The Daily Populous

The Supreme Court on Friday granted a request by Venezuelan nationals seeking to block their removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act.

In a 7-2 decision, the court said the Trump administration had not given the detainees enough time or adequate resources to challenge their deportations.

The justices did not rule on whether the Alien Enemies Act, which the Trump administration invoked in mid-April to deport the detainees, had been applied correctly. »

A Pennsylvania school has launched an investigation after it said a kindergartener brought Jell-O shots to class.

The Greater Johnstown School District said in a statement shared to social media on Wednesday, May 14, that the student had given out alcohol in the form of "small jello shots" to three other students.

The statement said that the shots were confiscated and local authorities are working with the school to determine how the student obtained them. »

Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, wrote his doctoral thesis on the way local Augustinian superiors exercise authority, the university rector said Friday.

It’s an issue that is perhaps newly relevant now that Prevost is the leader of the 1.4-billion strong Catholic Church.

The way religious superiors exercise authority has long been a topic of study for scholars. »

According to the Trump administration, this is precisely what occurred during Trump’s four-day trip to the Middle East.

Washington’s interests in the region were narrow when Syria wasn’t in America’s corner, and they will remain narrow if or when U.S.-Syria relations improve.

Yet for Trump, bringing Syria into the U.S. column — or at least trying to — is too good of an opportunity to pass up. »