Law & Justice
A Federal Judge Barred the Trump DOJ From Threatening Election Workers Nationwide, Not Just in California
Four days before Election Day, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Justice…
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Mark Masterson has written more than 1,700 articles for Live News Chat since 2022 and files most days. His beat is the news the networks on this site are carrying live: US politics, world affairs, breaking news, and the courts, with regular work on technology, sport and entertainment. Because the site exists to point readers at live coverage, most of his reporting is written within hours of the broadcast it follows, and is sourced from primary material where one exists: the filing, the transcript, the agency release, the company statement. Originally from Canada, he has worked in online publishing for over a decade. Corrections and story tips go to security@livenewschat.eu, and the standards his work is held to are set out in the Live News Chat editorial policy.
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Health
After 25 States Sued, a Federal Judge Struck Down the Medicaid Rule That Made Sick Patients Prove They Cannot Work
A federal judge in Boston ruled Thursday that the Trump administration broke the law…
Business
Corporations Have Put $737 Million Into the 2026 Midterms
The claim. When the Supreme Court decided Citizens United in 2010, the majority wrote…
Elections
Pope Leo Cast a Mail Ballot From Vatican City, the Kind of Vote Trump Spent the Year Trying to Block
The claim. Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 31 directing the Postal…
Lifestyle
Why Did a Cruise Ship Give 203 Residents Seven Hours to Leave Their Floating Homes in Cambodia?
Lynn Montoya and her husband Paul sold up in Wyoming seventeen months ago and…
Government
Kennedy Told the FDA Not to Enforce Its Rules Against Six Unapproved Peptides. Its Own Scientists Said There Was Not Enough Evidence.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a policy this week that tells the…
Elections
20,000 California Ballots Will Be Counted After a Federal Judge Refused the Justice Department’s Demand to Set Them Aside
“Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an…
Elections
Minnesota Charges James O’Keefe With Unlawful Voting, Not the Election Judges He Filmed
James O’Keefe walked into Minneapolis polling places in August to prove that anyone could…
Health
Wall Squats Once a Week Kept Blood Pressure Down in a New Trial, and Only After Four Weeks at Three a Week
The headline “Simple exercise done just once a week could help lower blood pressure.”…
Immigration
The Supreme Court Let Stand a Same-Day Deal That Took Away Immigration Judges’ Power to Pause Deportation Cases
“If a judgment procured through such open collusion is allowed to remain in effect,…
Breaking News
Two High-Speed Trains Collide in Central Spain. At Least 10 People Are Dead.
Two high-speed passenger trains, one run by Renfe and one by Iryo, collided in…
Elections
Israeli Exit Polls Give Neither Bloc a Majority, a Deadlock That Would Leave Netanyahu in Charge
Israel’s exit polls on Tuesday night put Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc at 50 to 52…
Breaking News
30 Years Each: Judge Sentences the Alexander Brothers for Sex Trafficking
“How can someone who never acknowledged the wrongs they did be rehabilitated?” Judge Valerie…
How to
6 Childcare Services to Compare for Live-In and Live-Out Care in 2026
A side-by-side look at six childcare services, from J-1 au pair sponsors to a…
Politics
Nate Silver, Whose Model Gives Democrats a 76% Senate Chance, Says a Bad Night Would Make Trump a Super Lame Duck
Nate Silver’s forecast now gives Democrats a 76.4 percent chance of winning the Senate…
Politics
Trump Says Brazil’s Election Looked ‘Rigged,’ Though Lula Won by 4.42 Million Votes
Trump said Monday that Brazil’s runoff “looked like another rigged election,” but the one…
Politics
In Under Three Weeks Trump Eased Russian Diesel Sanctions and Demanded a New Ukrainian President
The framing on cable this morning: the mask has come off, and Trump is…
Business
Anthropic Files for a Nasdaq IPO With $16.3 Billion in Revenue and an $80.7 Billion Loss
we expect our Run-Rate Revenue growth rate to decline over time, and it may…
Business
Why Are the FTC and 20 States Suing Dollar General Over Its Register Prices?
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states sued Dollar General on Monday, saying the…
Elections
When the Justice Department Asked Washington to Set Aside 400 Voters’ Ballots, the State Called It Harassment of Citizens
Eight days before Election Day, the Justice Department asked Washington state to set aside…
Law & Justice
Justice Department Charges James Comey a Third Time Over a 2016 New York Times Story
A federal judge unsealed a third case against James Comey on Monday, and the…
Law & Justice
A New Mexico Judge Ordered Meta to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Facebook Users
The number in the headlines: $25 billion, the largest fine Meta has ever been…
Apps & Software
Best Adobe Acrobat alternatives in 2026
Eight Adobe Acrobat alternatives compared: what each costs, who it suits, and how to…
Politics
Melania Trump’s Oleshky Ceasefire Took Effect Tuesday. The White House Said October 29.
A ceasefire around the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky took effect at 3 a.m.…
War & Conflict
At Least 43 Killed in Attacks on Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia’s Shirka District, the Latest of Several Mass Killings There
Armed men killed at least 43 people in attacks on Orthodox Christian communities in…
Politics
Jordan Klepper’s “Red Flags” Special, Shot in 4 States, Airs Tonight a Week Before the Midterms
I love my freedom too much. That was one voter’s answer when Jordan Klepper…
Crime
A 15-Year-Old Is Arrested in the Florida A&M Homecoming Shooting That Injured 12, and Charged as an Adult
Tallahassee police arrested a 15-year-old on Sunday over the Saturday-night shooting behind Florida A&M’s…
News Media
How Online Privacy Is Shaping Global News Coverage
How online privacy, source protection and a fragmented internet shape which stories get reported…
What Types of Games Can You Play in a Social Casino?
These casino platforms are available and legal in many states in the United States,…
Gaming
Bitcoin Poker: What to Sort Out Before You Sit Down
Bitcoin makes poker easy to start but not easy to win. Here’s what to…