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World & Nation
Supreme Court Hands Trump Two Big Wins Via Emergency Ruling
President Donald Trump scored two big legal wins on Monday, with the
U.S. Supreme Court granting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
the ability to resume conducting “roving” arrests and raids in
California against suspected illegal immigrants.
Soon after, Justice John Roberts ruled the president can fire
Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter of the Federal Trade Commission.
Slaughter was one of two Democratic commissioners that Trump fired in
March — the other being Alvaro Bedoya; both legally challenged the move
initially, before Bedoya later dropped his case.
The Supreme Court’s immigration ruling reverses a temporary restraining
order issued by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong in
California’s central district last month. Frimpong’s ruling blocked ICE
from leaning on four factors when conducting arrests: race, ethnic
background, language, and location or employment.
Ex-Biden Aide Turns on Tlaib Over Israel Remarks
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is facing backlash for her remarks at a
pro-Palestinian conference, where she condemned both major parties for
backing Israel following military actions in Gaza. Former Biden
administration aide Yemisi Egbewole argued that she should have focused
more on issues concerning her constituents. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA)
has introduced a censure resolution against her.
Tlaib stated, "Outside of the decaying halls of the empire in
Washington, D.C., we are winning. They are scared." She added, "They
are scared. They send me videos and messages of people protesting in
front of their district offices, people showing up at their town halls,
and I was like, we’re not all related. Those are fellow Americans.
Maybe you should meet with them and listen."
Carter accused Tlaib of "vilifying her colleagues, endangering the lives of Jewish people, and celebrating terrorism."
Israel Takes Sole Responsibility for Qatar Strike
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office
announced on Tuesday that the strike in Doha targeting senior Hamas
figures was “a wholly independent Israeli operation.”
In its statement, the office emphasized:
“Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility.”
Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Qatar
Israeli fighter jets bombed Hamas leaders in Doha, the Qatari capital, as they met to discuss Donald Trump’s Gaza plan.
Explosions rang out as missiles tore into the headquarters of the
terror group in an attack that triggered outrage from the Qatari
government.
Early reports suggest that Mr Trump signed off on the attack, raising
questions about the red lines he is willing to cross to force Hamas to
agree to a deal and release hostages in Gaza.
Job Growth Through March Revised Down by 911K
The U.S. economy likely created 911,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months
through March than previously estimated, the government said Tuesday,
suggesting that job growth was already stalling before President Donald
Trump's aggressive tariffs on imports.
Economists had estimated that the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor
Statistics could revise the level of employment from April 2024 through
March 2025 down by between 400,000 and 1 million jobs. The level of
employment for the 12 months through March 2024 was downgraded by
598,000 jobs.
The reading is a preliminary estimate of the BLS' annual "benchmark"
revision to closely watched payrolls data. Once a year, the BLS
compares its non-farm payrolls data, based on monthly surveys of a
sample of employers, with a much more complete database of unemployment
insurance tax records, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
(QCEW) data.
Voters in sanctuary city make decision on mayor amid ICE crackdown resistance
Boston mayor faces voters while fighting ICE over federal 'mass deportation efforts' in Massachusetts
Voters in New England's most populous city are casting ballots Tuesday
in a mayoral election amid a new crackdown by Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) in Massachusetts.
The voting comes as Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, who's
seeking re-election to a second four-year term, is pushing back against
federal immigration enforcement in the city.
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Sunday that "ICE
launched 'Patriot 2.0' to target the worst of the worst criminal
illegal aliens living in the state of Massachusetts, following the
success of Operation Patriot in May."
LAPD ends Kamala Harris security after union backlash over elite officer use: report
A specialized unit with the Los Angeles Police Department is no longer
providing former Vice President Kamala Harris security, according to a
new report.
Officers with LAPD’s Metropolitan Division, which falls under the
police department’s special operations group, stepped in to provide
Harris with security after President Donald Trump yanked Harris’
security detail in August, The New York Times reported.
But that protection ended on Saturday following backlash from the
LAPD's union, The Los Angeles Police Protective League. The union
called the arrangement "nuts," arguing that "LA taxpayers should not be
footing the bill for this ridiculousness."
United States Court of Appeals Denies Petition Against Attorney General Pam Bondi
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has denied a
petition for review from Philip Myers, upholding a Board of Immigration
Appeals (BIA) decision that denied his motion to reopen removal
proceedings.
The ruling, filed on September 8, 2025, affirms that Myers, a native of Liberia, was lawfully removed from the United States.
The case centered on several arguments by Myers, including a claim of
derivative citizenship from his adoptive mother, who became a
naturalized U.S. citizen in 2004. Myers contended that he was in his
mother's custody at the time and thus should be considered a citizen.
FBI, DOT launch probes into killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on NC train: ‘Stay tuned’
The FBI and Department of Transportation are both probing the fatal
stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina train
last month, the agencies said Monday.
“The FBI has been investigating the Charlotte train murder from day one,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X. “Stay tuned.”
Federal Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy added in a post, “I stand
firm with President Trump’s message of zero tolerance for criminality,
especially on our federal DOT funded public transportation.
“The FBI has been investigating the Charlotte train murder from day one,” FBI Director Kash Patel tweeted Monday. “Stay tuned.”
Charlotte’s mayor underplays murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zaruska – when city is to blame
In her response to the murder of Iryna Zarutska on a light-rail train
in Charlotte, North Carolina, the city’s mayor demonstrated the mindset
that allowed the heinous act to happen in the first place.
The mayor, Vi Lyles, called the murder of the young Ukraine refugee
woman “a tragic situation that sheds light on problems with society
safety nets related to mental health care.”
This is euphemistic prattle. What Lyles calls “a tragic situation” was
a gruesome crime, and lack of “society safety nets” must be her way of
admitting that Charlotte serially failed to confine a deranged repeat
offender so he couldn’t continue to menace the public.
Biden’s autopen scandal is nothing short of a coup — and the culprits need to be held accountable
Just months ago, a travesty was taking place in the nation’s capital as the Biden administration drew to a close.
On his way out the door, President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of more than 4,000 federally incarcerated offenders.
Only it wasn’t Biden issuing the record-shattering number of commutations — it was his autopen.
The autopen’s last-minute pardons and commutations weren’t approved by the Justice Department:
