National Security

The Biden administration will announce new measures on Thursday to more quickly screen asylum applicants for possible public safety or national security risks. The proposed rule would essentially move up these screenings to an earlier stage in the asylum process, increasing the chances that migrants posing a potential threat would be swiftly removed from the country.

Judge Aileen Cannon postponed a crucial deadline in the case involving former President Trump's documents, following his lawyers' claim that special counsel Jack Smith's team failed to preserve important evidence in the case, as some classified records may not be in their original order when they were discovered. The delay is another significant development.