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Bankrupt Ouachita County Medical Center reportedly eyed by UAMS, Baptist Health
CAMDEN -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Baptist Health have expressed interest in buying Ouachita County Medical Center, the hospital's CEO told the county Quorum Court this week.
John Turley: Who pays for American politics? (Opinion)
In January 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential and controversial campaign-finance decisions in modern American history. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court
Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his 2016 election lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Friday to wade into his years long legal battle with former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and ex-Justice Department officials over the 2016 election, appealing a case that a lower court concluded was “frivolous.”
UF Health’s cancer connector expands screening access, bridges research gap
Reach area grows to 26 counties in past year.
The Houston Rockets Dominate in their First Preseason Game
The Rockets defeat the Mavericks 135–117. Houston put up a nearly flawless performance on both ends of the court.
Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court
Oct 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of conspiring along with fo...
Rock Song Copyright Dispute Rocks The Entertainment Industry
Copyright Termination Suit Rocks Entertainment Industry - Supreme Court Asked to Weigh In
Partnership expands access to kids' mental health services
First 5 Plumas announces it is working with Lost Sierra Family Integration Center to provide easier access to infant and early childhood mental health and
Former NC State Sports Medicine Director faces Wake County Judge in sexual abuse case
Former NC State Sports Medicine Director Robert Murphy appeared in Wake County court Friday on 32 charges related to sexual abuse allegations involving former student-athletes.
Will NH Supreme Court scandal move voters? Democrats bet yes...
The resignation of New Hampshire’s chief justice is becoming a campaign issue, as Democrats press for action and experts question whether voters will make it a ...
Wladimir Klitschko granted temporary guardianship of Hayden Panettiere estate
Wladimir Klitschko appeared in virtual court on Thursday alongside 11-year-old daughter Kaya, who he shares alongside Panettiere. Kaya is the sole heir of the “Heroes” star’s estate, following the death of the actor Aug. 16.
DOL Prevails in Circuit Court Appeal Over Diverted Contributions, Unpaid Health Claims
The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Louisiana district court’s decision to grant summary judgment on claims a company president breached his fiduciary duties.
Chris Finch Addresses Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball On-Court Pairing
Will LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards stagger minutes?
NC State Health Plan sues Atrium to block new pricing program
The NC State Health Plan (SHP) filed a lawsuit against Atrium Health in Wake County Superior Court on Friday to stop the launch of a new program for SHP members on Jan. 1, 2027.
Public warned about possible measles exposure at several Chester County stores
The Chester County Health Department is warning the public of a possible measles exposure at several local stores.
Carpenter’s heart attack after restraining donkey ruled compensable
A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld workers compensation coverage for a carpenter who suffered a heart attack after helping restrain a donkey at his employer’s owner’s residence.
Michigan attorney general sues state’s Blue Cross health insurer
The federal court complaint says the company conspired with other Blue Cross plans to carve up territory and reduce competition.
Trump, the Supreme Court & Texas’ Midterm Power Struggle
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics
Valley Oaks Health Data Breach Settlement Gets First Nod from Court
Valley Oaks Health faced class action litigation over a June 2023 data security incident that affected 50,352 individuals. The consolidated lawsuit has Valley Oaks Health has agreed to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit stemming from a 2023 hacking incident that affected more than 50,000 individuals.
A political blogger sent an explicit meme of Shrek to Ohio lawmaker. Now he’s on trial.
An Ohio political blogger had his first day in court Thursday, facing charges of harassment after sending a powerful state lawmaker an explicit picture of the cartoon character Shrek.
US imposes sanctions on international criminal court
Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges
Are Suns in Immediate Danger of Regretting Miles Bridges Trade?
By sacrificing sharpshooting depth and a distant first-round pick, Phoenix embraced significant risk. Bridges’ volatile off-court history and fit now determine if this gamble haunts the franchise.
Letters: Retain Muñiz | Nixon will protect abuse survivors
Justice Muñiz keeps an open mind, listens to every party, and treats people with professionalism and kindness.
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves show why they click in Lakers' preseason win
The Lakers will lean on Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to lead the team this season, and they showed their on-court chemistry in a 114-110 win over the Kings.
Climate hopes shift from politics to the courts
The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up.
Climate hopes shift from politics to the courts
The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up. On the political front, from Europe to the United States, governments have been scaling back climate...
Climate hopes shift from politics to the courts
The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is...
Seminole Tribe Sues DraftKings for Running Illegal Sports Betting in Florida - WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM
The battle over sports betting rights in Florida is heading to court with the Seminole Tribe defending its exclusive rights to sports gambling in the state. The Seminole Tribe is suing DraftKings and CEO Jason Robins, claiming the company violated Florida’s 2021 Gaming Compact and is operating an illegal sports betting business. Through the 2021
Report: Man arrested after road-rage shooting in Las Vegas business parking lot
A suspect in a road-rage shooting at a southwest Las Vegas Sam’s Club posted a $50,000 bond ahead of an Oct. 12 court appearance, court records show.
Trump bucks and the politics of mailing checks
The checks started going out last week, nearly one million of them, and mostly to battleground states. With a return address for the U.S. Treasury and a letter enclosed signed by President Donald Trump, these one-time checks for $500 were ostensibly government rebates for Obamacare enrollees who overpaid. In the accompanying letter, however, Trump attacks his predecessor and talks about his record in office on an important issue he’s not polling well on, which makes it seem more like the most expensive political mailer in U.S. history. The average piece of direct mail costs between 30 cents and $3, according to Mail Processing Associates, a print, mail, and fulfillment company. At $500 a pop plus roughly 50 cents each to issue the paper check, the cost of Trump’s healthcare mailer sent to more than 950,000 enrollees comes in at more than $475 million. Trump’s midterm healthcare message “For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare dot gov,” Trump wrote in the letter. “That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!” In the letter, Trump makes false and misleading claims about his administration’s record on healthcare costs, an issue Democrats have a 20 point advantage on over Republicans, according to a recent poll from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank. Trump touts his administration’s TrumpRX program, which he claims is “delivering massive discounts.” However, new research from KFF found that of a selection of drugs available on the TrumpRX platform, just five were the lowest price, while 13 were the highest price. Trump also falsely claims in the letter that he’s fighting to lower healthcare costs. In reality, average monthly premium payment costs for enrollees rose 58% under Trump while marketplace sign-ups declined 5%, per KFF. Under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it’s estimated 10 million more Americans will be uninsured by 2034. You get a check and you get a check and you get a check Trump’s long promised cash outs to his fans, from his days as a casino operator and gameshow host to his presidency. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the first Trump administration made the unprecedented move to put Trump’s name on checks that went out under the CARES Act (notably the $500 refund checks this time around don’t feature Trump’s name). Ever since, Trump’s been chasing that high. In his second term, Trump’s promised more stimulus that never arrived, like refund checks from DOGE cuts and tariffs, while he said at his party’s convention last month that he’d give out $5,000 checks to everyone if Republicans win in November. In reality, DOGE overstated its cost cutting and Trump’s government actually now spends more than former President Joe Biden’s, while Trump’s tariffs actually grew the trade deficit. His proposal for $5,000 checks would add about $1.2 trillion to the national debt. The problem is there’s no money to give. These $500 checks — plus $90 Medicare rebate checks also going out as well as $250 deposited this week in some Trump Accounts for kids courtesy Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan — represent the closest Trump’s going to get to making good on his promise to deliver cash fast. And the checks seem especially targeted. Though the $500 checks went out to enrollees in one of 30 states that use the federal HealthCare dot gov marketplace, a Reuters review found 71% of the payments, or $339 million, went to enrollees in 13 states that have the most competitive elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Most Americans don’t buy it Could Trump bucks sway the election? An Economist-YouGov poll found 57% of U.S. adults doubt Trump will deliver on his promise for $5,000 checks, compared to 21% who do. “I’m waiting on my DOGE check and I’m still waiting on my tariff check,” one 2024 Trump voter who’s since turned on him told a recent focus group. “It felt like kind of trying to buy people’s votes, which honestly felt like in elementary when the class president was like, hey we’re going to take you to the water park if you vote for me. It’s like, I don’t think it works like that.” But for voters in swing states who got a check, it could still matter. One survey published in 2022 found receiving a physically personalized check in the mail during the pandemic was associated with a much greater self-reported likelihood of voting for Trump in 2020, and those gains mainly came from out partisans. The issue for Trump comes if these checks are mostly going to Obamacare enrollees whose premiums have gone up by more than just $500 since he took office and who view the money as something like a bribe before the election rather than an actual long-term solution to lowering household costs. Spending $500.50 per mailer would be absurd as a normal campaign expenditure, but since Trump’s checks and letter are a government rebate, his campaign and super PAC didn’t have to spend a dime and he got out his message regardless. If enough voters in key states are swayed by the one-time payment, it could prove to be the best $0 the Trump campaign spent. 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Your guide to the Utah House District 5 race: Kendra Penry and Casey Snider
Next month, residents of southern Cache Valley will vote in their next Utah House representative. Candidates Casey Snider and Kendra Penry describe their platforms.
A.M. Best revises Kroger captive rating outlook
A.M. Best said Thursday it revised the outlook on the long-term issuer credit ratings of Queen City Assurance and Vine Court Assurance, food retailer Kroger’s two Vermont-domiciled captive insurers…
US Supreme Court won't speed up Democratic challenge to FCC political ad policy, for now
Siding with Republicans, the US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Federal Communications Commission to avoid for now a judicially imposed deadline in a Democratic challenge to the agency's new political advertising policy.
US Supreme Court Won't Speed up Democratic Challenge to FCC Political Ad Policy, for Now
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Siding with Republicans, the US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Federal Communications Commission to avoid for now a judicially imposed deadline in a Democratic challenge to the agency's new political advertising policy. With November midterm ...
Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko gets legal status to protect their daughter's inheritance
A California court has granted Wladimir Klitschko legal authority to protect his daughter Kaya’s inheritance following her mother Hayden Panettiere’s death
Can Sean Miller Turn Texas Into an SEC Title Contender?
After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Purdue in the Sweet 16, Sean Miller's challenge at Texas this year will be turning a talented roster into one ready to contend for an SEC championship. The Longhorns' frontcourt size and scoring options give Texas fans reason to be excited. Texas' success will ultimately depend on how these …
Tribal Nations Urge Supreme Court to Halt Prediction Market Sports Betting
A broad coalition of Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case involving prediction market company Kalshi and determine whether its sports-event contracts constitute sports betting subject to federal, state and Tribal gaming laws. In an amicus brief filed in Flaherty v. KalshiEX, the Tribal coalition argues […]
Media attorneys ask court to block White House ban while legal case continues
The hearing was the latest development in the escalating drama between the Trump administration and the news media
Supreme Court asked to weigh political ad rates
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step into a lower court dispute over television advertising rates paid by political candidates and joint fundraising committees weeks before the midterm elections. The application asked the justices to set aside a 2-1 ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th […]
Former Super Bowl champion changes tune on Patrick Mahomes
Image Press Agency/Depositphotos Jason McCourty reverses Chiefs opinion Former NFL defensive back and Super Bowl LIII champion Jason McCourty said he felt like an idiot for doubting Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City after watching the Chiefs open the 2026 season with 3 victories. McCourty made the admission during an ESPN discussion before Kansas City’s Week…
Police raids on ex-Prince Andrew's homes were unlawful, court rules
LONDON – Ex-Prince Andrew has won his legal case against British police after challenging raids on two of his royal homes that led to his arrest in February.
American Gladiators: MMA, Trump and the Politics of Masculinity
US President Donald Trump spent decades courting figures who participate in the prominent hypermasculine culture,
Q&A: Special Forces vet talks politics and family
Courtesy | Nick Freitas Nick Freitas is an author, political commentator, and social media influencer with more than 2 million Instagram followers. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican from 2016–2026 and, before then, was a sergeant and Green Beret in the U.S. Army Special Forces. Freitas gave a lecture on...
‘Minding my business’ – Candace Parker explains her reaction to Caitlin Clark talking trash to her
Candace Parker was sitting at the announcer’s desk when Caitlin Clark took a shot at her after making a clutch three-pointer. Parker had been critical of Clark’s effort on the defensive end of the court, believing that the former University of Iowa standout needed to be more energetic on that front.
What is attribution science? The critical climate research that Big Oil would rather you didn't believe in
How an emerging field of research is fueling a major Supreme Court case that may hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change.
Gen Z politicians who want to make a change grapple with parties that aren’t always ready for them
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. TOPEKA, Kan. — After state Rep. Angel Roeser defied her fellow Republicans and voted against their plan to ask voters to change the way Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected, members of her own […]
Idaho deserves a competent lawyer and politician for attorney general
An attorney general can have personal views on political issues but cannot ethically inject them into legal advice or court. | Opinion
New iPad Mini Rumored to Have 60Hz OLED Display Ahead of Launch
Ahead of the expected imminent launch of the new iPad mini 8, word out of Asia suggests that the device will feature a 60Hz OLED display rather than a ProMotion 120Hz display. The information comes courtesy of a hit-and-miss tipster running the account "yeux1122" on the Korean Naver blog. "There have been mentions of 120Hz in some overseas reports, but the domestic production quantity has already been confirmed to be LTPS at 60Hz," the tipster wrote. "That's it".
Jazz Defense Wavers in Preseason Loss
Early defensive sparks from new frontcourt faces faded under a barrage of fouls and missed shots, leaving coach Will Hardy with difficult roster questions before the regular season.
Thunder Rookie Aday Mara Passed His First Real Test
The 7-foot-3 Spaniard dominated the paint against Pelicans starters, flashing elite versatility and rim protection that suggests the Thunder have unearthed another high-impact piece for their frontcourt.
Mia Goth files to divorce Shia LaBeouf after almost 10 years
Mia Goth files to divorce Shia LaBeouf after almost a decade of marriage. The estranged spouses share one child and separated last summer, according to court documents.
Asked & Answered with Texas Business Court Judge Andrea Bouressa: On Joining a New Court
In this edition of Asked & Answered, Texas Business Court Judge Andrea Bouressa discusses her favorite day on the bench and what has surprised her about serving. She also shares what she hopes will come next for the court as it continues to grow.
The evolution of sports analytics: A Q&A with UNC Charlotte expert Michael Schuckers
The field of sports analytics continues to become increasingly important across all sports. From the court to the turf, UNC Charlotte students are getting hands-on experience and helping teams make winning decisions. Michael Schuckers, a professor in the School of Data Science, has extensive experience in sports analytics, consulting for teams in the National Hockey […]
Spirit, Google ensure passenger privacy will be protected in bankruptcy sale of airline’s business data
A court-appointed ombudsman has concluded that the proposed $10 million sale of Spirit Airlines business data to Google can proceed since privacy concerns have been addressed.
Trump to appear at White House science event on Thursday
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump will speak at a White House event on scientific discovery on Thursday, according to a social media post from his tech adviser Michael Kratsios. The event will highlight the Tru...
Trump Expected to Award Science Medal to SpaceX's Elon Musk, Fox News Reports
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump is expected to award the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Fox News reported. (Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Nia Williams) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
See how redistricting will impact MS mental health, drug courts
Redrawn circuit and chancery court maps from 2025 will take effect in January 2027. See how judges say their courts will be impacted.
Adem Bona is back on court doing individual work …
Adem Bona is back on court doing individual work …
Explore "Cats & Dogs" at Cox Science Center & Aquarium
Explore the worlds of our animal companions in "Cats & Dogs," debuting at the Cox Science Center & Aquarium in West Palm Beach October 10.
Lawmakers withdraw request to delay skill game crackdown
Harrisburg, Pa. — Four state lawmakers, including Sen. Gene Yaw, have withdrawn their request asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to delay enforcement against skill game machines until February.
Lawmakers withdraw request to delay skill game crackdown
Harrisburg, Pa. — Four state lawmakers, including Sen. Gene Yaw, have withdrawn their request asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to delay enforcement against skill game machines until February.
Emma Navarro on the true cost of her rapid rise through the tennis ranks
As her results soared, the American tennis ace says her health was moving in the opposite direction. She reflects on under-fueling, pushing herself to the limit and learning to put health first.
Trump expected to award science medal to SpaceX's Elon Musk, Fox News reports
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump is expected to award the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Fox News reported.
Voters to decide if Montana judiciary needs to be more political
Initiative would preserve Montana’s nonpartisan judiciary in the state constitution following 2025 legislative attempts to change them.
Harvest Moon Festival returns to downtown Warrenton on Saturday
The Warrenton Harvest Moon Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Warren County Courthouse Square, 109 S. Main St., in downtown Warrenton.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Former nursing supervisor back in court for Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court Wednesday, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Mixed courtroom results for Joby Aviation; digging into summer tourism numbers
In her weekly look at Santa Cruz County business, Jessica M. Pasko relays how Joby Aviation has fared in the courtroom lately, crunches local summer tourism data and spotlights more names, numbers and dates to know.
Former CT resident admits to health care fraud. She caused almost $1.3M in losses to Medicaid
She allegedly participated in a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs by submitting fraudulent claims from the company she owned and operated.
Former nursing supervisor to face judge in Bickford Health Care death
A former nursing supervisor accused in the death of a 93-year-old Bickford Health Care resident is expected in court today, eight months after the woman was found dead outside the facility.
Science Hill region bound after blocking Dobyns-Bennett; West Ridge survives to play again
No matter what the sport, expect high-intensity competition when Science Hill and Dobyns-Bennett are lined up against each other. It was no different on Tuesday on the volleyball court.
Redoing Daubert: Are judges letting bad science back into the court room?
Daubert was meant to keep unreliable science out of the courtroom by making judges gatekeepers who ensure the reliability and relevance of expert testimony and the underlying research. A recent Second Circuit decision raises a harder question: how deeply may a judge examine the science when evaluating an expert’s methodology before determining the scientific dispute itself? The answer could reshape how courts translate epidemiological evidence into legal proof.
ABC and Trump's FCC battle in federal court over free speech and jurisdiction issues
A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine that was already chilling the network’s editorial decisions just weeks before the U.S. midterm elections.
Delaware or Texas? Business Court Dismisses Coinbase Shareholder Suit
The decision turned on a key difference between the two states. Because the company reincorporated in Texas, shareholders must follow Texas’ stricter requirement to demand board action and wait 90 days before filing a derivative suit, even when the alleged misconduct occurred while Coinbase was incorporated in Delaware.
Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars pleads guilty
A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records.
A hearing on Kilmar Ábrego Garcia’s deportation case is abruptly canceled
Kilmar Ábrego Garcia's deportation saga continues as a federal court hearing in Maryland has been abruptly canceled. The Trump administration has repeatedly tried to deport him, initially sending him to
Minneapolis shops invite customers for Latino business week as many recover from ICE surge
Minneapolis celebrates its third annual Latino Business Week this week, as many Latino-owned shops around the city continue recovering from losses during the federal immigration enforcement surge.
US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointments
A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handpicked appointees from serving on it.
Benson HS teen faces new hearing after release to mental health treatment
A 15-year-old accused of bringing dangerous chemicals to Benson High School is expected to be back in court Tuesday, where prosecutors could ask a judge to send
Justice Department tells employees to adopt Trump’s AI rebrand
“This directive shall extend to court filings when appropriate,” the memo titled Super Intelligence states, sources told NBC News.
US Supreme Court orders another look at how Washington state political maps are drawn
Monday’s action will not affect next month’s election. But it could lead to the state’s legislative district boundaries changing before they’re next scheduled to be redrawn in 2031.
Court initiative helps families seek mental health treatment for loved ones
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new court initiative in New Mexico will help families who are seeking mental health help for their loved ones. Through the initiative, family members can obtain no-cost assis…
Gov. Braun appoints new public access counselor after complaints mount
Former Bartholomew County Circuit Court Magistrate Judge Brittney Long has been named Indiana’s public access counselor, replacing attorney Jennifer Ruby, whose 18-month tenure in that job was marked by long
Kilmar Ábrego Garcia is set to be back in court as he battles deportation to Liberia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Ábrego Garcia on Tuesday will be back in federal court, where the federal government will continue its attempt to deport him in an 18-month saga that began when he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador last year. The government is moving to vacate a preliminary injunction put in place by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis preventing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining and deporting Ábrego Garcia to the West African
Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem rise of emergency appeals, 'not pleased' with Trump's rhetoric
The justice told The Associated Press in a rare interview that the rhetoric about the court from Trump and his administration doesn't sit well with him.
Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster
By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.
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