The U.S. Justice Department has decided to fight a federal judge’s ruling that stripped Alina Habba—once a personal attorney to Donald Trump—of her authority as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. Last week, Chief Judge Matthew Brann ruled that Habba’s continued service as acting U.S. Attorney was unlawful, blasting the unusual steps taken to extend her …
A federal judge has ruled that Alina Habba, once a personal attorney to Donald Trump, was never lawfully appointed as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey — throwing her authority and months of prosecutions into doubt. The decision delivers a sharp blow to Trump’s Justice Department, which had attempted a series of procedural maneuvers to keep …
California’s Democratic leadership wasted no time this week, racing three redistricting bills through the state legislature in a whirlwind session that ended with Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. The move sets up a November showdown where voters will decide whether to bless new congressional maps aimed at netting Democrats five extra House seats. The maneuver is …
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a razor-thin 5–4 decision, has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to push forward with sweeping cuts to federal medical research funding tied to race, gender identity, and LGBT health. The ruling lifts a lower court’s block on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminating billions in research …
The race to fuel the world’s AI revolution just received a nuclear boost. CE-Ventures, the venture arm of Crescent Enterprises, has joined a heavyweight group of investors in a \$100 million Series B funding round for Aalo Atomics, a fast-rising US nuclear technology company. The round, led by Valor Equity Partners and joined by Fine …
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Dubai’s property market is no stranger to bold experiments, but Binghatti Capital is raising the bar with a move that blends real estate ambition with financial innovation. The asset management arm of Binghatti Group is rolling out a \$1 billion Shariah-compliant investment platform, with private credit sitting firmly at its core. At the heart of …
A federal court has delivered a sweeping rebuke to Mississippi’s system of electing state supreme court justices, ruling that the map in place for nearly four decades strips Black voters of fair representation. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock struck down the map that has governed elections for the nine-member court since 1987, finding it violates …
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A federal judge has struck down Mississippi’s decades-old election map for state supreme court races, ruling that it weakens the political power of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock in Greenville, sided with Black residents who challenged the map, which has remained …
The sight of uniformed troops patrolling Washington, D.C. has reignited an old American question: how much military muscle can a president flex on domestic soil? President Donald Trump, pointing to what he calls a crime crisis in the capital, summoned Washington’s National Guard earlier this month and leaned on Republican governors to send their own …
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Hampton Dellinger, once at the helm of a federal watchdog agency until Donald Trump showed him the door, has resurfaced in private practice—this time as a litigation partner with Foley Hoag in Washington, D.C. The move marks the latest turn in a turbulent chapter for Dellinger, who led the U.S. Office of Special Counsel before …
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