Donald Trump and “first buddy” Elon Musk aren’t even formally in power yet, but they already appear to be chafing at the spending constraints Congress could place on them. So political and economic observers might be wise to familiarize themselves with the wonky concept of “impoundment,” which concerns what happens when Congressionally appropriated money simply…
On Monday afternoon at N.W.T. Supreme Court, a Yellowknife man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in 2021. Bradley Storm Beaulieu, 26, appeared virtually from a prison in Alberta to enter the plea. Justice Louise Charbonneau explained to Beaulieu this means he gives up his right to trial and that he accepts that the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to keep alive a class-action lawsuit accusing Nvidia of misleading investors about its dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency. The justices heard arguments in the tech company’s appeal of a lower-court ruling allowing a 2018 suit led by a Swedish…
President-elect Donald Trump is moving aggressively on mass deportation, installing two of the most strident anti-immigrant voices in his circle in key positions. Their selection sets the stage for the administration to take the hardest possible line on Trump’s signature issue: vastly reducing the number of immigrants in this country. What’s coming will be ugly….
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his sweeping victory in the US presidential election, setting the tone for a geopolitical rematch between the two most powerful leaders in the world. Xi told Trump on Thursday that China and the US would “benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation”, official news agency Xinhua reported….
The U.S. election is in full swing, with the outcome hanging in the balance between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in this razor-tight race. As the battle for the White House enters its final stretch, the possibility of both candidates claiming victory on November 5 has set off a wave of “what ifs.” US Vice…
Michael Moore wants President Joe Biden to leave the White House a “hero.” According to the renowned filmmaker, the president ought to take advantage of “full immunity” and pass a “bucket list” of reforms in his last 100 days in office. “With a simple stroke or two of your presidential pen, you can make life…
Oct. 7 (UPI) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lower court’s ruling that says the state’s near-total abortion ban was unconstitutional, according to news reports. Last Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney’s ruling said Georgia’s abortion law was unconstitutional, which then temporarily allowed the medical procedure to be performed even…
The pool of foreign judges available to sit on cases before Hong Kong’s top court is shrinking. The latest departure, by a British judge, is the fifth this year. Only six remain. This time, there was no controversy over the judge not renewing his three-year contract. Nicholas Phillips said his decision was “personal, not political”….
A federal judge in Georgia declined to block Biden’s second attempt at broader debt relief. Instead, the judge ordered the case to be transferred to a federal court in Missouri. It could signal a lifeline for 30 million borrowers waiting for student-loan forgiveness. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…