Israel’s threat to sue The New York Times for defamation raises significant questions about the limits of libel law and the use of legal menace to intimidate news reporting. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the nation would sue The Times over an opinion column by Nicholas Kristof, who wrote about 14 Palestinian prisoners who […]
Congressional redistricting fights took on a new tone last month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s maps unconstitutional, igniting a regional effect that resulted in highly partisan maps. One civil rights lawyer said the ruling unbound states from a federal provision creating minority districts. Days after the Louisiana v. Callais ruling, a fury of […]
The Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump started sharing Medicaid information with federal immigration officials last year. Now, KFF Health News reports that several states are using their own public health agencies to assist in this effort. In April, North Carolina passed a law requiring its public health agencies to flag […]
When you don’t work, you don’t get paid. That’s how it works for most Americans. U.S. senators say they want to join in on that. Senators unanimously passed a resolution to suspend the pay of U.S. senators during any government shutdown, and will likely fully adopt the resolution in the coming weeks. Will this move […]
The European Union is worried about its dependence on energy imports from the United States. A new report from the EU’s Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) outlines the continent’s “growing exposure to global market risks,” as the crisis over the Strait of Hormuz shuts off some gas supply sources. “The EU’s reliance […]
Kouri Richins, the Utah mother convicted of poisoning her husband with fentanyl before publishing a children’s grief book, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. The sentence ends a case that drew national attention well beyond Utah, driven by prosecutors’ allegations that Richins killed her husband, Eric, at their Park City-area home in […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Terry Wahls can walk. She can ride her bike. She can run two miles on a treadmill. She can tend to her backyard garden, which on an unseasonably warm April afternoon in Iowa City, is in the chaotic throes of the early Spring growing season. Wahls gives a tour, her 14-year-old […]
China says its willing to expand its cooperation list with the U.S., even as President Xi Jinping issued a warning to President Donald Trump. Xi cautioned that relations between China and the U.S. could enter an “extremely dangerous place” if Trump ignores China’s demands related to Taiwan. The warning came during the first day of high-stakes talks between the two leaders in Beijing. Both the White House […]
In a primary election defined by the city’s “blue dot” reputation, political activist Denise Powell secured the Democratic nomination for Nebraska’s 2nd District by beating State Senator John Cavanaugh. Powell’s victory sets up one of the most competitive House races of the midterm cycle. Her Republican opponent in the general election is Omaha City Council […]
President Donald Trump lands in Beijing, and Taiwan quickly becomes a flashpoint. The talks with Xi have already come with a warning for the U.S. Plus, Nebraska’s “blue dot” is now officially on the board. One House race in Omaha could help decide which party controls Congress next year. And the Utah mother who wrote […]
