Legal analyst Marcy Wheeler challenges Linda Greenhouse's optimistic reading of Chief Justice John Roberts' recent tariff opinion, arguing that Roberts' detailed paragraph cataloguing Trump's erratic tariff changes was not a sign of exasperation but rather a functional element of his Major Questions Doctrine analysis. Wheeler contends that while Roberts noted the capricious nature of Trump's tariff decisions, his ruling focused narrowly on whether Congress granted the executive such power—not on whether Trump's justifications were factually dishonest. Wheeler further argues that Roberts and the conservative majority have consistently ignored lower court factual findings that directly call out the administration's false pretenses, particularly in Shadow Docket rulings. Until Roberts begins affirming the judgments of district judges who are explicitly documenting the administration's pattern of deception and defiance of court orders, Wheeler concludes, claims of Roberts' exasperation with Trump remain premature.
President Donald Trump has ordered all US government agencies to stop using Claude and other Anthropic services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who earned his master's degree from Harvard University in 2013, has launched a sweeping campaign to cut military ties with the very elite universities where he was educated, denouncing them as bastions of "wokeness" and "wicked ideologies," The New York Times reported...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that his company has come to terms with the Defense Department for use of its models.
Key members of Congress are demanding a swift war powers resolution vote to restrain President Trump's military strikes on Iran, which were launched jointly with Israel without formal congressional authorization. Bipartisan legislators in both chambers — including Democrats and a small number of Republicans — argue the action is unconstitutional, as the Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war. Most Republican leaders, however, have backed Trump's decision, citing Iran's nuclear program and missile capabilities as justification. Even if a war powers resolution passed the narrowly divided Congress, it would likely be vetoed by Trump, making any such vote largely symbolic but still significant as a public record.
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The United States and Israel launched coordinated major military strikes against Iran on Saturday, targeting Revolutionary Guard facilities, air defense systems, missile sites, and members of Iran's leadership. Iranian state media reported at least 201 people killed, including at least 85 in a strike on a girls' school in southern Iran. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones targeting Israel and U.S. military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, though the U.S. military reported no American casualties and minimal base damage. President Trump urged the Iranian people to "take over your government," while Democrats criticized the action as unauthorized by Congress and Oman's foreign minister condemned the strikes as undermining ongoing nuclear negotiations.
“The President has unilaterally launched a war of choice against Iran without congressional authorization that is putting the lives of American troops on the line and risking a dangerous and costly regional conflict in the Middle East," Goodlander said, adding she is monitoring this situation.
The U.S. government, under President Trump, ordered all federal agencies to cease using products from AI firm Anthropic after the company sought to restrict Pentagon use of its AI tools, citing concerns over autonomous weapons and surveillance. This move followed Anthropic's refusal to allow its technology to be used in certain military applications, leading to a designation of the company as a supply chain risk to national security and escalating the dispute. Experts suggest this could hinder U.S. defense capabilities and benefit Chinese AI efforts, with negotiations possibly limited to a six-month window.
The article reports that President Donald Trump launched a joint US-Israel attack on Iran, resulting in significant casualties and destruction, including strikes near Iran’s Supreme Leader and a girls’ school in Minab. The operation was planned covertly and executed without congressional or UN authorization, with Trump claiming it aimed to eliminate imminent threats but lacking legal justification. Iran responded with missile strikes on US and Israeli targets, and the military buildup indicated preparations for a prolonged conflict, amid ongoing tensions over Iran’s nuclear program and regional influence.
Former Republican strategist Tim Miller expressed deep concern over the proposed merger involving Paramount-Skydance and its potential influence over major media outlets like HBO and CNN. He criticized the deal as an oligarchic manipulation, highlighting extensive debt financing from foreign countries and Trump's associates, which he said undermines democratic and capitalist principles. Miller also warned of implications for free speech and the rule of law, suggesting that federal oversight by the DOJ is unlikely due to political interference.
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