Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
A judge in Boston is holding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while the man was on trial.
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Why no one is challenging Trump’s executive order that keeps TikTok running
After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was necessary for national security.
White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move
The recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tradition of political independence.
Some Indiana companies quietly pull back DEI push
Whether out of fear of losing federal funding, a desire to avoid litigation or a reluctance to seem political, organizations are changing the way they talk about diversity—if not outright cutting back on their pro-diversity efforts.
Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president
Any attempt to remain in office would be legally suspect and it is unclear how seriously Trump might pursue the idea.
Greenland prime minister says US will not get Greenland
Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States.
Elon Musk hands out $1M payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state’s Democratic attorney general to stop Musk from handing over the checks to two voters
Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the Republican administration’s plea to the federal appeals court in Washington.
Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, a doctoral student at Tufts University, had been moved out of Massachusetts by the time her lawyer went to court and a judge ordered her to be kept in the state.
Trump’s executive order on elections is far-reaching. But will it actually stick?
He wants to require voters to show proof that they are U.S. citizens before they can register for federal elections, count only mail or absentee ballots received by Election Day and more.
Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to bring in $100B in tax revenue
Foreign leaders were quick to criticize the tariffs, a sign that President Trump could be intensifying a broader trade war that could damage growth worldwide.
Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change
President Donald Trump’s executive order says a person is male or female and it rejects the idea that someone can transition from the sex assigned at birth to another gender.
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in refusing to provide more details on deportations
A federal judge has asked for details about when deportation planes landed in El Salvador and who was on board.
Columbia student protester who’s lived in the US since age 7 sues to stop deportation
Yunseo Chung said Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved to deport her after she was arrested while protesting the Ivy League school’s disciplinary actions against student protesters.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers
The appeal also calls on the conservative-majority court to rein in the growing number of federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda, at least for now.
Law firm targeted by Trump could have been ‘destroyed,’ chairman says in explaining deal
The message from Brad Karp offers the most detailed public explanation yet about the decision to make significant concessions to the White House.
Trump—with Indiana Gov. Braun on hand—orders plan to dismantle the Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
Everyday tattoos got Venezuelan men ID’d as gang members and deported, lawyers say
A crown over a soccer ball. An eyeball that “looked cool.” Flowers. Those are some of the everyday tattoos that defense lawyers say helped lead to the sudden weekend deportation of roughly 200 Venezuelan men who are accused of being members of the ruthless gang Tren de Aragua.
White House rescinds executive order targeting prominent law firm
President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives.
Trump will order a plan to dismantle the Education Department
President Donald Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, completing its dismantling is most likely impossible without an act of Congress