A federal judge in Manhattan has granted the U.S. Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts and related materials from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case, acting under a newly enacted federal law requiring greater public access to records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer’s ruling marks a significant, though measured, step toward fulfilling […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has waived the final $11 million portion of a civil penalty previously levied against Southwest Airlines for its massive operational breakdown during a severe winter storm in December 2022. The waiver affects part of a $35 million payment the airline owed to the U.S. Treasury under a 2023 settlement […]
A coalition of more than 230 environmental organizations has called for a national moratorium on new datacenters in the United States, reflecting intensifying concern over the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Groups like Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Food & Water Watch argue that datacenters — essential for AI, cloud computing, and cryptocurrencies […]
Overview & Key Points The article reports that China’s trade surplus has surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in the first 11 months of the year, driven by stronger exports to non-U.S. markets as firms work around sharply higher U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump. In November alone, China recorded a $111.68 billion monthly […]
A federal grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, delivered a significant setback to the Department of Justice on Thursday by declining to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on alleged mortgage fraud charges. The decision comes only ten days after a federal judge dismissed an earlier indictment—not on evidentiary grounds, but due to the unlawful […]
California has unveiled a new online reporting portal that allows the public to submit videos, photos, and other evidence of alleged misconduct by federal immigration agents. The move comes as the Trump administration intensifies nationwide enforcement operations targeting undocumented immigrants, prompting several states to pursue oversight and accountability measures of their own. Overview of the […]
The New York Times has filed a federal lawsuit against the Pentagon, challenging new credentialing rules implemented by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—rules that have effectively barred most mainstream news organizations from accessing the Department of Defense. The Times argues these policies violate constitutional protections and create a system where access to the nation’s military […]
Overview The FBI has arrested a suspect, identified as Brian Cole, for allegedly planting two pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters on January 5, 2021 — the night before the Capitol riot. The bombs never detonated, but the case became one of the most high-profile unsolved investigations […]
The Pentagon’s decision to grant exclusive access to a select group of hand-picked media outlets while denying entry to major mainstream news organizations marks one of the most significant shifts in U.S. defense press operations in modern history. The move comes at a highly sensitive moment: both chambers of Congress are examining potentially unlawful U.S. […]
The Pentagon’s decision to arm every national guard member deployed in Washington DC marks one of the most aggressive escalations of domestic military posture in modern U.S. history. Announced just days after an ambush shooting near the White House that left one guard member dead and another critically wounded, the directive represents a shift toward […]