North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed two immigration enforcement bills and a constitutional carry proposal Friday, rejecting legislation backed by Republican lawmakers focused on public safety and border control. The move triggered swift criticism from GOP leaders, who pledged to override the vetoes and accused Stein of prioritizing illegal immigrants over law-abiding citizens.
Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) accused the Trump administration of undermining constitutional checks and balances by preventing members of Congress from accessing ICE facilities without prior notice. Speaking on MSNBC Friday, Meeks said the administration’s actions raise serious concerns about transparency and accountability.
North Korea continues to impose harsh civil rights restrictions more than two years after the global COVID-19 emergency officially ended, according to a senior U.N. human rights official. The regime under dictator Kim Jong-un maintains post-pandemic lockdown measures that further isolate and control the population, despite international pressure and growing evidence of widespread human rights abuses.
Federal agents are under legal fire in California after a lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of excessive force during immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles. The lawsuit, brought by the ACLU of Southern California, alleges that DHS agents assaulted protesters, reporters, and legal observers during a wave of anti-ICE demonstrations earlier this month.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned this week that Venezuela has become the only nation in the Western Hemisphere capable of producing Iranian combat drones. Speaking from hiding due to threats of arrest by the Maduro regime, Machado exposed the growing military ties between Venezuela and Iran, warning that this alliance represents a strategic threat to regional and U.S. security.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr met with Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol this week to discuss the company's efforts to "Make America Healthy Again."
Republicans have called for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to launch an investigation into whether the use of abortion pills infiltrates the nation's water supply.
