Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Keep 2 Billion in Foreign Aid Frozen
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Supreme Court to weigh Mexican government's suit against U.S. gunmakers
The Supreme Court is set to consider the Mexican government's effort to hold U.S. gun companies accountable for violence involving trafficked firearms.CBS News - 2d -
How Supreme Court's affirmative action decision is affecting college admissions
It's been nearly two years since the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the use of race in college admissions, ending affirmative action in higher education. Rose Horowitch, writer for The Atlantic, ...CBS News - 2d -
Mexico's fight against US gunmakers heads to Supreme Court
Mexico accuses US firms of practices that help arm gangs, but the US gun trade association denies wrongdoing.BBC News - 1d -
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco on EPA water discharge rules
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules for the city of San Francisco under the Clean Water Act are overly vague, siding with the city after it ...The Hill - 1d -
Supreme Court poised to deny Mexico's lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
The case concerns a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government against gun companies seeking accountability for gun violence epidemic.NBC News - 1d -
US supreme court weakens rules on discharge of raw sewage into water supplies
Ruling by the court, which has a Republican super majority, undermines the 1972 Clean Water Act. The US supreme court has weakened rules on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Behind Mexico's Supreme Court arguments against U.S. gunmakers
Justices in the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of Mexico's arguments to hold U.S. gun companies accountable for its country's violence. CBS News' Jan Crawford reports.CBS News - 1d -
Supreme Court Deals Blow to E.P.A. in Dispute Over Federal Water Rules
The 5-to-4 decision is the latest setback for the agency and could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution offshore.The New York Times - 1d -
Supreme Court battle spotlights guns trafficked from US into Mexico
In a historic case, the Supreme Court is considering whether American gun manufacturers can be held liable for gun violence in Mexico.ABC News - 1d -
Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for EPA to police sewage discharges
The Supreme Court's decision is the latest in which conservative justices have reined in pollution control efforts.CBS News - 1d -
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Mexico’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers
A majority of the justices seemed to question Mexico’s claim that it could prove a direct chain linking arms manufacturers to drug cartel violence.The New York Times - 1d -
Supreme Court steps into debate over where to store nuclear waste
The Supreme Court will consider a dispute over the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's license allowing thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste to be stored in West Texas.CBS News - 1d -
Supreme Court takes on dispute over nuclear waste storage sites
The Supreme Court will decide a high-stakes dispute over the storage of highly toxic nuclear waste at privately run U.S. facilities far from reactors.ABC News - 22h -
Supreme Court appears divided on offsite nuclear waste storage
The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday on the question of whether the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license private, temporary offsite storage of nuclear waste. In ...The Hill - 14h -
Supreme Court wrestles with dispute over nuclear waste storage in Texas
The case focuses on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of a project to store spent nuclear fuel at a remote site in southwest Texas.NBC News - 14h -
The coffee business keeping NBA star Jimmy Butler busy off the court
Jimmy Butler's 14-year career with the NBA has brought him to some of the country's biggest cities. Now, he's heading to San Francisco as one of the newest members of the Golden State Warriors. But ...CBS News - 4d -
Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groupsABC News - Feb. 19 -
Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum
At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?. Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments
Lawyers for the government had said it would miss a deadline to release more than $1.5 billion in payments for past aid work and sought a late intervention from the Supreme Court.The New York Times - 6d -
UK's international development minister quits after foreign aid cut
The British Cabinet minister responsible for international development has quit in the wake of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision earlier this week to ramp up defense spending by slashing the ...ABC News - 5d -
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.The New York Times - 2d -
DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World
Human rights organizations say the cuts have undermined years of global democracy-building and free-speech initiatives and put the lives of their staff at risk.Wired - 1d -
Von der Leyen: EU to disburse €3.5 billion in aid for Ukraine sooner
Yahoo News - Feb. 24 -
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Patch Lets Players Keep Pouring The Wine
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 hasn't even been out for a month yet, but the wildly successful game already has another patch ready to go from Warhorse Studios. Although there are a handful of crash ...GameSpot - Feb. 20 -
Netanyahu rails against the 'deep state' in tirade rejecting court-led probe into Oct. 7 attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against the “deep state” as he rejected the establishment of a court-appointed inquiry into the Hamas attacks.NBC News - 1d -
Trump’s red carpet for wealthy foreigners
‘Gold card’ visa plan intensifies the global battle to attract the super-richFinancial Times - Feb. 26 -
The Dark Heart of Trump’s Foreign Policy
The journalist Fareed Zakaria discusses the worldview emerging from Trump’s foreign policy decisions regarding Ukraine, Gaza, China and beyond.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump endorses Donalds in potential bid for Florida governor
President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) for Sunshine State governor in the case that the House Republican makes a bid for the role. "Byron Donalds would be a truly ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Judge Blocks Trump Bid to Ban DEI
A Maryland judge said the DEI directives by Trump likely violate the First Amendment.Inc. - Feb. 22 -
PayPal lays out strategy for Venmo to reach $2 billion in revenue in 2027
Facing competitors like Cash App, Zelle, and Apple Pay, PayPal is focused on expanding Venmo’s role in digital commerce.CNBC - Feb. 25 -
Honeywell beefs up energy security offerings with $2 billion Sundyne deal
Conglomerate adds pump-maker business to its Energy and Sustainability Solutions (ESS) unit.MarketWatch - 1d -
Trump courts rich immigrants
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump pitches ‘gold card’ to replace EB5 investor visa The Trump administration ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
U.S. and Israel reject Arab states' alternative to Trump's Gaza 'Riviera'
The United States and Israel have rejected a Gaza Strip reconstruction plan that sees the devastated enclave being fully rebuilt without displacing Palestinians, as envisioned under President ...NBC News - 20h -
Israelis bid farewell to Shiri Bibas and her 2 young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Tens of thousands of Israelis have lined highways holding flags, orange balloons and signs saying “forgive us” in an outpouring of grief as the bodies of a mother and her two small sons who were ...ABC News - Feb. 26 -
A German court sentences 2 Afghans to prison for plotting to attack the Swedish parliament
A German court has sentenced two Afghan men to several years in prison for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and killing lawmakers in response to the burning of copies of the QuranABC News - 6d -
US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office
Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel. The US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Supreme Court turns down chance to claw back abortion clinic buffer zones
The Supreme Court turned down an opportunity to overturn its precedent permitting buffer zones around abortion clinics over the objections of two of the court’s leading conservatives. In two ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing
The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing, as he seeks to obtain testing on evidence he ...The Hill - Feb. 24
