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US Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Trump Tariff Powers

This is Beirut, 05/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether a wide swath of Donald Trump's tariffs are lawful, in a landmark case that could uphold—or upend—the president's economic agenda. Billions of dollars in customs revenue and a key lever in Trump's trade wars are at stake, while the conservative-dominated court once again grapples ...

Iraq Heads to the Polls Amid Tension, Fear, and Hope

This is Beirut, 28/10 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Baghdad is preparing to vote. On November 11, nearly 21.5 million registered Iraqis will elect the 329 members of the Council of Representatives. This is a decisive vote in a country caught between political gridlock and hopes for change. Iraq is searching for a new balance, away from sectarian tensions, corruption, and foreign influence. But the ...

Insurrection Act: Trump’s Ultimate Card

Moncef Ait-Kaci, 08/10 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Enacted in 1807 during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, the Insurrection Act allows the president to call on the armed forces to restore order when a state is overwhelmed or when federal laws can no longer be enforced through normal means. But its roots go back even further. The first similar laws date from 1792, following uprisings in the ...

Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A Constitutional Principle Under Debate

Mario Chartouni, 15/05 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Birthright citizenship, which grants American citizenship to anyone born on United States soil, has become the focus of a major constitutional debate. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to limit this right by excluding children born to parents who are undocumented or hold temporary visas from citizenship granted ...

Israel Security Chief Accuses PM of Demanding Personal Loyalty

This is Beirut, 21/04 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's internal security chief, whom the government is trying to sack, on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of demanding his personal loyalty and ordering him to spy on anti-government protesters. The accusations, made in a sworn statement to the Supreme Court, are the latest twist in a legal and political saga pitting ...

Israel Supreme Court Freezes PM Bid to Sack Intel Chief

This is Beirut, 21/03 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's supreme court Friday froze a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to sack the internal security agency chief, an unprecedented move that has deepened divisions in the country. The court's decision came after opposition parties and a non-governmental organisation filed separate appeals hours after the government ...

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Freeze $2 bn in Foreign Aid

This is Beirut, 05/03 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A divided US Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid payments. The top court, in its first significant ruling on a legal challenge to the Trump administration, voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court order requiring that payments be made on aid contracts that ...

US Cuts Overseas Development Program Budgets by More than 90%

This is Beirut, 27/02 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with multi-year contracts pared down by 92 percent, or $54 billion, the State Department said Wednesday. On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid for 90 days. The pause aimed ...

US Appeals Court Keeps Lock on Trump's Birthright Order

This is Beirut, 20/02 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An appeals court upheld an order on Wednesday blocking President Donald Trump from ending birthright citizenship for children whose parents are in the United States illegally. The emergency request was filed by the Justice Department in an attempt to clear the path for Trump's executive order, which has been blocked by judges in lower district ...

Trump's Administration Tries to Save New York Mayor, Faces Opposition

This is Beirut, 15/02 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Justice Department filed court papers Friday to dismiss a corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, despite a barrage of resignations from prosecutors who refused to drop the charges. Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September to charges of fraud and bribery, has denied allegations he asked for the case to be dropped in exchange ...

Trump Offers Trade Deal to Modi in Full 'Bromance' Mode

This is Beirut, 14/02 04:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world. Modi, only the fourth world leader to visit the White House since Trump's return, ...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

This is Beirut, 24/01 12:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A federal judge blocked Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States on Thursday as liberal states scored their first victory against the new president's hardline agenda. The ruling imposes a 14-day stay on the enforcement of one of the most controversial executive orders Trump signed in the hours after he was ...

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