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South Korea's acting president thanks court for restoring his powers and says he'll attend to the most urgent matters
South Korea's acting president thanks court for restoring his powers and says he'll attend to the most urgent mattersABC News - 5d -
Trump Invoked the Alien Enemies Act to Speed Up Deportations: What to Know
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due process.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and how is Trump using it?
President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.CBS News - 2d -
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and how is Trump using it?
President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.CBS News - 16h -
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations under Alien Enemies Act
President Trump invoked the wartime Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members earlier this month.CBS News - 13h -
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations under Alien Enemies Act
President Trump invoked the wartime Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members earlier this month.CBS News - 13h -
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and how is Trump using it?
President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.CBS News - 16h -
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations under Alien Enemies Act
President Trump invoked the wartime Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members earlier this month.CBS News - 13h -
South Korea’s constitutional court restores PM as acting president
Move comes ahead of hotly anticipated ruling on impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law bidFinancial Times - 5d -
South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’
A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread again. Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever ...The Guardian - 3d -
Democrats ask Trump to remove Patel as acting ATF director
A group of Democrats are calling on President Trump to remove FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Fourteen Democratic ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act in mass deportation effort
President Trump invoked the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 on Saturday, fulfilling a campaign promise and GOP party platform point by initiating a concerted effort to remove Venezuelan ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
What is the Alien Enemies Act Trump invoked to speed deportations?
President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people from countries deemed foreign adversaries, including targeting cartels as ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
Trump calls for impeachment of judge who blocked Alien Enemies Act deportations
In a social media post, President Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who ordered the halting of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports on how ...NBC News - Mar. 18 -
South Korea’s Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after court strikes down impeachment
The ruling is the latest twist in months of political turmoil since suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration last year. South Korea ’s constitutional court has ruled against the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Judge expands temporary block on Trump's plan to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target a Venezuelan gang he accused of "unlawfully infiltrating" the United States.NBC News - Mar. 15 -
Legal expert on how Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act compares to past cases
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to justify deporting Venezuelan immigrants, claiming an "invasion" of gang-affiliated individuals. The law, passed in 1798, has only been used three ...CBS News - Mar. 17 -
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a ...NBC News - Mar. 17 -
Law professor speaks on legality of deportations under Trump invoking Alien Enemies Act
Professor of law at Georgetown University David Super speaks with NBC News' Gadi Schwartz about President Trump's invoking of the Alien Enemies Act and the legality of the deportations used under it.NBC News - Mar. 18 -
Trump deflects on deportation order invoking Alien Enemies Act: 'Other people handled it'
President Trump on Friday deflected when asked if he signed the order to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law, to deport Venezuelan migrants allegedly linked to the Tren de ...The Hill - 6d -
Appeals court denies Trump admin request to temporarily resume Alien Enemies Act deportations
A federal appeals court today denied the administration's bid to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's order banning it from using the president's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport ...NBC News - 2d -
South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting president
South Korea’s Constitutional Court reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s powers on Monday, the latest twist in the country’s recent turbulent politics.NBC News - 5d -
South Korea's Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president as court strikes down his impeachment
Han's impeachment was dismissed in a 5-1 vote by the court's eight justices, while two justices rejected the motion entirely, according to local media.CNBC - 5d -
Keir Starmer’s Trump act is politically damaging but necessary
Maintaining ambiguity about the US president and Nato could make the government seem deludedFinancial Times - 4d -
Swamp Notes: Why Democrats can’t get their act together
President Trump is transforming the US at lightning speed. Democrats are struggling to keep up.Financial Times - Mar. 22 -
Trump invokes wartime act, orders deportation of suspected Venezuelan gangs
President Trump's extraordinary order is breathtaking in its scope and has little precedent in U.S. history.CBS News - Mar. 15 -
Trump picks acting CDC director Susan Monarez to lead the agency
President Donald Trump has selected Susan Monarez as his new nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.NBC News - 4d -
Infantino’s $1bn prize: act of commercial disruption disguised as benevolence | Barney Ronay
Fifa president’s talk of the Club World Cup promoting access and equity is simply double-think to disguise another land grab. It takes a while for the voice to emerge from the background haze, a ...The Guardian - 11h -
Infantino’s $1bn prize: act of commercial disruption disguised as benevolence | Barney Ronay
Fifa president’s talk of the Club World Cup promoting access and equity is simply double-think to disguise another land grab. It takes a while for the voice to emerge from the background haze, a ...The Guardian - 11h -
Trump calls to impeach judge who ordered halt to Alien Enemies Act deportations
President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning as the United States tries to mediate a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine.NBC News - Mar. 18 -
What is the Alien Enemies Act that Trump plans on using to deport migrants to Guantanamo Bay?
Multiple U.S. officials familiar with President Trump's immigration plans say he will invoke a 227-year-old wartime law to authorize the deportation of some migrants as soon as Friday. This would ...CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants
Presidents are given the extraordinary power by the 227-year-old law to order the arrest, detention and deportation of noncitizens who are 14 years or older and come from countries staging an ...CBS News - Mar. 15 -
CIA director: 'No assessment' US at war with Venezuela amid use of Alien Enemies Act
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency has “no assessment” that the U.S. is at war with Venezuela, a comment that comes as President Trump has invoked war powers to deport migrants from the ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats reintroduce CROWN Act to ban hair discrimination
Democrats have reintroduced federal legislation to ban hair discrimination. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) reintroduced the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, or CROWN ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Tories say rights act should not apply to deportations
Kemi Badenoch previously criticised how some foreign criminals and illegal migrants were using the act.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Europe, Canada retaliate as Trump tariffs on metals take effect
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said in a statement that the EU "must act to protect consumers and business."ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Trump urged to appoint special envoy to China
Senator Steve Daines offers to act as intermediary in effort to secure meeting with President Xi JinpingFinancial Times - Mar. 13 -
What Is Tren de Aragua?
A gang with roots in a Venezuelan prison, the criminal group was at the center of President Trump’s order invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.The New York Times - Mar. 16 -
Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Department of Education
President Trump has taken aim at the Department of Education, but shutting down the department entirely would require an act of Congress.CBS News - Mar. 20 -
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members
President Trump invoked the wartime Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members earlier this month.CBS News - 15h