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A defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the Pulitzer Prize Board is taking an unexpected and potentially risky turn for the president, as the board has formally demanded access to Trump’s psychological, medical, prescription, and tax records as part of the discovery process. The request marks a dramatic escalation in a case Trump…
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Pentagon Refuses to Release Full Video of Controversial ‘Double Tap’ Strike Amid Bipartisan Scrutiny
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth firmly rejected calls to publicly release the unedited video of a U.S. military “double tap” strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on September 2, amid growing congressional pressure and questions about the Trump administration’s escalating operations in the Caribbean. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday following a…
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In a striking show of congressional muscle, Republicans joined Democrats this month to hand President Donald Trump one of his most significant political defeats on national security, moving decisively to block any unilateral effort to scale back U.S. military commitments to Europe and NATO. The setback came with House passage of the National Defense Authorization…
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Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayoral race, NBC News projects, giving the party control of the office for the first time in nearly three decades. Higgins defeated Republican Emilio González, a businessman and former city manager endorsed by former President Donald Trump, securing 59% of the vote to González’s 41%. Higgins, a former…
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has secured a $779 million verdict in a wrongful death case, marking a significant legal victory for the family of Lewis Butler, a Florida security guard fatally shot during an armed robbery in 2023. A Gadsden County jury awarded $779,389,024.37 to Butler’s widow, Kimberly Butler, after finding that the internet…
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order classifying fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, as a weapon of mass destruction, citing the drug as a severe national security threat. Speaking on December 15, 2025, Trump vowed intensified action against trafficking networks responsible for the opioid crisis. “No bomb does what this is doing,” Trump…
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Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) has formally taken the first procedural step toward the potential impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, requesting a full investigation into what she described as unlawful and potentially impeachable conduct by the Cabinet official. In a press statement released December 11, Ramirez said she has asked House…
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Shares of major cannabis companies surged Friday following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to move toward easing long-standing federal restrictions on marijuana, a shift that could have significant legal and regulatory implications for the industry. According to a report by The Washington Post, Trump is expected to direct federal agencies to reclassify…
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The Leicestershire Law Society (LLS) has elected Chidinma Nwaigwe as its President for the 2025/2026 term, marking a historic milestone for the regional legal body. Nwaigwe becomes both the first Black female President of the Society and the youngest individual to hold the position since its founding more than 166 years ago. A dual-qualified lawyer,…
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 20 state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Tuesday December 9, 2025, challenging the Trump Administration’s unprecedented $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. The lawsuit claims the policy is unlawful, bypassing required rulemaking procedures and exceeding the authority granted to the executive branch under the Administrative…
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