Defense spending among NATO allies will increase by more than 15% in 2025, the second largest annual jump over the last decade as collective expenditures rise to $1.6 trillion, according to new alliance figures.
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Defense spending among NATO allies will increase by more than 15% in 2025, the second largest annual jump over the last decade as collective expenditures rise to $1.6 trillion, according to new alliance figures.
REP. @yassaminansari.bsky.social on the bipartisan demand for the Epstein files: “This is the most corrupt administration in 🇺🇸 history, and this story shows it more than anything.”
CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN! 2 more Rs and all the Ds need to sign the discharge petition to force the floor vote on releasing the files. Johnson will not bring the Massie/Khana resolution to the floor and the White House is actively whipping against it. Support the survivors. Pass it on! 5calls.org
FWIW: A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that Texas “is not preparing to deploy troops to Illinois,” per the Austin American-Statesman. www.statesman.com/politics/tex...
Interesting. I tend to believe Pritzker. Seems like someone would be able to find out for certain.
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New secondary barriers give added layer of security for airline cockpits.
The White House press secretary didn’t hold back when asked about a CBS News anchor.
BREAKING: 5th circuit panel rejects Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to expel Venezuelan nationals, saying there has been no "invasion" or "predatory incursion." Majority Southwich (George W. Bush) Ramirez (Biden) Dissent Oldham (Trump) s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
A French court issues the warrants in connection with the 2012 bombing in Homs that killed two journalists.
The blast occurred during a rally organised by the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M).
Moscow and Beijing agree to advance a major gas link via Mongolia, deepening their energy ties.
At least 105 Palestinians killed, including 32 aid seekers, as Israel pushes ahead with plans to seize Gaza City.
At least 22 killed in three separate attacks in Pakistani border provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The US military attack comes as the US surges military presence in the Caribbean, risking an escalation with Venezuela.
Here are the key events on day 1,287 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump says Beijing and Moscow would never use military force against US due to its superior military.
📸👀 Trump’s right hand today
⚡️Slovakia increasing Russian gas imports, aims to 'standardize relations' with Moscow, Fico tells Putin.
[Q]: China is having a massive military parade that President Putin &Kim Jong-un will be attending. Do you interpret that as a challenge to the USA? [President Trump]: China needs us.And I have a very good relationship with President Xi, as you know.But China needs us much more than we need them
‼️ Putin's response to Melania Trump's letter about children's suffering in war was a strike on Kyiv and the death of four children, — WP Such an attack was perceived as a demonstrative contempt for the First Lady, President Trump, and the international community.
🔥 Five explosions were heard in Alushta (Crimea), after which a fire broke out in the mountains above Lazurny, - Krymskyi Veter ❗️Russian military unit 85683-l is located there - a subdivision of the 3rd radiotechnical regiment, with a noticeable radar with a white dome.
💥 In the Vovchansk direction, border guards-operators of FPV drones destroyed TOS "Solntsepyok", shelters and enemy manpower.
⚡️As Moscow escalates strikes and rejects talks with Kyiv, Trump says he's 'very disappointed' in Putin.
❗️Takeoff of Tu-95MS from the Engels-2 airfield. ~105 UAVs in the sky over Ukraine, entire groups of drones are flying to the West.
🇺🇸🇻🇪 The U.S. military struck a smuggling vessel in the Southern Caribbean, killing 11 members of the Tren de Aragua gang, which Washington designates as a Maduro-backed terror group.
⚡️Explosions heard in Rivne amid nationwide Russian drone attack. Multiple explosions were heard in the western city of Rivne around 1:15 a.m. local time, Suspilne reported. The Air Force warned of Russian drones approaching various regions of Ukraine, including the country's far-west.
Explosions were heard in the western city of Rivne around 1:15 a.m. local time, Suspilne reported. Sounds of Ukrainian air defense fire were also reported between 2-2:30 a.m. in Lviv, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground.
⚡️Explosions rock western Ukrainian cities as Russia launches large-scale drone attack. Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight on Sept. 2-3, targeting regions in Ukraine's far-west.
⚡️Update: Five injured as explosions rock Ukrainian cities in large-scale Russian drone attack. Five people have been reported injured in Znamianka, a city in Ukraine's central Kirovohrad oblast, as Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight.
WOW. This is one of the original Alien Enemies Act cases going back to March. The conservative 5th Circuit has ruled Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to disappear people to El Salvador was UNLAWFUL.
Retailer wins right to refuse sale of 'gateway' drinks to children: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/ceq-anti-discrimination-exemption-sale-zero-alcohol-drinks/105724706
Ryan Routh is the Florida trump assassin.
In a major setback to President Donald Trump’s attempt to purge independent agencies, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to block a lower court order reinstating Democratic commissioner Rebecca Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
First, the court ruled Google’s search business is an illegal monopoly. But now the judge’s remedies fail to hold Google accountable for breaking the law. This ruling is a slap on the wrist. The Trump Justice Department must appeal to break up this Big Tech giant.
“These aren't numbers, these are children”: A U.S. federal judge blocks the Trump administration from deporting migrant Guatemalan children after lawyers reveal minors had already boarded planes in Texas. The Weeknight hosts discuss.
🚨NEW: AG Bondi uses her authority as AG to reinstate two precedent decisions from Trump's first term (Matter of A-B- and Matter of L-E-A-) that aim to end asylum for victims of domestic violence from countries unwilling or unable to protect them, and asylum for people targeted for family ties.
In Trump's first term, A.G. Sessions and A.G. Barr both used their power as Attorney General to set new restrictions on asylum for primarily Central American asylum seekers. A.G Garland reversed both of those decisions. Now A.G. Bondi has reinstated both of them.
Here are the two new decisions: Matter of S-S-F-M-: reinstating Matter of A-B-: www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1... Matter of R-E-R-M- & J-D-R-M-: reinstating Matter of L-E-A- www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1...
You can find an excellent explanation of the issues at stake in Matter of A-B- here: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/our-work/...
I'm just glad that Bondi didn't decide to go back and try to reopen the cases of both of those women, to be honest. bsky.app/profile/gabr...
🔥 Interesting I hope they are familiar with Immigration Law
JUST IN: Looks like Trump allies angry about Judge Sparkle Sooknanan's ruling halting transport of Guatemalan children to Guatemala won't have the Biden appointee to beat up any more. Case now with Judge Tim Kelly, Trump appointee. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
A federal appeals court ruled that Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Federal Trade Commission commissioner that President Donald Trump fired, can be temporarily reinstated.
"Del. Court Tosses Trump Media Suit, Avoids Immunity Fight" Jeff Montgomery for @law360.bsky.social
A federal judge took the unusual step of apologizing to Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, after they accused him of defying a decision by the top court by ordering the Trump administration to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants reut.rs/41BdJmF
Alexandre de Moraes finds himself at the center of a global firestorm as he presides over the explosive coup trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
#BREAKING: Fifth Circuit (Southwick & Ramirez, JJ.) holds that President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act against Tren de Aragua is unlawful, and blocks AEA removals in the Northern District of Texas (over a lengthy dissent from Judge Oldham): www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
Volcano Eruption • Kilauea Volcano is active once again On Tuesday, the volcano had its 32nd episode since December. Scientists believe they are all part of the same eruption because magma has been following the same pathway to the surface... www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/u...
The couple claim the officer was "noticeably intoxicated" and fell while heading to their home.
‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Graham Greene dies at 73, reports say
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger.
Nestlé dismissed its CEO after an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate.
The 28-year-old musician had amassed thousands of social media followers with his rap career.
The 36-floor office tower is located just west of Public Square between Saint Clair Avenue and Superior Avenue.
🚨 Afghanistan earthquake death toll passes 1,400, Taliban government spokesman says 👇
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The eastbound lanes of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway remain closed at West 45th Street.
A witness told police the boy was running away from the house when he was shot. https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/02/man-charged-with-murder-shooting-death-11-year-old-boy-playing-ding-dong-ditch/
Watch the moment a federal agent tackled a man from behind during a protest outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility: https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/02/veteran-sues-dhs-after-video-shows-federal-agent-tackling-him-behind-protest/
The Amish mother charged with drowning her son was booked Monday into the Tuscarawas County Jail. https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/02/amish-mother-charged-with-drowning-son-booked-into-tuscarawas-county-jail/
The 14-year-old student's father said he suffered from brain injuries that required two parts of his skull to be removed. https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/02/parents-say-middle-schooler-was-attacked-by-another-student-cafeteria-had-have-parts-skull-removed/
A father is suing the Cleveland Heights officers who shot and killed his teenage son MORE: https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/02/family-sues-cleveland-heights-officers-who-shot-killed-teen/
A 12-year-old boy died after falling off playground equipment at a park, according to multiple reports. MORE: https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/02/he-will-be-missed-12-year-old-dies-after-falling-off-playground-equipment-park-reports-say/
A 34-year-old Fairport Harbor resident, Nicholas Bosna, was taken into custody.
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Evidence discovered during the investigation identified Green’s 16-year-old son as the suspect, shared LPD.
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Police said around 320 A.M., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle out of Euclid on Broadway Avenue.
These new hairs, Elish says, are not Amy’s or any of her family members. “We feel those are sort of important, and we’re going to get those tested right now,” says Elish.
More than 100 immigration judges have been fired or left voluntarily after taking deferred resignations offered by the Trump administration.
Video shows moment Chuck E. Cheese mascot gets arrested, escorted out of building in front of kids https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/02/video-shows-moment-chuck-e-cheese-mascot-gets-arrested-escorted-out-building-front-kids/
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Across 16 rulings in a row, Kate Shaw says on this episode of “The Ezra Klein Show,” “the Supreme Court has sided with Trump and against challenges to Trump and against lower courts that have ruled against Trump, in this wild streak of victories for Trump that have largely happened under the radar.”
X Corp cannot be forced to cover the upfront fees of arbitrating a series of legal disputes by former employees who lost their jobs after Elon Musk acquired the social media company, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
A judge has ruled the Trump administration "wilfully" ignored federal law when deploying National Guard forces during riots in Los Angeles earlier this year.
BREAKING: Federal judge rules Convicted Felon Trump violated the law when he deployed National Guard troops in California. I break down this damning opinion and explain why this decision is so important as Trump threatens to do the same in Chicago and other cities. youtu.be/ZZJD21zyHdc?...
Trump will do all he can to “fix” the 2026 and 2028 elections to secure MAGA victories by every method he can muster, however blatantly illegal and unconstitutional, whatever the courts might say. If every eligible voter shows up, we can overwhelm his schemes. Otherwise, our way of life is doomed.
We're in court today challenging the Trump administration's targeting of people attending their mandated immigration court hearings. Systematically arresting people carrying out their legal duty is unconstitutional.
The Trump administration will reconsider the permit for SouthCoast Wind, a Massachusetts offshore wind farm approved by the government of former U.S. President Joe Biden last year, according to a federal court filing seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:
🚨 Heads up 👇
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Trump exceeded his presidential authority by imposing tariffs. The Brennan Center filed a brief in the case arguing that the emergency powers law he relied on didn’t grant presidents that authority. bit.ly/4g31plb
Charles Breyer doing something interesting w/Trump v. US here. Not that it'll work, but it gives SCOTUS an out. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![First, “[i]t is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 177 (1803). Without question this principle applies to cases, like this one, where the Executive is accused of overstepping bounds set out by the Legislature. “If the President claims authority to act but in fact exercises mere ‘individual will’ and ‘authority without law,’ the courts may say so.” Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593, 608 (2024) (citation omitted).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreigw7unwx3hl5xpacc7oatksql53mrgbte6g7yyzt2cmd33nnpe5x4@jpeg "Click to view full size")
The Trump admin is now moving to effectively double the number of immigration judges by citing flimsy legal authority to deputize hundreds of totally inexperienced military lawyers to take these jobs. Notably, immigration law is infamously complex, often described as second only to tax law.
NEW: Trump calls court's tariff decision "an emergency," will appeal as soon as tomorrow
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show. The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump’s Power Grab @kateshaw.bsky.social discusses Donald Trump’s recent winning streak with the Supreme Court and what it means for the state of the Constitution. open.spotify.com/episode/4VpE... youtu.be/mhZBLpzcYx4?...
The Trump administration is once again promising to ignore the courts—vowing to keep troops stationed in LA, despite a judge's ruling declaring the use of the military for domestic law enforcement purposes illegal. This is our new normal. trib.al/ctXscfh
Following our lawsuit challenging the Trump-Vance administration’s attempts to gut AmeriCorps, they reversed course and are restoring funding for this year to grantees. A statement from our CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social on this win:
A federal appeals court struck down most of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs Friday, saying they have no legal basis. The decision could undo many of Trump’s tariffs from “Liberation Day” in April, as well as earlier tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.
JUST IN: Lawyers for the Fed governor Trump is trying to fire, Lisa Cook, and the Trump admin don't seem to agree on much of anything about how the litigation should proceed. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Today’s court ruling is what we’ve been warning about for months: Trump is unlawfully using the military to terrorize Americans, including kids and hardworking immigrants — many of whom have contributed to this country and are part of American families.
Trump says his administration will ask Supreme Court for expedited ruling on tariffs reut.rs/4p9AMzc
Fed firing fight: Latest docket action signals we won't get a ruling on Lisa Cook's request for immediate court intervention to halt Trump's move to oust her before 9/4. Cook's lawyers and DOJ disagree on next steps, so she's still pressing for an order to preserve status quo buff.ly/kuLOVtY
Trump says he's committed to sending National Guard troops to Chicago reut.rs/47qe1QW
Make sure the bill includes, for housing, modernizing our manufacturing industry, modernizing utilities, modernizing the cyber division, etc. Remember, the budget must be passed by September 30 or the government will shut down. Stay tuned........ End/
With $17 trillion in savings, does that mean they're reducing America's debt and that the government should pass an excellent budget bill at the end of the month, folks....... 1/
Make sure the bill includes, for housing, modernizing our manufacturing industry, modernizing utilities, modernizing the cyber division, etc. Remember, the budget must be passed by September 30 or the government will shut down. Stay tuned........ End/