Venezuelans with legal status are being illegally detained in the US, lawyers say | US immigration

Venezuelans with legal permission to live and work in the United States are being unlawfully arrested by federal authorities at their homes, in their cars, at regular immigration check-ins and on the streets, attorneys say. They are then stuck in immigration detention around the country, sometimes for weeks, despite the law explicitly banning the government … Read more

UK woman says she was not at abortion clinic ‘to express views’ after conviction | Freedom of speech

A woman who was given a conditional discharge after being convicted of breaching a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth has claimed she was “not there to express my views”. Livia Tossici-Bolt, an anti-abortion campaigner whose case has been cited by the US state department over “freedom of expression” concerns in the UK, … Read more

Senate approves Republican plan for trillions in tax breaks and spending cuts | US Senate

Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past hardened Democratic opposition toward what Donald Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” that is central to his agenda. The vote, 51-48, fell along mostly party lines, but with sharp dissent from two prominent … Read more

Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ | PFAS

The Trump administration is quietly carrying out a plan that aims to kill hundreds of bans on highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” and other dangerous compounds in consumer goods. The bans, largely at the state level, touch most facets of daily life, prohibiting everything from bisphenol in children’s products to mercury in personal care products … Read more

Eighteen people killed in Russian missile strike on Zelenskyy’s home city | Ukraine

Eighteen people, including nine children, have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city, a Ukrainian official said. A further 61 people were injured in the attack on Kryvyi Rih on Friday, including a three-month-old baby and elderly residents, the regional governor, Serhii Lysak, said. Forty remain in hospital, including two … Read more