Politics

New Jersey Bans Masked Police Encounters, Codifies Limits on ICE Cooperation

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed bills restricting masked law enforcement, tightening data privacy and locking New Jersey’s “Immigrant Trust” limits into law.

#newjersey, #immigration, #ice, #privacy, #dhs

U.S. launches 60 trade probes that could pave way for forced-labor tariffs on nearly all imports

USTR opens 60 Section 301 investigations into trading partners’ forced-labor import bans, potentially enabling broad new tariffs after a court setback.

#trade, #tariffs, #forcedlabor, #ustr, #supplychains

Senate Moves to Reopen DHS as Trump Eyes Executive Order to Pay TSA During Shutdown

Day 42 of a DHS shutdown, the Senate voted to fund most agencies while leaving ICE and CBP out, as Trump weighs an order to restart TSA paychecks.

#shutdown, #dhs, #tsa, #immigration, #congress

Ottawa commits C$900 million to NRC to fast-track drones, quantum and other defence tech

Canada will route more than C$900 million through the National Research Council to speed drones, quantum, biomedical and dual-use tech under Carney’s new strategy.

#canada, #defence, #nrc, #drones, #quantum

Texas Supreme Court Lets Paxton Demand PFLAG Records in Probe of Youth Gender Care

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Ken Paxton can compel PFLAG to turn over communications tied to helping families seek gender-affirming care for minors.

#texas, #transgender, #pflag, #kenpaxton, #courts

Trump Order Targets Environmental Reviews and ‘Green’ Standards to Speed Suburban Homebuilding

A March 13 executive order directs agencies to roll back permitting, wetlands reviews and energy rules to cut costs—setting up legal and climate fights.

#housing, #regulation, #environment, #trump, #homebuilding

U.S., China keep talks alive in Paris as Trump’s 15% global tariff tests fragile truce

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s He Lifeng left OECD talks with a “work plan” for a Trump–Xi summit—but no deal as tariffs and Iran war loom.

#uschina, #tariffs, #trade, #oecd, #supremecourt

EU Offers to Fund Druzhba Pipeline Repairs in Ukraine to Break Hungary’s Veto on Kyiv Aid

Brussels is offering money and engineers to fix Ukraine’s damaged Druzhba link—seeking to restart oil flows to Hungary and unlock a €90bn aid loan.

#europeanunion, #ukraine, #hungary, #russia, #sanctions

U.S. launches sweeping Section 301 probes into global ‘excess capacity,’ widening tariff threat beyond China

USTR opened Section 301 investigations into 16 economies over alleged state-driven overcapacity in steel, autos, batteries and solar, reviving tariff fights.

#trade, #tariffs, #manufacturing, #section301, #ustr

Trump vows to withhold signatures on bills until Congress passes sweeping voter ID and citizenship measure

Trump says he won’t sign most legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, escalating a Senate fight over proof-of-citizenship rules.

#trump, #votingrights, #voterid, #congress, #elections

Trump Unveils ‘Doral Charter,’ Launching Hemispheric Counter-Cartel Military Coalition

At a summit at Trump National Doral, the U.S. and 16 partners launched a hard‑power counter‑cartel alliance, drawing praise and human‑rights alarm.

#trump, #latinamerica, #drugcartels, #migration, #security

House Rejects Bid to Curb Trump’s Iran War as ‘Operation Epic Fury’ Expands

Lawmakers vote down a bipartisan war-powers resolution, leaving Trump’s Iran strikes to continue without a new authorization as costs and casualties mount.

#warpowers, #iran, #congress, #trump, #middleeast