A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump‘s administration must maintain custody of illegal immigrants deported to South Sudan in case he rules the removals unlawful and they must be transferred back to the U.S. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts issued the ruling Tuesday night after lawyers for illegal immigrants from Myanmar and […]
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Poland orders Russian consulate in Krakow closed after blaming Kremlin for 2024 arson
Polish officials ordered the closure of Russia’s consulate in Krakow on Monday after an investigation concluded that Moscow was responsible for a 2024 arson that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski announced the closure on Monday and also remarked on the matter during a visit to the U.K. It came […]
Federal judge orders NC to certify Supreme Court election results with Democrat leading
A federal judge on Monday ordered the North Carolina elections board to certify results showing Democrat Allison Riggs as the winner of the state Supreme Court race against Republican Jefferson Griffin, ruling that thousands of contested ballots in the November contest must remain in the final count. U.S. District Judge Richard Myers – who was […]
Ukrainian court orders detention of ex-deputy head of President’s Office during corruption probe
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court on May 5 ordered former deputy head of the President’s Office Andrii Smyrnov into pretrial detention until May 22 as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged large-scale corruption, according to a Suspilne correspondent present in the courtroom. The court granted prosecutors’ request in part, setting bail at Hr 18 million […]
Trump signs education-focused executive orders on AI, school discipline, accreditation, foreign gifts and more
President Donald Trump signed multiple Executive Orders relating to education Wednesday afternoon, with several tied to the theme of returning meritocracy back to the education system. The orders, seven in total, included actions to integrate artificial intelligence into K-12 school curricula, reforms to school discipline and accreditation guidelines, requirements related to the disclosure of foreign […]
US judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America
A U.S. federal judge on April 22 ordered the Trump administration to restore all employees and contractors at Voice of America (VoA), saying the administration’s efforts to dismantle the outlet likely violated U.S. law. As part of his administration’s wide-reaching funding cuts, U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to gut the U.S. Agency for Global […]
Ukraine orders troops to cease fire, document Russian violations after Putin declares ‘Easter truce,’ BBC Russia reports
Ukrainian troops were ordered to cease firing on Russian positions shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an “Easter truce” on April 19, a senior Ukrainian military officer told the BBC’s Russia service. Putin earlier said he ordered a temporary ceasefire on Easter weekend, halting all military action from 6 p.m. Moscow time on April […]
Trump orders military to take control of federal land at southern border
The U.S. military will take control of a strip of federal land that spans three states along the southern border in an effort to stem illegal immigration, a memorandum Friday by President Donald Trump said. The memorandum, “Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions,” directs the secretaries of […]
Trump orders all Biden-era US attorneys to be fired: ‘We must clean house immediately’
President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to fire all U.S. attorneys left over from the Biden administration. “We must “clean house” IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.” America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT BEGINS TODAY!” Terminating U.S. attorneys from previous administrations is generally standard […]
Zelensky orders report on Ukrainian programmes affected by Trump’s foreign aid freeze
President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a report on U.S.-funded projects in Ukraine affected by President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance, he said during his evening address on Jan. 28. U.S. President Donald Trump suspended all U.S. foreign aid programs for 90 days in an executive order signed on his day of inauguration, Jan. 20, […]
Suspilne: Washington orders USAID to suspend projects and funding in Ukraine
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), one of the largest official aid agencies in the world, has been told to stop projects in Ukraine following a 90-day foreign aid freeze imposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukrainian media Suspilne reported, citing sources in the agency, on Jan. 26. The sweeping directive took immediate […]
CNN presidential historian claims Trump fulfilled ‘promise to be a dictator on day one’ with executive orders
CNN presidential historian Timothy Naftali suggested President Trump succeeded in being a “dictator on day one” of his presidency, based on his actions on Inauguration Day. Naftali reacted to the news the president would sign more than 200 executive orders on his first day, a record-breaking number. “He has decided to make good on his […]