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The government said the protesters were part of a heavily armed “cell” of left-wing activists, one of whom was accused of shooting an officer at an anti-ICE protest.

Mind you, several of them thought they were going to a rather ordinary protest, and had no reason to believe otherwise

At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.

Note that these are district-level judges, not appeals judges, let alone ones on the Supreme Court

A shooting in Washington, D.C., threw their immigration status into jeopardy — and brought attention to a long-hidden dimension of America’s war.

A year after the Trump administration blocked money that had been awarded by Congress for clean energy projects, the legal fight over the funds rages on.

The Defense Department did not provide evidence of its claim that the vessel was carrying drugs. At least 150 people have been killed in the campaign since September.

A passenger in the car with Ruben Ray Martinez wrote that the men were trying to comply with authorities before Mr. Martinez was shot. The passenger, Joshua Orta, died in a car accident on Saturday.

Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head.

Importantly:

Justice Alito, who has recused himself from considering most petitions in related cases — including a separate 2023 petition in Boulder’s case and a 2025 petition in Honolulu’s case on the same issue — did not recuse from consideration of this Boulder petition. Alito owns stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, which are defendants in multiple similar climate deception lawsuits that would likely be impacted by a ruling in Boulder’s case.

This sharply ups the odds of an unfavorable decision.

“El Mencho” was the longtime head of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels. Armed groups set fire to cars and buildings across Mexico in the wake of his death.

Denmark’s defense minister said Greenland did not need health care assistance, a day after President Trump said he planned to send a “great hospital boat” to the island.

It should also be noted that the US isn't capable of sending hospital ships right now; it has two, but they're both undergoing maintenance and not in any way ready to head to Greenland.

The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.

The Iranians are, unsurprisingly, preparing for this