France top court confirms ex-president Sarkozy conviction - The Court of Cassation, France’s highest court, on Wednesday upheld an appeal court’s decision to find ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign financing during his 2012 reelection bid, along with his campaign manager and two aides from his political party. The appeals court sentenced...
The Montana Miracle: Bipartisan Housing Reform - Montana's bipartisan "Montana Miracle" housing reforms demonstrate how collaborative, incremental policy changes can successfully address severe housing shortages and affordability challenges that other states can replicate. Read More
The Future of Secure Telecom - In the wake of Salt Typhoon, what does the future of secure telecom look like? To find out, ChinaTalk interviewed John Doyle, a former Green Beret who spent a decade building Palantir’s national security practice before founding Cape, which calls itself “America’s privacy-first mobile carrier”....
Slovenia rejects assisted dying law in referendum - Slovenians on Sunday voted in a referendum against a new law legalizing euthanasia, following mounting pressure from critics of the law. Around 53 percent of voters rejected the law, while 47 percent voted in favour. This result means the parliament cannot vote again on a bill addressing the same issue...
Attorneys general warn against blocking state AI regulation - State attorneys general across the US signed a bipartisan letter on Tuesday urging Congress to “not inject an AI moratorium” into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The letter expressed concern about numerous risks posed by AI, including sophisticated “scams” and “delusional generative...
Shanda Vander Ark Seeks Adjournment Claiming Medical Issue - Shanda Vander Ark appears in court after claiming a medial issue earlier in the day. Vander Ark's attorney is seeking an adjournment after his client claimed she was dealing with a 'pounding headache.' (11/25/25)
Spain chief prosecutor resigns after criminal conviction - Spain’s Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz resigned on Monday after the Supreme Court found him guilty of unlawfully disclosing confidential information. The Supreme Court issued its ruling last week in a 5-2 decision. The court banned García Ortiz from holding his post for two years, imposed a...
Coalition of states sue US Department of Housing over housing policy changes - A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its restructuring of the $3.6 billion Continuum of Care program (COC), arguing that the changes violate federal law and constitutional separation of powers...
Trump signs executive order marking Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist organizations - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday initiating the process to designate chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt as foreign terrorist organizations. In justifying the order, Trump stated that “the military wing of the Lebanese chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood...
