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Recent military coups and a wave of violent extremism are challenging Algeria’s role as regional security guarantor. The post A Spiraling Security Crisis in the Sahel Will Force Algeria’s Hand appeared first on World Politics Review.

As part of our focus this week on the Court and constitutional law, we are publishing today this essay from Jonathan Mitchell. Readers might be surprised at how much his critique of “judicial supremacy” from the right sounds very much… Continue reading The post NYU’s Democracy Project: Jonathan Mitchell on “Judicial Supremacy and American Democracy” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a resolution on ensuring the continuity of representative bodies of local self-government in Ukraine amid the Russian Federation’s military aggression.

More than a quarter million federal employees didn’t receive their scheduled paychecks this week as the US government shutdown enters its second week.

With the government shutdown fight dragging into its second week, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene rolled a grenade into the GOP camp. She erupted on Twitter, demanding to know why Republican leaders have no plan to help millions of people who will be hurt when expanded Obamacare subsidies expire. This wrecks President Trump’s whole strategy in this fight, because it rests on the idea that only Democrats are to blame for the standoff, all due to their undying love of “illegals.” Greene’s broadside also sent House Speaker Mike Johnson scrambling. But we think this fiasco goes even deeper. We talked to veteran congressional scholar Norman Ornstein, author of a new piece on the standoff. We discuss how Greene has exposed serious cracks in the MAGA coalition, why this exposes weaknesses in Trump’s stance, and what Democrats can do to maximize their leverage. Listen to this episode here.

Indian Oil Corp, the country's leading state-owned refiner, has recently purchased two to three cargoes of Russian oil using Chinese yuan, sources told Reuters.

The post Trump Barrels Towards War with Venezuela appeared first on Crooked Media.

Sébastien Lecornu is France's latest prime minister who has tried — and failed — to fix the country's budget deficit and debt problem.

This strike is not simply a contract dispute over wages or staffing levels. It is a political confrontation with the corporate oligarchy which is destroying public health.

The continent is positioning itself as a pivotal player in the future of global agriculture, and investors are taking notice.

Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.

Airport staffing shortages cause flight delays a week into shutdown  The Washington Post Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Disrupt Travel for Second Straight Day  The New York Times Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower goes unmanned for hours amid government shutdown  ABC7 Los Angeles FAA braces for nationwide flight disruptions as air traffic controller shortages hit major airports  Fox Business Colorado was short dozens of air traffic controllers, even before the government shutdown  9News

WIC, a nutrition program serving nearly 7 million pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children, is threatened with running out of funds due to the government shutdown, and is targeted for $300 million in cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget.

LWV release: With elections rapidly approaching in locations around the nation, the League of Women Voters, along with three individual plaintiffs, asked a court for emergency relief in a class action lawsuit that seeks to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful… Continue reading The post “Emergency Relief Sought to Protect Upcoming Elections From Trump-Vance Administration Plot to Facilitate Illegal and Inaccurate Voter Roll Purge” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

WASHINGTON — As diplomats met in Egypt on Tuesday to decide the Middle East's future, civilians kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and relatives of those in captivity gathered at the Kennedy Center to express optimism for President Donald Trump's efforts toward peace.

One of the GOP's most influential strategist's Jeff Roe opens up in rare interview about his battle with Trump’s inner circle — and how their feud could drain the party’s war chest.

Members of Congress in both parties bristled Tuesday at a White House memo arguing that federal workers who have been furloughed as part of the government shutdown are not necessarily entitled to backpay. Why it matters: The threat has had little apparent impact with its intended target — congressional Democrats — who expressed confidence that President Trump would ultimately lose any legal fight to deny shutdown pay. "The law is simply not on the side of Trump's threats to withhold pay from federal employees that he somehow disfavors," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told Axios in a phone interview. Driving the news: The memo points to amended language in the "Government Employee Fair Treatment Act" of 2019, or GEFTA, that says compensation for furloughed employees is "subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse." In other words, the White House Office of Management and Budget argued in its legal analysis, the bill only guarantees backpay if Congress passes a bill providing it. Labor attorn...

Hamas says it wants to make a deal and sees Trump as the key, but will not “raise the white flag.”

We’re challenging the FBI’s refusal to confirm whether President Trump was interviewed. The post American Oversight Sues DOJ and FBI for Records of Any Trump Interviews in Epstein Investigation appeared first on American Oversight.

"When the government is doing this, it is causing people to respond in outrage and horror because this isn't what they expect federal agents to act like."

There are some Republicans in Congress who want to extend the higher subsidies, which were first put in place in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. But many GOP lawmakers are firmly opposed to any extension.

You can register to watch here. Nate will be in person at UCLA and I’ll be moderating the event with a live audience. The post Must-Watch Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Today: Nate Persily on Lessons from 2024 on the Risks to the 2026 Elections appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Refusing to bow to Trump’s ICE machine