Politics

Manhattan prosecutors won't be punished for document dump that delayed start of Trump trial
Manhattan prosecutors won't be penalized for a last-minute document dump that caused former President Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial to start later than scheduled, a judge ruled Thursday....

Oregon sees 13th county vote to secede, join Idaho as 'Greater Idaho' gains steam
Another rural county has voted to break off from blue-state Oregon and join its red-state neighbor by reconfiguring the state border, the latest victory for the grassroots movement called...

In Bronx rally, Trump says Biden policies have 'slaughtered' Black and Hispanic Americans
Former President Donald Trump waded into hostile political territory Thursday in the South Bronx to tell voters that people of color have been the biggest losers on President Biden's...

Newsom Signs Law Temporarily Allowing Arizona Abortionists to Perform Procedure in California | National Review
The move comes as a reaction to the Arizona supreme court’s decision that upheld an 1864 law that bans most abortions in the state. Source link

The Supreme Court Gets Slightly Less Nonsensical about Race and Redistricting | National Review
Instead of returning to the Constitution to end litigation over redistricting, the Supreme Court applied more rigor to such lawsuits. Source link

UNC System Board of Governors Votes to Dismantle $91 Million DEI Bureaucracy | National Review
The UNC-Chapel Hill board voted to redirect DEI funding toward campus police earlier in May, and the system had already done away with DEI statements in 2023. Source...

Louisiana Legislature Passes Bill Designating Abortion Pills as Controlled Dangerous Substances | National Review
‘By placing these drugs on the controlled substance list, we will assist law enforcement in protecting vulnerable women and unborn babies.’ Source link

Northwestern President Schill Contradicts Himself, Refuses to Answer Questions in Contentious Antisemitism Hearing | National Review
Schill alternated between defending his agreement with encampment organizers and attacking the premises of lawmakers’ questions. Source link

Ted Cruz Grills Judicial Nominee Who Transferred Trans Child Rapist to Women’s Prison | National Review
Judge Sarah Netburn ruled that concerns about the safety of female inmates were ‘overblown.’ Source link

Hundreds of Harvard Students, Faculty Walk Out of Commencement Ceremony to Protest Israel | National Review
The students chanted slogans in support of the 13 undergraduates whose diplomas were withheld because of their participation in the anti-Israel encampment. Source link