Since 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court has quietly rewritten who interprets the law, ruling that judges never have to defer to a state agency's reading of an ambiguous statute or regulation. A May 2026 solar farm case shows the doctrine's reach and limits, while other states move in the same direction and critics warn of a litigation surge.
News & Analysis US Domestic PoliticsAmtrak's long-distance trains have lost money since 1971, and the gap is no accident. The Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 was built to rescue collapsing freight railroads, not to run profitable trains, and a 2026 funding deadline now forces Congress to decide their fate.
News & Analysis US Domestic PoliticsForeign intelligence services no longer wait for a target to appear. They scan professional networks for the anxious and the angry, then make an offer that feels flattering and harmless. Inside the psychology that turns insiders into traitors, and why mass layoffs gave recruiters a fresh opening.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & AnalysisResettling a refugee looks like a bill that lands upfront, yet the long-run ledger runs positive once newcomers start working and paying tax. The catch is timing: whether a host country collects that dividend or only the early cost depends on how fast refugees are allowed to earn a living.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & AnalysisThird-party investors advance cash against personal injury and mass tort lawsuits, while commercial litigation finance has reached a $16.1 billion public AUM count and some legal-finance receivables are now being packaged into rated securities. Inside the 2026 fight over who really profits.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & AnalysisFederal courts have rejected DOJ demands for unredacted voter data in several states, but the pressure campaign continues. Half of chief local election officials in Western states have left since 2020, and David Becker says any potential federal crimes connected to the 2020 election are beyond the statute of limitations.
News & Analysis US Domestic PoliticsA $16.1 billion judgment collapse sent Burford Capital's stock plunging 47%, exposing the fragility of an industry that turned lawsuits into investments. Hedge funds now buy distressed assets at fire-sale prices while states race to regulate.
News & Analysis US Domestic PoliticsThe federal government has spent $8 billion on a secondary Smart Wall project that includes surveillance technology, even as 2024 memos found more than 30% of camera towers inoperable and studies suggest tower deployments can hurt apprehension rates.
News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyCalifornia's 24 Medi-Cal managed care plans require providers to navigate separate credentialing, billing, and prior authorization systems, while H.R. 1 is expected to cut $30 billion a year in federal Medi-Cal funding.
Health & Science News & AnalysisThe Daubert standard was designed to keep junk science out of American courtrooms, but three decades later, flawed forensics continue to send innocent people to prison. From bite marks to hair analysis, the gatekeeping system has failed where it matters most.
News & Analysis US Domestic PoliticsCountries lose $492 billion every year to offshore tax havens, and decades of reform have barely dented the system. From shell companies to phantom FDI, this is the legal architecture that keeps global wealth hidden.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & AnalysisTrump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face obliteration, then said the strait was not America's problem. Five contradictions reveal that the Trump Hormuz ultimatum was never really about the strait at all.
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