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Gorsuch speaks out on security threats and independence of federal courts
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke out against rising threats targeting judges, breaking his silence on violence against the judiciary in a sit-down interview with Fox News Digital.
Gorsuch’s remarks come amid heightened security concerns for members of the Supreme Court after the 2022 leak of the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which sparked protests outside justices’ homes and intensified fears about their safety, particularly after the attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Gorsuch emphasized that the current environment — marked by increasingly heated public discourse and breaches of court confidentiality — poses broader risks to the institution.
“We have to be able to hear one another,” Gorsuch said. “And violence is never the answer.”
Supreme Court justices pose for their official group portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
His remarks come as members of the federal judiciary have faced heightened security risks in recent years, including an assassination attempt targeting Kavanaugh during the lead-up to the Dobbs decision, when the court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
On June 8, 2022, Nicholas John Roske, a transgender individual from Simi Valley, California, traveled to Kavanaugh’s Maryland home with a gun and ammunition in a checked suitcase. Authorities later found a gun, tactical knife, zip ties, duct tape, a hammer, crowbar, lock-pick tools and other items in Roske’s belongings, according to the Department of Justice.
After seeing deputy U.S. Marshals outside the home, Roske walked away and called 911, telling a dispatcher about having homicidal and suicidal thoughts and had come from California to kill a Supreme Court justice.
Before the incident, Roske searched online for information about how to harm people — one search read “Does twisting or dragging a knife cause more damage” — and expressed a desire to affect the outcome of the Dobbs decision. Roske was sentenced to eight years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for the assassination attempt.
Though Gorsuch stopped short of weighing in directly on specific incidents, he stressed to Fox News Digital that maintaining civil discourse and institutional boundaries are critical to preserving the Supreme Court’s role and the independence of the federal judiciary.
“There’s a balance between transparency and [the] confidentiality in our work, right?” Gorsuch said. “I mean, it’s wonderful, I think, that we have the opportunity for people to listen in to our own arguments. You can listen to every word uttered in arguments from the bench today, in real time.
“At the same time, we also have to be able to talk with one another privately and discuss our views candidly around the conference table.”
Gorsuch suggested these breaches of confidentiality — including the high-profile Dobbs leak, and more recent leaks of confidential Supreme Court memos exchanged by justices in 2016 — risk further eroding public trust in the judiciary.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks at the Reagan Library on May 5, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (Getty Images)
“You think about how robust our system is, where everybody, all factions come into making laws,” Gorsuch said. “That makes our decisions wiser than you are ever gonna get in a dictatorship or a monarchy or an oligarchy. They’re much more fragile, aren’t they?”
At the same time, Gorsuch underscored that maintaining boundaries for the court’s internal deliberations is critical, particularly after high-profile leaks.
“There’s a balance between transparency on the one hand … and confidentiality in our deliberations,” he said. “You can read every word I think about a case at the end of the day. … But do we need some confidentiality? Of course.”
He warned that losing that balance could undermine both trust in the court and the ability of justices to engage in candid debate behind closed doors, a practice he noted dates back to the nation’s founding.
“The framers thought it was very important that they lock the doors when they were discussing the Constitution,” Gorsuch said, adding that James Madison later believed there “would have been no Constitution” without that privacy.
Gorsuch tied those concerns to the broader constitutional principle of judicial independence, arguing the judiciary’s role depends on its insulation from political pressure and public backlash.
“Why do we have an independent judiciary?” Gorsuch said. “The framers did not want [judges beholden to political forces]. … They said you have to have independent judges so that when you come to court, no matter how unpopular you are, you’re going to get fair, neutral application of the law.”
President Donald Trump walks past Supreme Court justices as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol to deliver his 2026 State of the Union address. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Despite ideological differences among the justices, Gorsuch said there remains a shared respect for the Constitution, a dynamic he suggested is essential in an era of growing polarization.
“When I sit around the table with my colleagues, and we disagree, the one thing I know is that the person across from me loves this country … as much as I do,” he said.
Still, Gorsuch made clear that the tone of public debate — and the rejection of violence — will ultimately shape whether that system endures.
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“We can debate, we can disagree,” he said. “But we have to be able to do it in a way that respects one another.”
Ashley Oliver and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
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UK says Skyhammer drone interceptor passed Jordan tests with flying colors
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The UK’s answer to Shahed-style attack drones was successfully tested in Jordan, and British forces are set to receive their first shipments this month.
In a rare example of rapid procurement, the first tranche of Skyhammer interceptors and launchers will be delivered to the UK’s armed forces in May after a multimillion-pound contract was signed with the maker, Cambridge Aerospace, in April.
In the meantime, the anti-drone system was put through its paces in Jordan at a dedicated test site for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and their counter technologies, operated by local defense biz Deep Element.
The trial was witnessed by Britain’s Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, who is in the region visiting Kuwait and Jordan for discussions on security, the Strait of Hormuz, and further defense cooperation.
According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the UK’s National Armaments Director (NAD) Group is working to assist with financing and licensing deals for Skyhammer exports to nations in the Middle East.
The weapon is a small turbojet-powered missile about a meter (3 ft) long, with wings that unfold after launching. It is understood to have a range of 30 km (18.6 miles) and a maximum speed of 700 km/h (435 mph).
A key aspect of anti-drone systems is whether they can be made cheaply enough and in sufficient numbers to counter the targets they are designed for. In this case, Shahed-style attack drones cost somewhere between $20,000 and $50,000, far less than many existing missile systems developed to take down aircraft or advanced land attack missiles.
Cambridge Aerospace remains tight-lipped about costs, but estimates place the Skyhammer interceptor in the same $20,000-$50,000 price bracket per individual unit.
“We have proven that our interceptors are not only cost-effective but also highly capable and will be able to counter the rising threat posed by aerial attacks,” claimed Cambridge Aerospace CEO Steven Barrett.
Pollard said the successful trial of Skyhammer was a perfect example of a UK startup delivering cutting-edge technology with government backing.
The UK already has some anti-drone tech deployed in the Middle East. Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters equipped with the Lightweight Multirole Missile, otherwise known as Martlet, were dispatched in March to help defend RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
Also in the region, the Royal Air Force is understood to have a layered anti-drone defense system. ORCUS detects and classifies threats using radar, radio frequency sensors, and thermal imaging. NINJA can interfere with drone radio communications, while Rapid Sentry is a short-range air defense system that fires Martlet missiles.
The US and Israel’s war against Iran has brought into sharper focus the threat of low-cost attack drones, which many militaries are woefully unprepared for. One exception is Ukraine, which has had to adapt to attacks from Iranian-style drones launched by Russia for years. ®
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Israeli soldier caught desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon
Outrage is growing over a photo of an Israeli soldier pushing a cigarette into the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon. Israeli army officials say the ‘matter is under examination.’
Published On 7 May 2026
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UW professor removed as director after calling Zionism ‘cancerous’
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The director of University of Washington’s Middle East Center has been removed for remarks in which he was critical of the Iran war and called Zionism “cancerous.”
“Ultimately, I understand Zionism as a cancerous, a potentially fatal outgrowth in our planetary body: multiplying uncontrollably, invading healthy tissues, spreading, disrupting organs, stealing nutrients, and ultimately shutting vital systems down,” professor Aria Fani wrote.
The Daily at UW reported in April that Fani was removed from his role as director of UW’s Middle East Center March 27.
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Anti-Israel students occupy a central lawn at Columbia University in New York City on April 21, 2024, as part of a campus protest. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
In another statement, Fani said, “The Islamic Republic operates in very similar fashion to the US/Israel, albeit on a much smaller scale. As such, Iran poses a real danger to its population and ecology while the US/Israel pose a planetary threat. To combat the latter, we need to understand how two economies — military and linguistic — work harmoniously; the latter presents certain groups as less than human while the former enacts that vision in material ways.
“Our ability to rein in the economy of militarism requires building a democracy, but we can get a massive head start on creating a new, anti-colonial economy of language.”
The Daily reported that Fani was not surprised by the decision removing as director.
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“I knew it was gonna come,” Fani said. “It was only a matter of time.”
While removed from his directorship, Fani, who received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and started teaching at UW in 2019, is on medical leave until September, according to an automated response to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Fani said his medical leave until September is unrelated to his firing as the director of the Middle East Center.
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Fani also told Fox News Digital that “Zionism is a 19th-century political ideology that sought to define European Jewry as a nation and facilitate their settlement in the land of Palestine through the displacement, dispossession and control of Palestinians and Arabs. One does not have to be Jewish to be a Zionist, and, in fact, most Zionists are not Jewish. There are plenty of atheist, Christian and Muslim Zionists.
“That Zionism offers a political theory of Jewish self-determination is a sterilized lie precisely because it overlooks how Zionism has historically been practiced.”
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Fani added, “I compared Zionism to cancer because it has constantly metastasized since the very beginning of its history in Palestine. Israel is the only country in the region that has never remained within its internationally recognized borders and has constantly invaded, ethnically cleansed, occupied and bombed other lands and countries.”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Victor Balta, university spokesperson and assistant vice president for communications, said, “I can confirm that Aria Fani is no longer the director of the university’s Middle East Center.
Daniel Hoffman, the director of the Jackson School of International Studies, will cover the administrative responsibilities of the Middle East Center for this spring and summer.”
Balta added, “Fani remains an associate professor at the university. These types of decisions are made at the unit level, and no one outside the Jackson School of International Studies was involved in this decision.”
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South Korean court reduces Han Duck-soo’s prison term in martial law case | News
Seoul appeals court cuts ex-prime minister’s prison sentence from 23 years to 15.
Published On 7 May 2026
A South Korean appeals court has reduced the sentence of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo by eight years for crimes relating to ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law.
The verdict was issued in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Thursday.
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list of 4 itemsend of listYoon’s decree in December 2024 briefly suspended civilian government and plunged South Korea into chaos, but it only lasted about six hours as opposition lawmakers moved quickly to overturn it in a vote.
A lower court had sentenced Han in January to a heavier-than-expected jail term of 23 years for engaging in the insurrection, as well as on related charges of perjury and falsifying an official document.
But the appeals court in Seoul cut that by eight years on Thursday, with the presiding judge announcing: “We sentence the defendant to 15 years in prison.”
The court still maintained most of Han’s convictions but lessened the penalties after taking into account his “more than 50 years as a public official prior to the martial law declaration”.
“The records also make it difficult to find evidence showing that the defendant participated more actively in the insurrection, such as by conspiring in advance or systematically leading the operation,” the judge said.
However, he said Han had “abandoned the grave responsibilities arising from the authority and position entrusted to him and instead sided with those participating in the acts of insurrection”.
Han, wearing a white shirt and a dark suit with no tie, listened to the verdict without showing much emotion.
The 76-year-old has been imprisoned since his original sentence in January.
Han had denied wrongdoing on all charges except perjury, saying in November that while he regretted not being able to stop Yoon from declaring martial law, he “never agreed to it or tried to help”.
Han is an experienced technocrat, who served in senior posts under five presidents.
He became the acting president after Yoon was impeached, before his own impeachment on accusations of having aided Yoon in the martial law declaration.
The Constitutional Court overturned Han’s impeachment, restoring his powers to serve as leader before he resigned from the post to run in a snap election in June.
He ended his bid for the presidency following rifts among conservatives.
Yoon, who faces eight separate trials, was handed a life sentence in February on charges of “masterminding an insurrection”.
Yoon, a former career prosecutor, denied the charges, arguing he had presidential authority to declare martial law and that his action was aimed at sounding the alarm over opposition parties’ obstruction of government.
He has apologised for the “frustration and hardship” brought upon the people by his martial law decree, but said in a statement after the sentencing that he stood behind the “sincerity and purpose” behind his actions.
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Julianne Hough shares stunning bikini photos from dreamy Fiji vacation
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Julianne Hough turned heads while embracing island life during a recent vacation in Fiji.
The 37-year-old “Dancing with the Stars” rocked several skimpy bikinis in a slew of photos and videos that she shared from her tropical getaway on Tuesday.
“Fiji Dreams,” Hough wrote in the caption of her Instagram post, which was set to The Cranberries’ hit “Dreams.”
Julianne Hough stunned in a series of skimpy bikinis while recently enjoying a getaway in Fiji. (River Callaway/WWD)
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In a video that Hough included in her slideshow, the professional dancer wore a leopard-print string bikini while enjoying a boat ride with a friend.
Hough draped a sheer black cover-up over her shoulders and shielded her eyes with a pair of oversized brown sunglasses.
The “Footloose” star beamed while dancing in her seat in front of her friend as the boat cruised over the waves.
In another photo, Hough donned a snakeskin-print bikini while posing with friend in the back of a boat that was docked just off the beach.
The “Dancing with the Stars” co-host shared a slew of photos and videos from her trip. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough rocked a leopard-print bikini while dancing in her seat during a boat ride. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough was seen wearing a bright red string bikini in photos and videos that were taken during a snorkeling outing. She included a snap in which she was seen wearing a snorkeling mask as she sat on the edge of the boat and posed with a group of friends.
Hough basked in the sun while stretching her arms into the air as she lounged at the back of the boat In another photo,.
In one video, the Utah native was seen from behind as she swam underwater. She later turned over and began floating backward before laying on the bottom of the sea.
In another video, Hough beamed as she climbed out of the boat following her snorkeling excursion. Hough slicked her wet hair back behind her ears and carried her snorkeling gear in one hand as she carefully stepped onto the shoreline.
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The Emmy Award winner flashed a bright smile at the camera and winked at the end of the video.
Hough was seen basking in the sun while on a boat with friends. (Julianne Hough)
Hough was seen swimming underwater during the excursion. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough wore a red string bikini while snorkeling. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough was seen smiling while carrying snorkeling gear. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
In another video, Hough was seen wearing a bikini featuring a nude triangle top and black bikini bottoms while jumping on a trampoline surrounded be palm trees.
The two-time Mirrorball winner was seen leaping high into the air and showed off her skills by performing a series of tricks including frontflips and backflips.
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After another jump, Hough sat down on the trampoline and shrugged while smiling at the end of the clip.
Hough included another video in which she was seen taking a ice bath on a wooden deck overlooking lush tropical greenery.
The “Burlesque” actress showed off her toned physique in a revealing black bikini as she strolled actress the deck and stepped into the bath.
Hough plunged backward under the cold water before pulling herself up and smiling while quickly getting out of the bath.
Hough was seen sitting in the ice bath in one video. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough flashed a smile while getting out of the ice bath. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
In other snaps Hough shared, she was seen wearing several different swimsuits while enjoying some fun under the sun.
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Hough rocked a a brown bikini as she perched on the edge of a shaded porch while looking out at the ocean in one photo.
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In other snaps, Hough wore a black swimsuit and sat on the beach while gazing up at the sky and donned a white one-piece as she took a carefree stroll on the sand.
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The former “America’s Got Talent” judge was seen standing on the beach at sunset in another picturesque image.
Hough modeled a brown bikini while perching on a porch ledge. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough included a snap in which she was seen soaking up the sun and smiling. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough wore a white one-piece while walking across the beach and smiling in another image. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
Hough included a picturesque image of herself on the beach at sunset. (Julianne Hough Instagram)
The TV personality has previously shared other glimpses into her Fiji getaway on social media including a post in which she was seen learning to surf.
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Hough’s vacation comes after she made her return to acting, appearing alongside Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, and Jessie Buckley in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, “The Bride,” which was released in March.
She is also expected to return as co-host of “Dancing with the Stars” alongside Alfonso Ribeiro for the show’s 35th season, which is slated to air this fall.
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