Donald Trump said 600,000 Chinese students would be allowed into the U.S. to study at colleges amid ongoing trade talks with China. Speaking at the White House Monday, the president’s announcement signals a potential thaw in U.S.-China relations after escalating tariffs and restrictions on Chinese students. ‘I hear so many stories that we’re not going to allow their students,’ Trump ...
The House Oversight Committee took significant steps to widen its probe into Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, including subpoenaing the late pedophile’s estate. Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to attorneys representing Epstein’s estate, requesting a slew of documents by Sept. 8. ‘The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation ...
Walter Olson So far as I can see, Trump’s Executive Order today denouncing flag burning is a legal nothingburger. Under the Supreme Court’s 1989 decision in Texas v. Johnson, famously joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, the First Amendment does not permit laws generally banning burning or other desecration of the American flag. Trump can’t himself nullify or overturn that precedent ...
Matt Mittelsteadt In late July, the White House released its AI Action Plan. As I noted in part one of this series, policy has pivoted toward a much-needed emphasis on innovation while still striking a relatively balanced tone on risk management. These are welcome shifts. But they don’t excuse the Plan’s largest flaw: a push to combat so-called “AI ideological ...
After his home was raided by the FBI last week, former national security advisor John Bolton unleashed a blistering critique of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy, claiming it is marked by ‘confusion, haste and disarray.’ ‘Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine, Russia, several European countries, and America, Trump’s negotiations may be in ...
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a lawsuit over the Senate’s century-old ‘blue slip’ tradition that he says makes it ‘impossible’ for him to appoint a judge or U.S. attorney. Trump made the comments to reporters in the Oval Office while signing executive orders regarding the elimination of cashless bail policies. ‘We’re also going to be filing a lawsuit on ...
President Donald Trump vowed to sue over a Senate practice that allows a lawmaker to block his U.S. attorney and district court nominees, as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee stood firm against doing away with the tradition. Trump homed in on the ‘blue slip’ tradition in the Senate, which effectively gives Senate Republicans and Democrats the ability ...
President Donald Trump touted his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said the two would meet ‘someday’ — just before a summit at the White House with South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae Myung. During Trump’s first term in office, the president met with Kim on multiple occasions — including in Singapore in 2018, and then twice ...
Mike Fox As a former public defender, I represented hundreds of poor individuals relegated to cages, having never been convicted of a crime, not because they were dangerous but rather solely because they were poor. Money bail does nothing to protect public safety. It simply dictates that if you have money, you’re free to terrorize others, and if you’re poor, ...
Gen. Michael ‘Erik’ Kurilla, the military officer who oversaw the execution of the Iran strikes in June, has retired from military service and has handed over the reins following three years leading U.S. troops in the Middle East. Kurilla, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, became commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in 2022, and oversaw ...