• Das U.S. House of Representatives hat am Donnerstag ein Homeland Security-Finanzierungsgesetz verabschiedet und damit den Weg zur Beendigung eines zweimonatigen Shutdowns der Behörde geebnet, der Teile der federal Einwanderungs-, Grenz- und Cybersicherheitsoperationen lahmgelegt hatte.
• President Donald Trump unterzeichnete die Maßnahme kurz darauf, stellte die volle Finanzierung für das Department of Homeland Security wieder her und wendete potenzielle Störungen der Flughafensicherheit, der Deportationsoperationen und des Grenzschutzes bis zum Ende des fiscal year ab.
• Der Shutdown-Konflikt führte zu einer Auseinandersetzung zwischen Trump-Verbündeten sowie zentristischen Republikanern und Demokraten über das Ausmaß der Grenzdurchsetzung, doch das endgültige Gesetz bewahrte zentrale Grenzinitiativen der Trump-Ära, während einige hard-line Ausgabenforderungen abgemildert wurden.
Die Abstimmung erfolgt am selben Tag, an dem der US Supreme Court eine zentrale Bestimmung des Voting Rights Act zurücknimmt. Die Legislative von Florida hat eine neue Wahlkreiskarte für den Kongress verabschiedet, die darauf abzielt, den Vorteil der Republikaner im Bundesstaat im Rahmen des nationalen redistricting battle zu maximieren, den Donald Trump vor den diesjährigen Midterms eingeleitet hat. Die Abstimmung erfolgte nur zwei Tage, nachdem Gouverneur Ron DeSantis seinen Vorschlag vorgelegt hatte, und am selben Tag, an dem der US Supreme Court eine wichtige Bestimmung des Voting Rights Act aufhob. Die Entscheidung könnte es für Demokraten erschweren, die Bemühungen der Republikaner zur Neugestaltung von Kongresswahlbezirken anzufechten, die den Einfluss von Voters of Color einschränken. Weiterlesen...
The decision to extend a warrantless security law until 30 April came after 20 Republicans worked with House Democrats to defeat attempts to pass five-year and 18-month renewalsSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The House of Representatives voted early on Friday to briefly extend an expiring and controversial law that grants the US government sweeping powers for warrantless surveillance.Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon to be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week.Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia won a New Jersey special election for the US House on Thursday. Mejia, who was endorsed by Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is far more critical on Israel and was the only candidate in the Democratic primary to call Israel’s actions during the war in Gaza a genocide.Todd Lyons, the acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is stepping down after a turbulent year carrying out Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.Donald Trump nominated Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general during his first administration, to lead the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).Schwartz was under immediate pressure from critics of the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to oppose his anti-vaccine ideology. At a heated oversight hearing, House Democrats grilled Kennedy over his vaccine rollbacks.Speaking in Las Vegas, Trump told supporters “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly, we can do whatever we want.” He did not explain why, then, the US military has been unable to stop Iran from closing the strait of Hormuz.The US Department of Justice opened an investigation into Eric Swalwell following his resignation from Congress, according to a source familiar with the matter.Police in Illinois responded Wednesday evening to the home of Pope Leo’s brother, John Prevost, after a bomb threat was made, NBC Chicago reported. Continue reading...
• The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025 on March 16, with the bill now awaiting President Trump's signature to become law.
• The legislation eliminates procedural legal defenses in Nazi-era art recovery claims, including acquisitive prescription, the act of state doctrine, and international comity, allowing foreign states to be subject to U.S. court jurisdiction for Nazi-looted art claims.
• Representative Laurel Lee stated the new version ensures claims "are evaluated on their merits—not dismissed because of technical legal barriers," expanding upon the 2016 predecessor legislation.
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