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Shipping containers at a Los Angeles rail yard on Sept. 2, 2025, the day that President Trump said he would seek a swift ruling from the Supreme Court on his tariffs. Frederic J. Brown/AFP hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it will examine whether President Trump acted lawfully when he used emergency powers to apply sweeping tariffs to a broad range of countries, a centerpiece of his economic agenda. Earlier this year, a federal trade court and a federal appeals court found that some of Trump’s tariffs violated the law. The White…

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The Polish military said late Tuesday it’s responding to “drone-type objects” that entered its airspace during a set of overnight attacks by Russia on Ukraine.In a statement on X, the country’s armed forces said an “operation is underway aimed at identifying and neutralizing the objects,” and it is “actively working to locate the downed objects.” The military encouraged people to stay home in the meantime.Hours earlier, Poland said its aircraft had been activated to ensure safety in the country’s airspace during Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory.The statements did not specify what country launched the drone-like objects. Ukraine and Russia have…

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Comment / September 9, 2025 We have an unprecedented chance to elect a mayor who can prioritize the needs of working people. Ad Policy New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.(Michael M. Santiago / Getty) This article appears in the October 2025 issue, with the headline “The Right Leader.” Every poison has its antidote. The glaring unaffordability of New York City can be confronted by policies that prioritize the needs of working people. The confounding inertia of the Democratic Party can be reversed by bold new progressive leaders. Trump’s assault on our freedoms can be resisted by popular movements connected…

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will decide whether President Trump can impose his most sweeping tariffs, setting up a major test of one of the pillars of the president’s economic agenda.The high court agreed to review lower court decisions that found Mr. Trump did not have the authority to issue many of his global tariffs under an emergency powers law. The Justice Department appealed one of those rulings, from a federal appeals court, to the Supreme Court last week and asked it to move swiftly.The Trump administration has argued that upholding the ruling from the U.S. Court…

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Republicans in the Missouri House on Tuesday advanced a new proposed congressional map, part of a mid-decade redistricting push started by President Trump to hold onto – and possibly expand — the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the U.S. House.  The proposed maps aim to make Missouri’s congressional delegation seven Republicans and one Democrat, a change from its current delegation that is made up of six Republicans and two Democrats. The map breaks up the 5th Congressional District, currently held by Democratic Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, making it more conservative.Missouri is the third state to consider redrawing its congressional maps. Texas Republicans passed their redistricting…

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President Trump holds up a chart on April 2 while announcing tariffs against other countries. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in November on the legality of those tariffs. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will review the legality of the sprawling tariffs President Trump imposed in an April executive order, a day the president declared “liberation day.” Since then the government estimates it has collected nearly a trillion dollars in tariffs from U.S. and foreign businesses that would have to be refunded if the court rules against them, according…

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Apple on Tuesday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, AirPods and watch at the technology company’s launch event, held annually at its Cupertino, California, headquartetrs. The iPhone 17 features a larger, 6.3-inch display and includes the new A19 chip to help power Apple’s AI features. The device’s front camera has also been upgraded to provide a wider field of view and new sensor allowing users to take landscape photos without having to rotate the phone. The new iPhones are the first to be released since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and unleashed a barrage of tariffs, in what his administration says…

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Donald Trump wants us to accept the current state of affairs without making a scene. He wants us to believe that if we resist, he will harass us, sue us, and cut funding for those we care about; he may sic ICE, the FBI, or the National Guard on us.  We’re sorry to disappoint, but the fact is this: The Nation won’t back down to an authoritarian regime. Not now, not ever. Day after day, week after week, we will continue to publish truly independent journalism that exposes the Trump administration for what it is and develops ways to gum…

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Washington — The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a federal criminal charge against the man accused of the deadly stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month. The Justice Department announced that the suspect in the attack, Decarlos Brown Jr., is charged with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system. Federal prosecutors in North Carolina have scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon to discuss the case.”Iryna Zarutska was a young woman living the American dream — her horrific murder is a direct result of failed soft-on-crime policies that put criminals…

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