Efforts to impeach US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stalled on Tuesday after Republicans closed ranks around the embattled Pentagon chief to block a House vote on impeachment. The Republican-controlled US House voted on Tuesday to stall an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (REUTERS) Instead of holding a final vote, the House voted … Read more
The US Diversity Visa lottery for fiscal year 2027 will remain suspended after a federal appeals court blocked a lower court order directing the Trump administration to reopen the program, leaving prospective applicants uncertain about when they can register for the Green Card lottery. Complete breakdown of new H-1B and green-card changes. (AFP) The US … Read more
WASHINGTON — Chronically ill people on Medicaid won’t be bound by new work requirement rules that the latest Trump administration guidance requires in order to qualify for “medically frail” exemptions, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge blocks Trump administration’s Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston gave … Read more
A vehicle caught fire on southbound Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, on October 27. Fox News reported that the vehicle was a Tesla semi-truck. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the incident occurred shortly before 6 pm, which caused major traffic delays along one of the Bay Area’s busiest freeways. California Highway Patrol confirms electric … Read more
Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues/Image: Getty Images A federal judge has blocked further construction of border barriers in Texas’ Big Bend region after landowners and local groups warned that … Read more
The forest includes northern mixed hardwood, forested wetlands and meadows A Wisconsin family will continue to own and manage nearly 1,800 acres of forest in Langlade County after the state moved closer to securing a $1.6 million conservation easement on the property. The agreement would prevent the land from being developed while allowing timber production … Read more
US federal court blocks Trump administration’s four-year visa rule for international students, researchers, blocking Sept 15 implementation. In a major reprieve for international students, researchers, academics and foreign journalists, a US federal district court has blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would replace the longstanding ‘duration of status’ system with fixed … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway. The Supreme Court has blocked Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now as the 2026 midterms get underway. (Getty Images via AFP) The … Read more
Parts of the East Side look rural, with the loss of population creating what it called an “urban prairie” A Cleveland district that once had nearly 100,000 residents in the 1960s now has fewer than 20,000, leaving large areas with open green space that can resemble the countryside. The city is now trying to reverse … Read more
* Judge says no legitimate interest in asking applicants’ political beliefs US judge blocks Trump administration’s ‘loyalty’ question for job applicants * Ruling halts use of question adopted to implement a Trump executive order * More than 70,000 federal job postings included question, plaintiffs say By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Sept 11 – A federal judge … Read more