US Judge Strikes Down Biden Overtime Pay Rule

A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million more salaried U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay.[#item_full_content]

DACA Recipients Brace for Trump’s Return

Advocates are advising beneficiaries of a program that protects illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to renew their status immediately, if eligible, because of President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations.

Xi Warns Against ‘Protectionism’ at APEC Summit Under Trump Cloud

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Friday the world was entering an era of harmful “protectionism,” in remarks to an Asia-Pacific summit in Lima overshadowed by fears of new trade wars under Donald Trump.On the eve of what will be his final official face-to-face with…[#item_full_content]

Crypto Cases Seen Slowing After Blockbuster FTX Win

Less enforcement in the cryptocurrency sector is on the horizon, as Republican President-elect Donald Trump prepares to reset policy at the Justice Department and regulatory agencies, current and former senior government lawyers said Friday.[#item_full_content]

Protesters storm Putin-backed parliament in Georgia breakaway region

Protesters on Friday stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed government in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia and have demanded the resignation of the pro-Kremlin leader President Aslan Bzhania. A truck was used to smash through metal gates surrounding the government building in the capital city of Sukhumi, and images of the riot show protesters […]