Jury-free trials recommended by senior judge to save courts from ‘collapse’
A senior judge recommends a shake-up of the system, but some barristers argue juries are essential for fair justice.
Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill ‘science fair’
On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it. (Image credit: Scott Neuman)
Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume
The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now. (Image credit: Ronaldo Schemidt)
Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume
The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now. (Image credit: Ronaldo Schemidt)
Warren lays out her own framework for crypto market structure
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday plans to lay out her own “principles” for legislation creating regulatory rules of the road for the digital assets market. Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee and a vocal critic of the crypto industry, is offering up her framework in contrast to the principles put forward…
Senate GOP gears up for test on Trump’s DOGE cuts
Senate Republicans are staring down a mid-July deadline to approve a batch of funding cuts pursued by President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), even as some in the GOP express misgivings about the request. The GOP-led Congress has until July 18 to approve more than $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public…
GOP lawmakers dismayed by lack of progress on trade deals
Republicans on Capitol Hill are dismayed that the Trump administration hasn’t made more progress in negotiating trade deals and fear the country is heading for another bout of economic turbulence after President Trump announced a new round of steep tariffs on 14 countries. Senior Trump administration officials, including Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent, had signaled earlier this…
Markets sputter after Trump pushes tariff deadline
Financial markets are wobbling this week after President Trump extended his 90-day deadline for big trade deals over the weekend, following the imposition of unilateral tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners back in April. As markets are reacting to changing White House policies, policies have been responding to fluctuations in the markets, and investors…
Jewish Democrats in Congress sound the alarm on Mamdani
Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns about Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, arguing that his refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” or recognize Israel as a Jewish state could be dangerous during the current moment of rising antisemitism in the U.S. Mamdani, a…
Trump slipping with Black voters after 2024 gains
President Trump is seeing signs that his approval is slipping with Black voters after notable gains with the demographic in last year’s election. Recent polling suggests African American voters, already more disapproving of Trump than other demographic groups, have been souring on the president. Decision Desk HQ aggregates find more than70 percent disapprove of his…