Politics

Trump Issues National-Security AI Directive, Rescinds Biden-Era Guidance

President Trump issued NSPM-11 directing faster AI adoption across defense and intelligence with 90- and 120-day deadlines and a classified annex.

#ai, #nationalsecurity, #trump

Supreme Court Rules SEC May Seek Disgorgement Without Proving Investor Losses

In a unanimous June 4 opinion, the Supreme Court held the SEC can seek disgorgement without first proving investors suffered pecuniary losses.

#supremecourt, #sec, #disgorgement, #securities

Trump signs executive order to overhaul U.S. customs enforcement, sets 90- and 180-day rulemaking deadlines

Trump signs order directing DHS and CBP to tighten importer rules, bar foreign informal entries, raise penalty floors and speed seizures; changes require rulemaking.

#customs, #trade, #homelandsecurity, #executiveorder

Trump names FHFA chief Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence

Trump announced June 2 he will appoint FHFA Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence despite Pulte’s lack of public security experience.

#intelligence, #dni, #trump, #fhfa, #fannie

Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court to Block Alabama’s 2023 Congressional Map for 2026 Elections

Voting-rights plaintiffs urged the Supreme Court to deny Alabama’s stay request and keep a court-drawn map that creates two Black opportunity districts for 2026.

#votingrights, #alabama, #supremecourt, #redistricting

House Adjourns Without Vote on Illinois Bears Stadium Bill, Decision Now Delayed

Illinois lawmakers adjourned without a House vote on a stadium bill that would aid the Chicago Bears, delaying action as the team nears a site decision.

#chicagobears, #stadium, #illinois, #indiana

Trump Issues Executive Order to Narrow U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Despite Court Injunction

Trump ordered the CDC and ACIP to realign the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule with peer countries, but a court injunction still blocks earlier changes.

#vaccines, #vaccinepolicy, #trump, #cdc

Trump signs order rescinding 1970s off‑road vehicle directives, orders new rulemakings

Trump signed an order rescinding two 1970s off‑road vehicle directives and directed agencies to rewrite related regulations; it does not immediately change access.

#publiclands, #executiveorder, #landmanagement, #offroadvehicles

Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate runoff

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn in the May 26 GOP runoff, becoming the Republican nominee for the Nov. 3 Senate contest.

#texas, #senate, #paxton, #cornyn, #elections

Seoul court to rule on perjury charge against former President Yoon Suk Yeol

Seoul court will rule May 28 on whether former President Yoon Suk Yeol committed perjury over testimony tied to his Dec. 3, 2024 martial-law declaration.

#southkorea, #yoonsukyeol, #perjury, #martiallaw

Duma to review bill that would curtail passports, assets and services for exiled Russians

Human Rights Watch says Russia’s Duma will review a draft law on May 26 to deny passports, freeze assets and block services for exiled critics.

#russia, #humanrights, #exile, #legislation

Ranked‑Choice Voting Comes to D.C.: What to Know for the June 16 Mayoral Primary

D.C.'s June 16 Democratic primary is the first mayoral race using ranked‑choice voting; the winner may not be known on election night.

#dc, #rankedchoice, #mayor, #primary, #elections

Ankara Court Temporarily Removes CHP Leadership, Reinstates Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

An Ankara appellate court voided the CHP's 2023 congress and reinstated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, removing Özgür Özel pending appeals and sparking a legal fight.

#turkey, #chp, #ankara, #judiciary

May 18 settlement ends Trump's tax-leak suit with $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund, no direct payment

A May 18 DOJ settlement resolves Trump's tax-leak lawsuit without payments to him, creating a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and raising legal questions.

#trump, #doj, #irs, #settlement, #judgmentfund

Maryland enacts Voting Rights Act to enable challenges to local election systems

Maryland’s new Voting Rights Act allows the attorney general and private plaintiffs to challenge county and municipal election methods that dilute minority voters’ power.

#votingrights, #maryland, #elections, #votinglaw