Republican Maine state lawmaker Laurel Libby is asking the US Supreme Court to ensure sure her votes are counted in the next legislative session of the Maine House after she was censured for expressing opposition to transgender athletes competing in girls sports, according to a copy of the emergency application obtained by CNN.
Across the United States, a federal program has been turning local police into immigration enforcers under US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) agreements. While officials say it strengthens public safety, critics warn it spreads fear, erodes trust, and threatens the fabric of immigrant communities.
The good news, say Democratic leaders and top party strategists wrapping their heads around what Donald Trump’s next 45 months will mean when just the first three months went like this: no shortage of actual impacts to talk about—and that’s before the market turmoil has had the effect on prices or jobs that they expect.
Vice President JD Vance chooses the perfect introductory words for his brief visit to Greenland, if he were a tourist just in for some laughs and an Instagram moment. But as the highest-ranking official of the United States to ever set foot on the world’s largest island, Vance is there to talk about a much longer stay — to drive home President Donald Trump’s desire to control the snowy land.