The Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a social media post he shared last year showing seashells arranged to spell out the numbers "86 47." The DOJ argues the post constitutes a death threat against President Trump, as "86" is sometimes used as slang for eliminating or killing someone, and "47" refers to Trump as the 47th president. This is the second time the Trump administration has moved to prosecute Comey. The first attempt did not result in a conviction. The new indictment marks a significant escalation in the use of federal criminal charges against a former senior law enforcement official. Comey led the FBI from 2013 until Trump fired him in 2017, a move that triggered the appointment of a special counsel. His prosecution raises immediate questions about the boundary between protected political speech and criminal threats under federal law. The case will likely center on whether the post meets the legal threshold for a "true threat," a standard the Supreme Court clarified in recent years. How courts interpret Comey's intent and the post's context will determine the outcome.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
