The Supreme Court blocked President Trump from using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs, saying IEEPA—meant for emergencies—does not authorize taxes such as tariffs and that only Congress has clear authority to impose them. The decision stopped the specific tariffs imposed under that emergency

The United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump could not use national emergency powers to levy tariffs during peacetime. Trump announced a 10% global tariff following the Court's ruling and said he would levy the measure under other legal authorities, including the Trade Expansion

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner, handing a 6-3 defeat to a key element of his second-term trade agenda and raising questions about effects on the economy and consumers. Chief

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act when he imposed broad “reciprocal” tariffs in 2025, invalidating most of those global duties. The decision undercuts a central element of his second‑term trade agenda and could lead to

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened pollution limits for coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more heavy metals, including mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage. The move is part of broader efforts by the Trump administration to revive the declining U.S. coal industry. Senior E.

After the Supreme Court overturned his sweeping tariffs, President Trump is planning to invoke new trade authorities, potentially including an across-the-board tariff on U.S. trading partners. The administration spent months preparing contingency plans for the possibility of an adverse ruling. The White House declined to comment. Some officials expected

A South Korean court this week sentenced a former president to life imprisonment for masterminding an insurrection, easing a major political burden for President Lee Jae Myung. The conviction validated the impeachment that helped make Mr. Lee’s election possible and gave the country a measure of closure after months

Tariffs have been the centerpiece of President Trump’s economic agenda, and he has turned them into both a revenue raiser and a slush fund for a raft of policy promises. A Cato Institute tracker found he claimed he could use tariff revenue to pay for at least 11 federal

Iran’s foreign minister said the United States did not ask Tehran to stop enriching uranium during talks in Switzerland this week. Abbas Araghchi told the MS NOW show "Morning Joe" that "they have not offered any suspension, and the U.S. side has not asked for

In a 6–3 decision the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs were illegal. Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion, joined by Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor; Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of President Trump’s 2025 tariffs, consolidated in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., testing whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act allowed such broad trade measures. Lower courts twice found

Princess Eugenie was spotted skiing in the Swiss resort of Gstaad on Wednesday, just hours before her father, the former Prince Andrew, was arrested early Thursday morning. She was with her husband, Jack Brooksbank, their two children, their nanny and a group of close friends, and after spending time on

Police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released him under investigation Thursday evening. He was photographed returning to the Sandringham estate after leaving custody. Thames Valley Police, supported by Norfolk Police, searched his former Windsor mansion and completed searches of his Norfolk address. The investigation

A long blue banner bearing Mr. Trump’s likeness was draped on the exterior of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, its lower border reading “Make America Safe Again.” It is the latest of several large presidential banners now hanging from federal buildings across the capital.

In New York State, teachers and other educators are required by law to report families to child welfare when students are chronically absent. Chronic absenteeism rose after the pandemic, climbing from 26 percent in 2018–19 to 40 percent in 2021–22, and was 33 percent in New York City

An edict from the governor of Latakia province barring female government and public-sector employees from wearing makeup during official hours has sparked online mockery and public alarm. Memes teased the “genetic curse of facial hair” among Syrian women, and influencer Sultana Fawaz joked that it was part of a government

Early Thursday morning, Sandringham Estate was swarmed by unmarked police cars as officers arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor amid allegations that he shared confidential government information with Jeffrey Epstein. Later that night he returned to Sandringham low in the back seat of a black sport utility vehicle while news cameras craned to

Michael Silevitch leads SENTRY, a Department of Homeland Security funded center focused on protecting soft targets such as mom-and-pop grocery stores, sports arenas, schools and places of worship. Last April he was instructed to end all work immediately. His team had been working on two major events this summer: the

In Texas’ 15th District, Democrats are weighing a familiar choice: push the party left or rally behind the establishment favorite for the general election. The contest, which will determine the challenger to Republican Representative Monica De La Cruz, has crystallized around two very different candidates — Bobby Pulido, a Latin Grammy–

George Mitchell, long celebrated for negotiating peace in Northern Ireland, has come under renewed scrutiny after the Justice Department released millions of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Queen’s University Belfast removed a bronze bust of his likeness and stripped his name from a research institute, and the US-Ireland Alliance

The New South Wales government will introduce a minimum age to ride an ebike as part of reforms to address safety concerns and clamp down on "dangerous behaviour". An expert review led by Transport NSW will recommend a legal minimum age between 12 and 16 and consider whether

British police released Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on Thursday evening after taking him into custody for several hours, deepening a long-running crisis over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The detention was unprecedented in modern times for a member of the royal family; the last comparable event dates

The Australian federal police said they had "received reports of a crime" in relation to comments made to the media by Pauline Hanson this week. An AFP spokesperson did not say whether they had begun a criminal investigation, only that they would have more to say "at

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested on suspicions of misconduct in public office after reports that he had shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a British trade envoy. King Charles III said that "the law must take its course." Thames Valley Police

President Donald Trump said he would direct federal agencies to declassify government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena, and unidentified flying objects, posting the move on Truth Social. He also accused former President Barack Obama of improperly discussing classified material about extraterrestrials on a podcast, saying