Tensions are rising in the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo vessel was struck and damaged by a projectile within hours of Iran ordering ships to turn back.
The director of New York’s Medicaid program declined to commit to handing over assessment reports of the state’s fraud risk levels to Congress, more than three months after the congressional committee investigating its program controls requested the records. “New York has failed to provide certain information responsive to the committee’s letter,” Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), […]
The newly picked New York Democratic nominee for the House, Claire Valdez, has called for abolishing the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck and ultimately nationalizing the airline industry, positions that are likely to draw scrutiny as Democrats grapple with the rise of the party’s socialist wing. Valdez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated […]
The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the government may legally turn back asylum-seekers who are attempting to reach a port of entry before they hit U.S. soil, greenlighting a now-rescinded immigration policy that the Trump administration wants the right to potentially revive. The policy, called “metering,” began under former President Obama and ended [...]
Justices rule that federal law blocks state cases over label warnings on Roundup by people alleging it caused illnessUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has found in favor of the former Monsanto company in a ruling that is expected to block thousands of lawsuits filed by people alleging the key ingredient in the weed killer Roundup causes cancer.The decision was made in a 7-2 vote, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh offering the majority opinion and justice Ketanji Brown Jackson writing the dissenting opinion, joined by justice Neil Gorsuch. Continue reading...
Decision allows Trump administration to block migrants from entering US soil and the right to claim asylumUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe supreme court has given the Trump administration a green light to turn back asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, in a decision that fundamentally reshapes the US asylum system.The Trump administration has sought for years to block migrants from setting foot on US soil, where federal law guarantees them the right to claim asylum and protection from persecution. The ruling will allow that practice to resume, concluding a battle that has spanned three administrations. Continue reading...
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the southern border who haven't yet crossed into U.S. territory.Why it matters: The Court's decision resolves a years-long legal fight over a Border Patrol practice when there's limited bandwidth to process people at a port of entry.Driving the news: "An alien standing in Mexico does not 'arriv[e] in the United States' by attempting, and failing, to set foot in this country. An alien 'arrives in the United States' only when he crosses the border," Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion for Mullin v. Al Otro Lado.The turn away system, sometimes called metering, was first used by Customs and Border Protection under the Obama administration in 2016 to manage capacity at ports of entry during high waves of traffic. It was later expanded by the first Trump administration.These asylum seekers would then typically wait in Mexico until the ports' flow reduced and there was another opportunity to attempt to enter the country. But the policy still allowed people with valid travel documents to enter the country any time.The policy was overturned by a judge during the Biden administration.Zoom out: Lawyers representing Al Otro Lado, a non-profit legal services organization that aids migrants and means "the other side" in Spanish, failed to convince judges that immigration law bound agents to process all asylum seekers at these ports of entry. During oral arguments, Alito questioned attorneys about what it means to arrive in the U.S., which an explicit part of law on how someone can claim asylum in the U.S."Do you think someone who comes to the front door of a house and knocks at the door has arrived in the house?" Alito asked the advocates' attorneys, using an analog for the port of entry.The bottom line: "We had to go all the way to SCOTUS to vindicate the principle that an alien is not "in the United States" until he is, in fact, in the United States," James Percival, the Department of Homeland Security's General Counsel, said in a statement.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the government may legally turn back asylum-seekers who are attempting to reach a port of entry before they hit U.S. soil, greenlighting a now-rescinded immigration policy that the Trump administration wants the right to potentially revive. The policy, called “metering,” began under former President Obama and ended…