Fed official sues Trump over attempt to fire her, challenging his power over the independent agency
The lawsuit seeks an emergency injunction to block her firing and “confirm her status” as a member of the Fed’s governing board.
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Trump’s push to oust Fed’s Lisa Cook likely to prompt legal battle
Trump’s order to fire Cook aligns with the White House’s effort to expand its power across once ostensibly independent parts of the federal government and the broader American economy and society.
Trump’s administration again appeals to the Supreme Court over his foreign aid funding freeze
The Justice Department asked for quick intervention to halt lower court decisions requiring the money to keep flowing, including for global health and HIV and AIDS programs.
Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days
Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie said in an email that “we are probably going to be down to 0 individuals within a few days.”
Trump says he’s firing Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for control
President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics.
Feds fight to keep ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ open amid legal battle as 3rd challenge is filed
The federal government over the weekend asked a judge in Miami to put on hold her ruling ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built by the state of Florida in the Everglades wilderness and nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” pending an appeal of her decision.
Trump and Republican senators fight over a century-old tradition for judicial nominees
President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. attorney nominees is “old and outdated.” Republican senators disagree.
Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent
More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a letter Monday warning that debilitating cuts to the agency charged with handling federal disaster response risks a catastrophe like the one seen after Hurricane Katrina.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE in Baltimore, faces possible deportation to Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore Monday and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him immediately.
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary.
Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800M in cuts to NIH grants
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to cut nearly $800 million in National Institutes of Health grants for the study of diseases in minority, gay and transgender communities while legal battles over the funding play out in the lower courts.
Defamation case against Fox News highlights role of its hosts in promoting 2020 election falsehoods
Court papers in a voting technology company’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News point to Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro as leaders in spreading false stories about election fraud in the weeks after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in 2020.
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” that advocates said violated environmental laws.
FTC sues LA Fitness operators for ‘exceedingly difficult’ gym cancellation policies
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said tens of thousands of customers have reported difficulties with the policies to date. The Indianapolis area is home to seven LA Fitness locations.
Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections
The approval of the Texas maps on an 88-52 party-line vote is likely to prompt California’s Democratic-controlled state Legislature this week to approve of a new House map creating five new Democratic-leaning districts.
Uganda agrees to deal with US to take deported migrants
Uganda also expressed a preference that those brought into the country should be of African nationalities.
Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials
A memo from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accuses the singled-out individuals of having engaged in the “politicization or weaponization of intelligence.”
Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite park
Ranger Shannon “SJ” Joslin said she and several park visitors hung a 66-foot wide transgender pride flag on the famous climbing wall that looms over the California park’s main thoroughfare for about two hours.
Lawyer argues Meta can’t be held liable for gunmaker’s Instagram posts in Uvalde families’ lawsuit
The families sued Meta in Los Angeles in May 2024, saying the social media platform failed to enforce its own rules forbidding firearms advertisements aimed at minors.