US Supreme Court blocks the Trump administration’s use of Alien Enemies Act The court majority once again upheld a ruling that migrants were entitled to due process before their deportations. Al Jazeera · May 16, 2025
US Loses Last Triple-A Credit Rating As Moody's Cuts On Growing Govt Debt The United States lost its last triple-A credit rating from a major agency on Friday as Moody's announced a downgrade, citing rising levels of government debt and dealing a blow to Donald Trump's narrative of economic strength and prosperity. International Business Times · May 16, 2025
US Supreme Court Blocks Trump Bid To Resume Venezuelan Deportations The US Supreme Court on Friday blocked a bid by the Trump administration to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using an obscure wartime law, saying they were not being given enough time to legally contest their removal. International Business Times · May 16, 2025
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law The Independent UK · May 16, 2025
Asylum-Seekers Are Increasingly Turned Away at The U.S. Border, What Happens to Them? President Trump suspended the asylum system in his first day in office. Now migrants are being turned away at the border, facing confusing rules and being sent to unfamiliar countries. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
White House Called Out After Claiming Trump Would 'Never' Betray Police: 'Unless They Work at the Capitol' A White House video celebrating Trump's support of police was met with skepticism as users accused him of betraying Capitol Police by pardoning of J6 rioters. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
Texas businesses feel the pinch from Trump’s tariffs, Fed survey finds The higher taxes on imports will shrink Texas businesses’ profits and raise costs for consumers, business owners say. The Texas Tribune · May 16, 2025
James Comey's Deleted '86 47' Instagram Post Is Obviously Protected by the First Amendment A lot of conservatives are falling prey to the same snowflakery they criticize. Reason · May 16, 2025
Supreme Court Rules Trump Admin Needs To Give Venezuelans More Time To Challenge Their Deportation Under Alien Enemies Act The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration needs to give Venezuelans more time to challenge their intended deportation under the Alien Enemies Act Latin Times · May 16, 2025
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at a crucial juncture The bill proposes sweeping changes, including Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and enacting deep cuts to social programmes. Al Jazeera · May 16, 2025
US army parade could cost up to $45m and involve 6,600 soldiers Celebration of 250th anniversary, falling on Trump’s birthday, to also feature tanks and hundreds of vehicles The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025
Merchandise and Materials Crossing U.S. Border Plummet With Trump Tariff Uncertainty Merchandise and materials crossing the southern border have decreased 40% since Trump took office as businesses are weary of doing business in U.S. due to sweeping tariffs. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
Virginia House Candidate Reveals She's a Swinger Before Opponents Can 'Dig Up' Her Lifestyle: 'I Don't Do Shame' Democratic candidate Yvonne Rorrer openly revealed her swinger lifestyle to preempt political attacks, saying she refuses to feel shame. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
Former Democratic Lawmaker Mocked for Claiming Biden 'Failed This Country' as Users Point to His Own Losses: 'Read the Room' Beto O'Rourke's criticism of Biden's short-lived 2024 election run failed to resonate on social media, where users pointed to his own failed campaign history. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
Latin Times · May 16, 2025 Trump Warns GOP Holdouts To Support His 'Big, Beautiful Bill': 'We Don't Need Grandstanders' Donald Trump warned Republican holdouts to fall in line and support the party's "big, beautiful bill" after it failed to pass the House Budget Committee
The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025 House Republicans block Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in major setback Rightwing lawmakers say president’s bill – centered on tax cuts and funding deportations – doesn’t make enough cuts
Latin Times · May 16, 2025 Former Democratic Presidential Hopeful Asserts Biden 'Failed This Country': 'We Might Lose The Greatest Country This World Has Known' Beto O'Rourke lamented the former president and his team's decision to forego an open primary and run for re-election in 2024 during a podcast appearance.
Latin Times · May 16, 2025 GOP Lawmaker Insists People Can 'Keep Their Medicaid' If They 'Just Get a Job' As the GOP works to complete its "big, beautiful bill," Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) defended proposed work requirements for Medicaid recipients.
The Independent UK · May 16, 2025 Jury convicts ex-Tennessee House speaker and his aide in legislative mail scheme A federal jury has convicted the former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime top aide of numerous charge in a secretive scheme to land taxpayer-funded mail business from state lawmakers after the pair fell from power due to scandals
Latin Times · May 16, 2025 GOP Lawmaker Quickly Correcting Himself From 'Medicaid Cuts' to 'Medicaid Reforms' Draws Fire Online: 'Truth Slipped Out' Rep. Jason Smith's on-air slip calling Medicaid "cuts" instead of "reforms" drew backlash, spotlighting growing tensions over proposed healthcare restrictions.
Latin Times · May 16, 2025 Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Rejected After Being Slammed By House Republicans: 'We Shouldn't Do That' Republican leadership in the House experienced a significant setback after party members rejected advancing Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill"
Latin Times · May 16, 2025 Conservatives Called Out for Using '86 46' in Protest of Biden After Backlash Over Comey's '86 47' Post: 'Stop Being Hypocritical' Users pointed out that while MAGA supporters defended "86 46" as a call for impeachment, they accused "86 47" of promoting Donald Trump's assassination.
The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025 Comey faces DoJ charges over seashell ‘8647’ post, but what does it really mean? The former FBI director is accused of calling for Trump’s death with seashell picture. We explain what it stands for
The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025 Trump accuses former FBI director of calling for his killing through coded picture James Comey posted picture of shells arranged to say ‘8647’, using common slang for kicking a customer out of a bar
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025 What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why The president’s Middle East tour made one thing clear – he will betray his one-time ally in a heartbeat. He is already doing it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland