Sorry, there’s no invasion. President Lincoln did it, so why shouldn’t President Trump? The White House says it’s considering whether it can suspend habeas corpus, the ancient Anglo-American writ that requires the government to demonstrate to a judge the factual and legal basis for detaining someone. Notably, the administration’s loss on due process at the Supreme Court in an Alien Enemies Act case involved the Court saying that would-be deportees have the right to...

A Los Angeles judge has reduced the sentence of Erik and Lyle Menendez, making them eligible for parole more than 30 years after they killed their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion. Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers on Tuesday, after hearing evidence from relatives and prison staff about their attempts to make amends while behind bars. The district attorney had argued that they were not rehabilitated, but now the state parole board could order the brothers' release as early as...

Not long ago, Silicon Valley was where the world’s leading artificial intelligence experts went to perform cutting-edge research.  Meta, Google and OpenAI opened their wallets for top talent, giving researchers staff, computing power and plenty of flexibility. With the support of their employers, the researchers published high-quality academic papers, openly sharing their breakthroughs with peers in academia and at rival companies. But that era has ended. Now...

President Trump met with the new president of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, one day after announcing that the U.S. would lift sanctions that have crippled the country’s economy. The two leaders spoke for about half an hour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before Mr. Trump’s summit with officials from six Arab countries.  Speaking at the summit, Mr. Trump said ceasing sanctions on Syria was the right thing to do. “I felt very strongly that...

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise U.S. announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government. Trump met Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, who once pledged allegiance to al Qaeda and swept to power at the head of a group that Washington has called a terrorist organisation, before a summit between the United States and Gulf Arab countries....

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