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Federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship ban for all infants, testing lower court powers
Justice Department had planned to begin enforcing the landmark immigration policy as early as July 27
A federal judge in New Hampshire blocked President Donald Trump's
executive order banning birthright citizenship and granted nationwide
class certification status to all infants impacted by the order on
Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante said that he will issue a written
ruling by the end of the day further explaining his decision. The
injunction also narrows down the scope of the class to infants,
removing parents from the case.
In his order, LaPlante ruled that deprivation of citizenship, as held
by the 14th Amendment, and changes in longstanding policy would create
"irreparable harm."
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 in Blow to Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that states can deny Medicaid
funding to Planned Parenthood. This decision impacts access to
essential healthcare for low-income patients and limits the
organization’s ability to provide non-abortion medical services.
Critics have warned it could reduce healthcare options for vulnerable
communities.
In 2018, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster tried to cut Medicaid
funding for Planned Parenthood, arguing public funds shouldn’t support
abortion providers. Planned Parenthood sued, saying Medicaid recipients
have the legal right to choose their healthcare providers.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic President and CEO Paige Johnson said,
"Today's decision is a grave injustice that strikes at the very bedrock
of American freedom and promises to send South Carolina deeper into a
health care crisis. Twice, justices of this Court denied to even hear
this case because Gov. McMaster's intent is clear: weaponize
anti-abortion sentiment to deprive communities with low incomes of
basic health care."
Red Sea panic as Houthi rebels launch devastating attack on cargo ship
The Houthis rebels continued an hourslong attack on Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea on Tuesday.
The Greek-owned Eternity C "remains surrounded by small craft and is
under continuous attack," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations
center said on Tuesday.
This comes after the Iran-backed Yemenite group sunk another
Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier, Magic Seas, by launching
missiles and explosive-carrying drone boats in the contentious maritime
region Sunday.
The cargo was heading northward to the Suez Canal when men in small
boats and bomb-carrying drones began the assault on Monday night.
Iran says it can strike the US and Israel for two years. Does it really have that power?
Even amid a fragile ceasefire, Iran continues to warn the United States
and Israel that it retains the ability to inflict serious damage if
provoked.
Iranian officials have declared the country can sustain daily missile
strikes for two years — a claim drawing increasing scrutiny from
military experts and Western intelligence analysts.
"Our armed forces are at the height of their readiness," said Major
General Ebrahim Jabbari of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC), speaking to the semi-official Mehr News Agency. "The
warehouses, underground missile bases, and facilities we have are so
enormous that we have yet to demonstrate the majority of our defense
capabilities and effective missiles."
But intelligence analysis suggests Iran's claims mask serious losses.
6 Secret Service Agents Suspended Over Trump Butler Shooting
Six Secret Service agents were suspended for failures
involving the assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump last
July in Butler, Pennsylvania, it was reported.
A Department of Homeland Security review of the shooting found that a
series of law enforcement breakdowns created an environment that left
Trump exposed to a would-be assassin, ABC News reported Wednesday night.
"The Secret Service does not perform at the elite levels needed to
discharge its critical mission," the independent report found,
according to ABC News.
John Kerry admits Trump was 'right' on border, says he told Biden that Democrats missed on immigration
Democrats let border come 'under siege,' Kerry admits
Former President Biden's climate czar John Kerry admitted during an
interview on Thursday that President Donald Trump was "right" about the
border and Democrats had let it fall under siege.
"The first thing any president should say, any president, or anybody in
public life, is, without a border protected, you don't have a nation —
I believe that. If you're going to define your nation, you have to have
a border that means something," Kerry said during an interview on BBC's
"Reflections" podcast. "We have a system. I wish President Biden had
been heard more often saying, 'I'm going to enforce the law.'"
Kerry served as former President Barack Obama's Secretary of State and
was also the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, losing to George
W. Bush. BBC correspondent James Naughtie said during the discussion
that Trump would likely point at Kerry's remarks and declare he was
right about the issue.
Epstein files ‘destroyed’ by Biden administration: Rep. Burchett
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., believes the Jeffrey Epstein files no
longer exist and could’ve been destroyed by someone. He went so far as
to accuse the Biden administration of destroying the files
Burchett, who predicted Americans would never learn the truth about the
convicted sex offender, joined “On Balance” to discuss his thoughts on
the Department of Justice and FBI’s findings that there’s no “client
list” to be disclosed and that Epstein died by suicide.
“I think the files existed at one time,” Burchett said. “I think they
were destroyed in the previous administration. And I think if they’d
ever had anything on Trump, it would have been out day one under the
Biden administration.”
Burchett echoed speculation that “very prominent people,” including
Hollywood elites and world leaders, were on the “client list.”
Ketanji Brown Jackson gets put "in her place" by justices: Scott Jennings
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been getting "dressed
down" and "put in her place" in recent orders from the High Court,
former George W. Bush adviser Scott Jennings said Wednesday night.
Newsweek reached out to the Supreme Court via email for comment.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an 8-1 ruling to which Jackson
countered in a blistering dissent, calling out the court for allowing
President Donald Trump to take a "wrecking ball" to the federal
government after it cleared the way for his administration to implement
mass layoffs.
Jackson, nominee of former Democratic President Joe Biden, was recently
ripped by fellow Justice Amy Coney Barrett in another ruling related to
birthright citizenship.
John Brennan: 'Clueless' About Reason for FBI Probe
Former CIA Director John Brennan said he's "clueless" as to why a
criminal investigation was opened against him for his role in the
debunked Trump-Russia collusion case.
According to reports this week, the FBI launched criminal probes into
Brennan and former FBI director James Comey for statements they made
before Congress related to alleged election interference by the
Russians before the 2016 presidential election.
"Quite frankly, I don't know what is true," Brennan told MSNBC on
Wednesday. "There's so many things that get out into the media
bloodstream, and it's interesting that it was, I think, Fox News and
the New York Post that are reporting things like this. So, I don't know
whether or not there's any validity to it."
Federal judge deems former Chicago alderman accused of bribery unfit for trial
76-year-old ex-alderman's health conditions deemed incompatible with courtroom proceedings in federal bribery case
A federal judge ruled that a 76-year-old former Chicago alderman
accused of bribery and lying to the FBI is unfit for trial, saying it
would have an "adverse effect" on her health.
Carrie Austin was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2021 "for
allegedly conspiring to receive home improvements from construction
contractors seeking city assistance for a development project" in her
Far South Side ward, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern
District of Illinois said at the time.
Austin, who spent nearly 30 years on the Chicago City Council before
resigning in 2023, pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to
Fox32 Chicago. Her attorneys argued that the trial, scheduled for
November 2025, should be postponed indefinitely as Austin was dealing
with serious health problems such as chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, heart ailments and cancer, the station added.
STEVE MOORE: Trump just scored the biggest conservative victory in three decades
Legislation ends EV mandates and strengthens work requirements for welfare recipients while averting $4 trillion tax increase
Everyone knows that the "big, beautiful" tax bill signed into law on
the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It
also averts a $4 trillion tax increase starting next year. That's
enough reason to heartily celebrate.
But what isn't well known is that this new law doesn't just change tax
policy. It includes dozens of other long-sought policy goals – what I
call "hidden gems." Here is a list of some of the major policy
victories:
The law is the most aggressive federal advancement of school choice by
allowing low-income parents to direct education dollars to private,
charter or Catholic schools that are better for their kids.
Miranda Devine: Susie Wiles brings calm to Trump admin — helping the president rack up wins
Donald Trump calls her the “Ice Maiden.” But in person, the very
private White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is warm and hospitable
— as long as you don’t cross her. She didn’t become the most powerful
woman in the world without a determined glint in her eye that can
silence the most spirited cabinet member.
Wiles, 68, has brought a sense of order and calm to Trump’s second
presidency, which has given him the space to notch up wins at breakneck
speed.
In a rare interview on our new podcast, “Pod Force One,” she explained how she does it.
“I gave a piece of advice to myself when I started this job,” she told
us this week in her large, sunny office in the West Wing, down the hall
from the Oval Office.
“I am the chief of staff. I’m not the chief of Donald Trump.”
