The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has called on Canada to repeal its controversial “Track 2” Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. This policy allows euthanasia for individuals who are not terminally ill, raising serious concerns from human rights advocates and disability groups.
On Monday, March 31, Kevin A. Batts, a 59-year-old staff member for Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police for carrying a pistol without a license on Capitol grounds.
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has successfully opposed efforts by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to block a resolution permitting proxy voting for new parents in Congress.
The Trump administration has initiated a comprehensive review of Harvard University's federal funding in response to allegations of antisemitism on campus.
The Venezuelan government is appealing to foreign oil and gas companies to maintain their operations in the country despite the recent revocation of U.S. licenses that previously permitted such activities.
British authorities arrested two parents, Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine, for expressing concerns about school leadership in a private WhatsApp group—a move critics are calling a direct assault on free speech and parental rights.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed a lawsuit against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) that blamed his administration for COVID-19-related deaths in nursing homes.
