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Highlights: …
A viral video shows a law enforcement officer dragging a young woman out of a car, pinning her to the ground and arresting her. Social media users described it as an Oct. 10 Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. A top Department of Homeland Security official said otherwise. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, an agency spokesperson, said the video doesn’t show ICE and is more than a year old. “Imagine being so desperate to demonize law enforcement you post a video from a burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago,” McLaughlin wrote Oct.…
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday got angry that he was asked to respond to the news that a judge granted a restraining order against a GOP House lawmaker, with Johnson saying he has more important things to concern himself with. When reporters asked Johnson whether he was concerned about Mills’ alleged behavior—allegations that span from acts of violence to threats of revenge porn—Johnson got angry rather than condemn his colleague. “Look, you have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He’s been a faithful colleague here. I know his work on the Hill. I don’t know all the details about…
Sun City, Arizona, has seven swimming pools, eight golf courses, and 40,000 residents. One thing it doesn’t have — children. Sun City is the country’s oldest active age-restricted retirement community. Conor Knighton sits down with a few of the residents to discuss their experience.
Melissa Lobos, the lead singer for the dissident band Cachitas Now!, performs at Ciudad de Gatos bar in La Plata, Argentina, on July 28, 2024. Karla Gachet hide caption toggle caption Karla Gachet This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre alive. Luciano Rombolá, host of the radio and digital program Cumbia de la Pura, calls Argentine cumbia “the tropical music of the end of the world.” He also says that the history of this cumbia phenomenon cannot be analyzed…
Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to allow customers to shop through ChatGPT, the retail giant announced Tuesday. “For many years now, eCommerce shopping experiences have consisted of a search bar and a long list of item responses. That is about to change,” Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement. “There is a native AI experience coming that is multi-media, personalized and contextual,” he added. “We are running towards that more enjoyable and convenient future with Sparky and through partnerships including this important step with OpenAI.” The company unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant, Sparky, earlier this…
Three hostages kneel in front of a camera, their hands tied behind their backs and their heads covered with black plastic bags that obscure their faces. Looming behind them is a group of bearded, glowering militants, dressed in tunics and turbans, some holding assault rifles.“We have one message for America,” the man standing in the middle says, with one hand resting on the shoulder of the kneeling figure in front of him, the other hand jabbing the air to emphasize his speech. To people of a certain age, this scene is immediately recognizable. The intense stares, the polemical script, the…
Washington — Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared open Wednesday to raising the bar for successfully challenging voting maps under a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, a decision that would weaken the landmark law and limit the consideration of race in the drawing of congressional districts.The high court appeared sharply divided in the long-running legal fight over Louisiana’s congressional map, which was before the justices for a second time Wednesday. The high court first heard arguments in March over whether Louisiana lawmakers relied too much on race when it crafted new House district lines last year. But the…
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: History appears to be repeating itself in Madagascar, a fuel blockade leads to chaos in Mali, and poverty rises in Nigeria even as GDP grows. Sign up to receive Africa Brief in your inbox every Wednesday. Sign up to receive Africa Brief in your inbox every Wednesday. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time. Enter your email Sign Up Loading… A powerful military unit has seized power…