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Trump v. SlaughterArgued: Dec. 8, 2025What the case is about: Rebecca Slaughter, who was the last remaining Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, is challenging her removal by President Donald Trump. The Supreme Court has allowed Trump to remove her for now.The case is also a test of a major Supreme Court ruling from the 1930s.Why it matters: The court seemed open to overturning a 90-year-old precedent, known as Humphrey’s Executor, that allowed Congress to create non-partisan, independent agencies whose leaders are insulated from political interference by the president.In Slaughter’s case, Congress set up the FTC to be independent…
Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to Dungeon Crawler Carl, a live-action series adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s popular science fantasy LitRPG (role-playing game) books. The project, which had been in development at the streamer, comes from Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door and Universal Global Television where the company is based. Dinniman, who serves as co-executive producer on the series, announced the pickup on social media. In Dungeon Crawler Carl, written for television by film, TV and comic book writer Chris Yost, an alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity and any survivors are forced to fight for their lives on…
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, Interior: The Lady in Black, Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull. With A.I.’s Help, a Family Realized Their Mysterious Thrift-Store Find Is a Portrait by a Great Scottish Painter The oil painting, the work of “Scottish Colorist” FCB Cadell, just sold at auction for more than $250,000. Smithsonian Magazine > Russian Artist and Putin Critic Shot Dead in Poland Police in Poland are investigating the murder of a Russian artist and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin. BBC > Duane Michals, Photographer Known for Sequenced Works, 1932–2026 Duane michals, the American photographer known for…
Reform UK gloomy about prospects in Makerfield, as one party source says Labour ahead by 2,500 votesJosh Halliday is the Guardian’s North of England editor.A Reform UK source just told me they currently expect to lose to Burnham by around 2,500 votes. An official spokesperson would not comment on numbers but said they believe it’s “fairly close” and that “no one’s running away with it.”The spokesperson denied reports that Nigel Farage had left Makerfield, saying he had just been on the phone to him and he was still in the constituency.Separately, a senior Labour source said it did not look…
Fever tie brutal WNBA record in nightmare loss to Dream originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.There are some records you want.The one the Indiana Fever tied during Thursday night’s loss to the Atlanta Dream does not qualify as one of those.AdvertisementThe Fever are now tied for the WNBA’s record for most times in a season losing while scoring at least 100 points.On Thursday night, the loss was 108-101.It’s the third time the Fever have scored at least 100 points and lost. It’s taken just 15 games to get that…
President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said that the federal government is attending to people’s needs in the Sierra Tarahumara, after a reporter highlighted a recent media report about slavery in the mountainous region of the northern state of Chihuahua. At Sheinbaum’s morning press conference, Reyna Haydee Ramírez, an independent reporter, raised the topic of “forced recruitment” in the Sierra Tarahumara before asking the president whether she had read the report “Esclavos en la Sierra Tarahumara: Sobrevivir a los campos de trabajo forzado del narco” (Slaves in the Sierra Tarahumara: Surviving drug cartels’ forced labor fields), published by investigative journalism outlet…
Israeli leaders need to “wake up and smell the reality” that they are isolated internationally, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, responding to Israeli criticism of the deal the Trump administration struck with Iran this week, as the U.S. military said it has lifted a blockade of Iranian ports.
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.SpaceX is planning to raise $20bn in a bond sale as soon as next week, days after Elon Musk’s AI-to-rockets company clinched the biggest initial public offering in history.The company has mandated Wall Street banks to pitch the fixed-income deal to investors, according to people familiar with the matter. One of the people said the 10-year debt is expected to be priced at around 1.35 to 1.5 percentage points above US Treasuries during initial discussions. The proceeds would be used to pay back…
On Thursday (June 18), renowned producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville apartment, according to Metro Nashville Police. He was 29. Police went to Keith’s house to perform a welfare check and found him unresponsive. No foul play is suspected. Known for his trap-laden production, the Memphis hitmaker enjoyed tremendous success on the Billboard Hot 100, earning 11 top 10 hits and four No. 1 records, including Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” and Drake’s “First Person Shooter.” Keith currently holds the record for the most No. 1s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this decade, with six. Despite his…
Jimmie Allen must pay $1.8 million to a woman who sued him over accusations that he sexually assaulted and secretly filmed her in a Las Vegas hotel room, a judge ruled Thursday (June 18). The once-rising star was held liable by default for assault and invasion of privacy in August after he ignored multiple court deadlines. That set the stage for a ruling deciding how much Allen owes the woman (identified only as Jane Doe) in legal damages. Related In an order on Thursday, Judge Aleta A. Trauger said Allen must pay the accuser $597,000 in compensatory damages and another…