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US Supreme Court weighs liability shield for net giants

Islamic State gunmen killed American college student Noemi Gonzalez as she sat with friends in a bistro in Paris in 2015, one of the several attacks on a Friday night in the French capital that left 130 people dead. Her family’s lawsuit claiming YouTube’s recommendations helped the Islamic State terror group’s recruitment is at the ...

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The Future of Social Media: Supreme Court to Revisit Section 230

The US Supreme Court has decided to review section 230 which provided immunity to online platforms from civil liabilities of their content for a long period of time. For years, giant social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have operated under two crucial tenets. The first is that the platforms have the power to decide ...

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US Supreme Court Authorizes Handover Of Trump Tax Returns To Congress

Washington: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, with no noted dissent, rejected Trump’s plea  for an order that would’ve prevented the treasury department from giving six years of tax returns for ...

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week’s roundtable. Photo Source: Rohit Chopra( Twitter)

Trump Fires CFPB’s Chopra; $49B Medical Debt Relief at Risk

President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra from his job as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Saturday. Chopra, who had been fighting for stricter rules on banks and credit card companies since 2021, got the news through a White House email. As CFPB director, Chopra took strong enforcement actions against financial institutions ...

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Donald J. Trump. Photo Source: Donald J. Trump (Facebook).

Trump’s 2028 Run: Legal Loopholes or Constitutional Limits?

Donald Trump cannot legally run for president again in 2028. The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution sets a clear two-term limit for presidents. Having served two terms, Trump would reach this limit. The amendment states: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” This rule applies whether the terms ...

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Tom Homan as Border Czar: How Trump’s Plan Tackles Historic 2 Million Case Backlog with Largest U.S. Deportation Effort Yet

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Tom Homan as his administration’s “border czar,” announcing on Truth Social: “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders.” The appointment arrives amid evolving border security dynamics, with recent ...

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JD Vance with wife Usha Chilukuri.

JD Vance’s Wife Usha Chilukuri Vance Brings Telugu Heritage to White House as Indian-American Influence Soars with 1.23M Telugu Speakers in US

The 2024 US Presidential election marks another milestone in Indo-US relations, with Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of Vice President-elect JD Vance, bringing Telugu heritage to the White House. As an observer who has watched Indo-US relations evolve since the 1960s, this political development carries particular weight. The Telugu-American population has seen remarkable growth, quadrupling to ...

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Melania Trump.

Melania Trump’s Bold Stance on Abortion Rights Revealed Just Weeks Before 2024 Election

Melania Trump’s unexpected declaration in support of abortion rights, revealed in her upcoming memoir, has ignited a firestorm of discussion due to its stark contrast with her husband Donald Trump‘s more restrictive stance on the issue. This bombshell announcement comes just weeks before the 2024 election, thrusting the sensitive topic of abortion back into the ...