Virginia Democrats file motion asking for stay in map ruling as Trump touts ‘huge win’ for Republicans – as it happened This live blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · May 9
US Air Force Doctor Assures Staff Not To Fear Lawsuits Over Sex Changes Done On Minors A senior Air Force doctor reassures military medics of legal protection for performing gender-reassignment procedures on minors, following policy changes under the Biden administration. International Business Times UK · May 7
The Pentagon announces AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, and more — LLMs to be deployed on classified Department of War networks ‘for lawful operational use’ The U.S. Department of War announced agreements with seven AI providers, allowing it to deploy multiple LLMs for its use and avoiding lock up with a single vendor. Tom’s Hardware · May 1
Pentagon's DoD Pushes for $125M Rebrand to Department of War as Officials Call for 7,600 Changes to Federal Law The Pentagon seeks to rename the Department of Defence to the Department of War, a move projected to cost up to £92.5 million and facing opposition from Democrats over financial concerns. International Business Times UK · Apr 29
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump welcomes Putin’s offer of Victory Day ceasefire in ‘very good’ phone call Trump says he expects Putin to observe 'a little bit of a ceasefire', while Ukraine is yet to respond to the proposed truce The Independent UK · Apr 29
D.C. Circuit Lets Pentagon Require That Journalists Be Escorted While in Pentagon The panel (by a 2-1 vote) stayed a district court order that, among other things, blocked the newly established escort requirement. Reason · Apr 28
US justice department to allow firing squads as federal death penalty method Trump’s DoJ says it is taking steps to ‘strengthen the federal death penalty’ in opposition to Biden-era policies The Guardian - US · Apr 24
Is Hung Cao the New Acting Navy Secretary? Inside John Phelan's Resignation and Sudden Leadership Shake-Up Hung Cao becomes Acting Navy Secretary following John Phelan's sudden resignation. Cao's controversial past remarks and military background spark debate amid Pentagon leadership changes. International Business Times · Apr 23
Claim Over Firing for Kirk-Assassination-Related Post Can Go Forward, Court Rules From McVeigh v. Kelly, decided last week by Chief Judge Allen Winsor (M.D. Fla.): The facts come from the complaint,… The post Claim Over Firing for Kirk-Assassination-Related Post Can Go Forward, Court Rules appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Apr 23
Pam Bondi could face contempt charges over Epstein testimony after failing to show up for deposition Former attorney general is ‘evading a lawful congressional subpoena,’ according to top Democrat on House Oversight Committee The Independent UK · Apr 14
D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay Department of War's "Supply-Chain Risk" Designation of Claude From today's order by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Gregory Katsas, and Neomi Rao in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Dep't of… The post D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay Department of War's "Supply-Chain Risk" Designation of Claude appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Apr 8
Pam Bondi will not appear at scheduled House hearing on Epstein files, DoJ says Justice department says Bondi will not appear for House deposition since she was ousted as US attorney general The Guardian - US · Apr 8
Amid husband’s ‘bimbofication’ scandal, Kristi Noem hit with yet another allegation Kristi Noem is being questioned over her former department giving five government contracts to one GOP donor The Independent UK · Apr 3
Attorney General Pam Bondi gets the boot as Trump adds another name to his firing spree Another Lackey, another firing. The spree has begun. We Got This Covered · Apr 3
The Guardian - US · Apr 3 Democrats vow to fight Trump’s ‘morally bankrupt’ request for billions in additional defense and DHS spending– as it happened This live blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2 ‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November
Roll Call · Apr 1 Trump unites divided GOP leadership behind Homeland Security deal President Donald Trump and GOP leaders united behind a plan Wednesday to end the record-breaking partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, committing themselves to a two-track strategy that includes passing a reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement funding by June 1. With the shutdown stretching into its seventh week…
Reason · Mar 31 A Fifth Circuit Bait-and-Switch to Ignore Crime Victims' Rights In 2023 the Fifth Circuit denied the victims' families challenge to the illegally negotiated Boeing DPA as being "premature"--but today the Circuit denied the families' challenge as coming too late.
The Guardian - US · Mar 27 Hegseth reportedly cuts two Black men and two women from military promotion list US defense secretary axed the four officers’ names from list to become one-star generals, the New York Times reports
International Business Times UK · Mar 27 Education Department HQ Closes for Relocation, Union Warns: Education is Next on the Chopping Block The US Department of Education is set to vacate its headquarters, signaling deeper changes as part of a broader restructuring effort.
The Independent UK · Mar 27 Epstein survivors launch class-action lawsuit against Trump and Google after their names appeared in the files After DOJ ‘outed’ the names of dozens of victims, the search engine giant failed to prevent their information from circulating online, including in AI-generated content, plaintiffs allege
The Guardian - US · Mar 24 New York Times accuses Pentagon of defying judge’s press access order DoD announces ‘interim’ policy for journalists decried by newspaper as ‘end-run around the court’s ruling’
Reason · Mar 18 Mother Ordered Not to Speak Publicly About Child Protection Proceedings; Maine High Court Says Order Violates First Amendment From In re Child of Cassie S., decided by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court yesterday, in an opinion by Chief… The post Mother Ordered Not to Speak Publicly About Child Protection Proceedings; Maine High Court Says Order Violates First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.
The Guardian - US · Mar 17 Pam Bondi subpoenaed over Epstein files release by House committee Lawmakers on both sides of aisle have criticized justice department’s improper redaction of information
International Business Times · Mar 17 James Comer Hands Pam Bondi Hard Deadline To Testify About Epstein Files Handling House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer formally subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files.