North Dakota jury says Greenpeace must pay at least $660m over Dakota pipeline protests

The verdict in North Dakota state court came after two days of deliberations in a trial where company Energy Transfer accused Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behaviour to disrupt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The project is located near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation. Deepa Padmanabha, Greenpeace’s senior legal adviser, said … Read more

‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims

Brother of Francisco Javier García Casique spotted him in a video showing scores of Venezuelan prisoners being taken to notorious El Salvador prison Donald Trump’s White House has described the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador as “heinous monsters” and terrorists who “rape, maim and murder for sport”. But relatives of … Read more

Trump’s new clashes with federal judges

A federal judge gave the Trump administration one more day to respond to questions about recent deportation flights to El Salvador with alleged gang members, but warned of “consequences” if he learns his order to turn the flights around was deliberately ignored. President Trump said he did not defy a court order. NBC News’ Garrett … Read more

Judge denies embattled government-funded agency’s restraining order request against DOGE

A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Wednesday, after a government-funded nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit protecting itself from “ongoing destruction” from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) filed a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Tuesday, claiming that DOGE had committed “literal … Read more

Disgraced ex-Congressman Weiner receives campaign donation from unexpected New Yorker in new race

FIRST ON FOX: Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner received surprising donations to his campaign for City Council of New York City from ex-wife Huma Abedin and her sister, Heba Abedin, despite his ex-wife saying in 2021 that Weiner’s sex scandals “almost killed her.” Huma Abedin donated $175 to Weiner’s campaign March 13, and her sister, … Read more