Democratic lawmakers call for protections over third country deportations after ‘indefensible’ court ruling - US politics live

Key Points:

• The US Supreme Court lifted restrictions on deportations to third countries, prompting Democratic lawmakers to call for stronger protections to prevent deporting individuals to countries where they face danger or torture, labeling the ruling "indefensible."
• Democrats urge Congress to ensure due process and prevent deportations to countries not the immigrants' own, criticizing the Trump administration's use of third-country removals when home countries refuse to accept deportees.
• Former special prosecutor Jack Smith faced a contentious Senate judiciary hearing with Republicans accusing him of perjury and political bias related to indictments against Donald Trump.
• President Trump announced a "morally binding" agreement with major US tech and AI companies to self-regulate artificial intelligence, signing an executive order to rename AI as "super intelligence," despite skepticism from experts about the effectiveness of self-policing.
• The US Senate rejected a Democratic resolution requiring the State Department to report on violence in the occupied West Bank, including the deaths of American citizens, with the vote largely split along party lines.