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Americans Stuck in Gaza Sue the U.S. for Leaving Them “Trapped in a War Zone”

Salsabeel ElHelou, an American citizen stuck in Gaza, wakes up everyday and checks that her three children are still breathing. In August, an Israeli airstrike shredded her teenage son’s back — leaving…

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What to Know About the Debt Ceiling Debate at the Center of the Government Shutdown Saga

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government shutdown. President-elect Donald Trump has demanded…

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Syria: What Comes Next?

The unexpected toppling this weekend of the Assad regime by rebel forces brought a swift end to Syria’s 13-year uprising-cum-civil war and over half a century of authoritarian rule. Syrians around the…

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Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments Over Potential U.S. TikTok Ban

(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese…

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Police Raid Pro-Palestine Students’ Home in FBI-Led Graffiti Investigation

In the early morning hours of November 7, more than 12 police officers showed up outside at an address in Springfield, Virginia, knocked, broke down the door, and raided the family home…

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Trump Sues Des Moines Register and Pollster Ann Selzer, Alleging ‘Election Interference’

President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising…

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ABC Agrees to Give $15 Million to Trump’s Presidential Library to Settle Defamation Lawsuit

NEW YORK — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had…

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Biden Faces Last-Minute Push to Clear Death Row Before Trump Restarts Executions

Five days before Joe Biden was sworn in as President and effectively stopped federal executions, the Trump Administration executed its 13th federal inmate, Dustin Higgs. Higgs was sentenced to die by lethal…

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The Intercept’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Advances on Claim It Removed Reporters’ Bylines

In an order on Friday, a federal court rejected OpenAI’s effort to toss a lawsuit filed by The Intercept over using its journalists’ work to train ChatGPT without permission or credit. One…

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