By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge ruled on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration had unlawfully directed the firing of thousands of federal workers, but he did not order their reinstatement, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco stuck by his preliminary conclusion in the case…
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed the legality of President Donald Trump seeking a third term in office during an interview on The View this week. The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bars any individual from being elected president more than twice, a restriction that applies to Trump even though his two terms are…
By Dan Gooding is a Newsweek reporter based in New York City. His focus is reporting on immigration and border security. He has covered immigration issues extensively, including the root causes of migration to the U.S., its impact on border communities and responses around the country. Dan joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent and…
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and — some months prior — to Los Angeles in an effort he says is aimed at reducing crime. The president has also said he intends to send military personnel to Chicago, despite a California federal judge ruling last week that the…
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said the Court is “not deciding cases based on the president” currently in office, amid concerns that the justices are protecting President Donald Trump. Brett Baier, host of Fox News‘ Special Report with Bret Baier, put to Barret during a recent interview that “the left is saying that this…
In a major victory for the Donald Trump administration, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, that 19 mostly Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., could not pursue their lawsuit challenging the dismissal of nearly 25,000 recently hired federal employees. The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that the states lacked standing…
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As a judge considers arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys over whether delusional beliefs about the legal system are enough to keep a South Carolina prisoner from being executed, the inmate himself decided to weigh in with his own handwritten legal papers. Just weeks before Steven Bixby was set to die…
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett reacted to President Donald Trump‘s second term in office in a new interview with journalist Bari Weiss. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email. Why It Matters Barrett was appointed to the High Court by Trump at the end of his first term in office….
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. What do ordinary Chinese think of US rivalry and Russian, North Korean allies? Americans tend to believe that China wants to create a new world order to knock the…