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James Boasberg sets 4pm ET hearing as rights groups say Trump deportation of Venezuelans could be ‘blatant violation’ of court orderWhat is the Alien Enemies Act and how is Trump using it?Professor deported despite judge’s order, defying US courtThe justice department says that Rasha Alawieh, a kidney specialist working in Rhode Island who was deported to Lebanon despite having a US visa, had “sympathetic” photos and videos of Hezbollah leaders on her phone, according to Politico.Alawieh’s deportation raised concerns because a judge had required 48 hours’ notice before being sent out of the country, and because she was detained despite

US official urges stop to plan to re-evaluate Biden program to connect communities to high-speed internet, which will likely benefit StarlinkUS politics live – latest updatesSmall town USA is facing a “significant risk” that the Trump administration is going to abandon key elements of a $42.45bn Biden-era plan to connect rural communities to high-speed internet so that Elon Musk can get even richer, a top departing commerce department official warned in an email.Evan Feinman, who headed up the so-called Bead program for the last three years, urged governors across the country to lobby their congressional delations in Washington to stop

Judges dismiss appeal from campaigners who argued ‘eye-watering’ cost of loan was not in public interest The court of appeal has upheld Thames Water’s £3bn emergency bailout loan, in a decision published on Monday.Appeal court judges dismissed an appeal from environmental campaigners and a small group of Thames creditors after a three-day hearing last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/17/appeal-court-rules-in-favour-of-3bn-bailout-for-thames-water Author : Sandra Laville Environment correspondent Publish date : 2025-03-17 13:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Diane Abbott says a wealth tax of 2% on people with assets over £10m would raise £24bn a yearAmanda Spielman, the former head of Ofsted, has accused the government of putting the interests of teaching unions ahead of the needs of pupils.In an article for the Daily Telegraph, she launched a wide-ranging attack on the eduction secretary, Bridget Phillipson, arguing that her policies would put educational improvement in England into reverse.There is much interest from other countries in what has been achieved in England, and in learning from us. Just in the past year I have been working in Flanders