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Everyone is focused on the rehearing request. I think that’s the least interesting part. Supreme Court rehearings are extraordinarily rare. Trump’s lawyers know that. So why file it? Because the legal battle and the political battle are no longer the same thing. The real argument was never whether Trump could sign an executive order. It …
by Martin Armstrong For years, I have warned that technology would become the government’s greatest surveillance tool. Politicians always promise new powers will only be used against criminals. Then those same powers gradually expand until everyone becomes a potential suspect. History never changes because governments never voluntarily surrender authority once they obtain it. The U.S. …
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States. In a decision by Chief Justice John Roberts, in Trump v. Barbara, the justices agreed with the challengers, as well as …
Supreme Court sides with Trump rules President may fire FTC commissioners. Ruling allows removal of Rebecca Slaughter from Federal Trade Commission. Decision limits protections for unelected bureaucrats in independent agencies. Big shift weakens Humphrey’s Executor precedent that shielded agencies. Executive branch gains real authority over regulatory bodies. Move seen as major win against deep state …
This wasn’t just about Mississippi. The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that states may count mail ballots received after Election Day if they’re postmarked by Election Day, rejecting an RNC challenge to Mississippi’s law. Mississippi allows those ballots to arrive up to five days after Election Day, and the Court said that rule can …
Newsom admits he is now likely to pack the Supreme Court with 13 Justices if elected: "We gotta consolidate power" pic.twitter.com/KRrNosk5ro — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 25, 2026
Mullin v Al Otro Lado June 2026 The Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration one of its biggest immigration wins yet. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court held that migrants waiting on the Mexico side of the border have not legally “arrived” in the United States and therefore do not have the right to …
A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts. Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, once a senior figure in Prime Minister …
Supreme Court opinion PDF: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf Supreme Court rule unanimous in US v. Hemani. They side with Texas man Ali Hemani (occasional marijuana user). Court say federal law that ban “unlawful drug users” from owning guns cannot apply to him because it go against Second Amendment. Law still exist but government cannot automatically disarm people who …
"All options have to be on the table" — Warnock on expanding the Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/OvxaGrmygp — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 14, 2026
Supreme Court opinion PDF The Supreme Court of the United States handed a big win to Havana Docks, ruling 8 to 1 on Thursday that the company has a valid claim to the Havana port seized by Cuba in 1960. The concern is that this could let the company sue almost anyone who used those …
UPDATE: IRAN DENIES REPORT OF NEW URANIUM ORDER A senior Iranian official denied claims that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued an order requiring enriched uranium to remain inside Iran, calling the reports “enemy propaganda.” The official said no new directive has been issued,… — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) May 21, 2026 440.9 kg of 60 percent …
Kamala screams neutralize red states from cheating with full power grab. No bad ideas except fair elections, Harris pushes court packing and statehood scam. Democrats admit they can’t win so they rewrite the rules to lock in blue forever. This is the great thing about free speech. You get to hear all the bad ideas. …
Conservative majority sides with GOP in major blow to minority representation… Decision allows states more leeway in redrawing districts before 2026 midterms… Justice Roberts: “The world has changed” as court shifts power back to state houses… Democrats warn of “systemic erasure” as House control hangs in the balance… Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district …
🛑🛑🛑BREAKING🛑🛑🛑 Iran just released this video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei walking into an operations room looking at a Nuclear reactor. Source @DailyChinaNewss I Hope it's not a AI💥@grok Please confirm it❓ pic.twitter.com/CuWEfQFBxF — World Affair's (@AyatollahAraafi) April 6, 2026
The MacDill IED plot just handed the #Trump administration the perfect closing argument for the Supreme Court. — Trumpvictory2028 (@trumpvictory24) April 3, 2026 HUGE: The Chinese-Americans accused of attempting to explode an IED at MacDill Air Force Base Visitor’s center in Tampa were anchor babies for illegal parents, colleague @MaryMargOlohan reports. DHS nabbed the duo’s …
In a major loss for the nation’s music industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a major internet service provider is not liable for copyright infringement because it failed to kick known copyright violators off its network. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a unanimous court. The nation’s largest record labels want to …
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to overturn a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and then received within five business days of, Election Day. After just over two hours of oral argument in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a majority of justices seemed …
by Michael For a lot of people, this war with Iran is not just another war. Millions of Shiite Muslims all over the world are convinced that this is the war that will result in the rise of the Mahdi. In fact, most of Iran’s key leaders are eagerly watching for the appearance of the …
Key statements: – “All US bases should immediately be closed in the region, those bases will be attacked” – “We will obtain compensation from the enemy. If they refuse, we will take their assets to the extent we deem appropriate, and if that is not possible, we will destroy an equivalent amount of their property” …
🚨 BREAKING: NEW IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER TO ADDRESS THE NATION Iranian state media reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly installed Supreme Leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is expected to issue his first message to the nation today. The address will… pic.twitter.com/qrJrtvmhRp — Jim Ferguson (@JimFergusonUK) March 12, 2026
*IRANIAN OFFICIAL TELLS REUTERS: SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI WAS LIGHTLY INJURED BUT STILL CONTINUING TO OPERATE pic.twitter.com/ecS7ZcC0Pn — Investing.com (@Investingcom) March 11, 2026 Multiple reputable outlets confirm that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was “lightly injured” but is still operating, according to an Iranian official speaking to Reuters. https://www.aol.com/articles/irans-supreme-leader-lightly-injured-123120469.html Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba …
And there we have it: *LEAVITT: US NAVY HAS NOT ESCORTED TANKER THROUGH HORMUZ Shortly after the farce of Secretary Wright’s deleted tweet on a US military-escorted tanker, CBS’ Jim LaPorta reports that U.S. intelligence assets have begun to see indications Iran is taking steps to deploy mines in Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. LaPorta …
Iranian projectiles continue to strike Gulf countries; Tehran says new leader appointed Gulf states reported more damage to infrastructure over the weekend as Iran continues to attack regional allies in retaliation for ongoing strikes by U.S. and Israeli forces. Meanwhile, Iranian media said a new leader has been appointed, replacing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, …
US President Donald Trump hinted that Ali Khamenei’s potential successors will be killed as the conflict with Iran escalates. “Their leadership is just rapidly going. Everybody that seems to want to be a leader, they end up dead,” Trump said on Wednesday. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603043711
The advancement of AI-generated art suffered a crucial blow this week when the Supreme Court left in place a lower-court ruling that such works cannot be protected under U.S. copyright law. The original plaintiff, a computer scientist from Missouri named Stephen Thaler, appealed to the Supreme Court after “lower courts upheld a U.S. Copyright Office …
⚠️ 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 ⚠️ Reports say Mojtaba Khamenei — son of Iran’s Supreme Leader and the reported successor — has been killed in U.S. strikes in Tehran. Look, it doesn’t matter who comes into power. Anyone Islamic who touches the Iranian throne will be executed by a… pic.twitter.com/VShGP4MVCV — Iran Spectator (@IranSpec) March 4, 2026 …
Iran International: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Khamenei, has been elected as the new Supreme Leader. pic.twitter.com/J937KZdRiL — Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) March 3, 2026 Iran’s Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba as the next Supreme Leader under pressure from the Revolutionary Guards, informed sources told Iran International. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603031314
BREAKING: Ayatollah Arafi has been appointed as the acting Supreme Leader of Iran, ISNA reports. pic.twitter.com/rwreQcSe03 — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 1, 2026 Factcheck: Per ISNA and reports from Reuters, India Today, Economic Times & others: Ayatollah Alireza Arafi (pictured) was named jurist member of Iran’s interim Leadership Council today. The council (with President Pezeshkian …
