Rubio Confirms Trump Is ‘Right-Sizing’ National Security Council Amid Reports of Staff Cuts

SoS Marco Rubio confirmed Trump admin is “right-sizing” NSC, offering statement about significant restructuring of White House body.

Judge Upholds Block on Trump Admin’s Shutdown of US Institute of Peace

A federal judge rejected Trump admin’s bid to pause her earlier ruling restoring control of the USIP to its acting president and board.
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Judge Orders Trump Admin to Facilitate Return of Wrongfully Deported Guatemalan Man

A federal judge ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who was deported to Mexico in February.

Here Are the Countries That Have Reached, or Are Considering, Deportation Deals With US

Trump’s illegal immigrant deportation push has officials looking for new places to put illegal immigrants if their home nations won’t accept citizens back.

Anthropic’s Latest AI Model Threatened Engineers With Blackmail to Avoid Shutdown

Anthropic’s latest AI model, Claude Opus 4, tried to blackmail engineers in internal tests by threatening to expose personal details if it were shut down.

DNC Sets June Vote on Possible Invalidation of Election of Vice Chairs

DNC will vote in June to decide if it will invalidate the vice-chair elections of activist David Hogg and Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta on Feb. 1.

Supreme Court Temporarily Shields DOGE From Freedom of Information Requests

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked lower court orders requiring the DOGE to respond to freedom of information requests in a pending lawsuit.

FTC, DOJ File ‘Statement of Interest’ Against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard in Coal Manipulation Case

FTC and DOJ filed “Statement of Interest” in multi-state litigation accusing BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard of conspiring to restrict coal production.