Federal judge in New York will consider blocking future deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Less than 48 hours after the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens with little-to-no due process, a federal judge in New York judge on Wednesday will consider blocking any future removals as the Trump administration allegedly prepares to commence more deportations. U.S. District … Read more

Acting IRS commissioner plans to resign after data-sharing deal with immigration authorities

The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is planning to resign following the agency’s data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration’s efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, three sources familiar with her plans told ABC News. Melanie Krause is the third leader of the agency to resign this … Read more

Deep Cogito emerges from stealth with hybrid AI ‘reasoning’ models

A new company, Deep Cogito, has emerged from stealth with a family of openly available AI models that can be switched between “reasoning” and non-reasoning modes. Reasoning models like OpenAI’s o1 have shown great promise in domains like math and physics, thanks to their ability to effectively fact-check themselves by working through complex problems step … Read more

Asian markets, US futures slide as Trump’s new China tariffs go into effect

Asian stocks plunged again during Wednesday’s trading session after President Donald Trump’s latest batch of sanctions on China came into force, helping wipe off Tuesday’s limited gains and compounding a turbulent week for the world’s key indexes. Trump’s new measures increased the cumulative rate of tariffs on Chinese goods to 104% — a move met … Read more

The Masters: Is it finally Tommy Fleetwood’s time as Englishman targets first major success at Augusta National? | Golf News

One of golf’s ‘nearly men’. It’s a label many supremely talented golfers have been burdened with over the years, at times even major winners. Rory McIlroy’s ongoing, over-a-decade-long barren run in golf’s biggest tournaments has often seen the narrative shift away from his impressive haul of four majors secured in his early 20s to instead … Read more

Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump’s tariffs

WASHINGTON — Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices. Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with those worries and many more as they fret about the economic impact of the president’s sweeping tariff strategy that went into effect Wednesday. In a Senate hearing … Read more

Virginia parents arrested after gun went off inside 3rd grader’s backpack at school

A pair of Virginia parents were arrested after their third-grade son grabbed an unsecured handgun inside the home, put it in his backpack and went to school, where it inadvertently went off during class, according to officials. Ciara Armstead, 36, and Terrence Carroll Jr., 34, were charged with recklessly leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm so … Read more