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Sean Penn Will Direct a New Drama About a Police Officer Who Defended the Capitol on Jan. 6
Sean Penn has signed on to write and direct a Warner Bros. drama about a police officer who responded to…
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Supreme Court Shuts the Courthouse Door on Victims Suing U.S. Companies That Help Dictators Persecute Them
In a 6-3 ruling in Cisco Systems v. Doe, the Supreme Court barred new lawsuits under the Alien Tort Statute,…
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GOP Senator Tillis Slams Trump DOJ Over Reflecting Pool Prosecution Amid Jan. 6 Pardons
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is questioning why the Trump DOJ is threatening 10-year sentences over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage…
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Senators Move to Freeze 75% of Hegseth’s Travel Budget Until the Pentagon Releases Its Iran School Strike Report
A bipartisan group of senators added an NDAA provision freezing up to 75% of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds…
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Appeals Court Clears Trump to Fast-Track Deportations Nationwide
A divided 2-1 D.C. Circuit panel lifted a block on the Trump administration’s expanded fast-track deportations, letting officers remove people…
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Senate Votes 50-48 to Rebuke Trump’s War Powers on Iran as Four Republicans Cross the Aisle
The Senate voted 50-48 to advance a non-binding war powers resolution on Iran, with Republicans Cassidy, Collins, Paul, and Murkowski…