US President Donald Trump has been temporarily allowed to keep enforcing tariffs under emergency powers, just a day after a federal court ruled he had overstepped his authority by trying to impose sweeping tariffs on foreign goods.In a strongly-worded decision on Wednesday, the US court of international trade said that Trump unlawfully invoked emergency powers […]
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (Image: AP) A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month, even as the law’s constitutionality is deliberated. The Republican […]
A federal appeals court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration on Wednesday, allowing it to proceed with the dismissal of thousands of probationary federal employees. This overturns a previous court order in Baltimore that had required reinstatement.The court ruled that the employees’ terminations should be challenged through the federal employment process rather than […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a stronger international response after Russia launched a record-breaking 172 attack drones overnight, killing at least four people and injuring dozens in Dnipro and other Ukrainian cities.In a video address on social media platform X, Zelenskyy warned that these mass drone assaults, which included over 100 Shahed drones, have […]
Appeals court clears way for Elon Musk’s DOGE to keep operating at USAID A federal appeals court on Friday lifted an earlier ruling that had blocked Elon Musk‘s department of government efficiency (DOGE) from making further cuts to the US agency for international development (USAID). The lawsuit, one of the first directly targeting Musk, alleged […]
Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an order barring US President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely invoked wartime law.In a 2-1 decision, the US […]
