President Joe Biden and Mexican President López Obrador held a phone call Thursday to discuss the ongoing crisis at the southern border, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sending a letter urging the President to take executive action. Johnson called for the President to end the policy allowing Customs and Border Protection to release migrants without court dates, restrict parole, and pursue agreements with third countries. During the call, the two leaders discussed threats of illicit drugs and ways to expand cooperation between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement. With Congress gone for the year, it remains to be seen what steps President Biden will take to address the issue.
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Key takeaways: The Colorado Supreme Court has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary election ballot due to the 14th Amendment to…
US and China have resumed high-level military to military communications for the first time in over a year, following a commitment made by President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The call between Gen. Charles Q. Brown and Gen. Liu Zhenli is a step in the right direction and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is working to set up further calls at various levels. The call is hoped to reduce tensions and prevent any potential conflict.
Hamas, the Palestinian governing body in the Gaza Strip, has declared that there will be no more negotiations over prisoner exchange deals until Israel halts its aggression. This decision has been agreed upon by the Palestinian leadership and has been met with calls for de-escalation from the international community. The announcement makes it difficult to secure the release of hostages, and it is unclear when or if a resolution will be reached.
New York City lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill to largely ban the practice of solitary confinement in its city jails. The bill is a major victory for prisoner advocates, who have long argued that solitary confinement is inhumane and can lead to long-term psychological damage. Mayor Eric Adams has not yet indicated whether he will veto the bill, which is expected to take effect in the coming months and put a near-total end to the practice of solitary confinement in New York City jails.
U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a California law that would have prohibited people from carrying concealed firearms in most public places, ruling that it violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The injunction was granted in response to a lawsuit filed by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, and the law will remain blocked until the case is resolved. This outcome could have major implications for gun control laws in California and across the country.
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Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to deny a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to consider Trump's claims of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution before an appeals court. Trump's attorneys argue that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit should address the appeal first, as it is better equipped to consider the "historic topics" of the case. Trump has accused Smith of having a "partisan" interest in speeding up the case, and has asked the Supreme Court to allow the appeals court to consider the case first.