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Trump administration makes last plea to Supreme Court to allow Venezuelan gang deportations
The Trump administration made its final appeal Wednesday to the Supreme Court to block a lower judge's orders and allow President Trump to…
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Former federal health chief Xavier Becerra announces run for California governor
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday that he is running for governor, joining a crowded…
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Kristi Noem, Trump's secretary of Homeland Security, meets Mexican president
MEXICO CITY — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived in Mexico on Friday to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and members of…
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Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
The nation’s legal profession is being split between those that want to fight back against President Trump’s attacks on the industry and…
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The Trump Administration Shouldn’t Disarm Itself Against Iran
Closing the Middle East Broadcast Network is not making America great again in a region critical to President Trump’s foreign policy…
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Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration Not to Detain or Deport Another Columbia Student
Essentially, Yunseo Chung is free while Mahmoud Khalil is detained because she beat the government to the courthouse. Source link
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The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Racial-Balancing Rules for Employment Tests
A new filing quietly seeks the beginning of the end of the disparate impact doctrine. Source link
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Frank Bisignano, Trump’s Pick to Lead Social Security Administration, Faces Senators
Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s pick to the lead the Social Security Administration, faced tough questioning from Senate Democrats on…
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The Trump Administration Falls Back on Flippancy
Officials have responded to the text-thread security failure and other weighty controversies with sass and indifference. Source link
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Trump administration invokes "state secrets privilege" in deportation case
The Trump administration invoked "state secrets privilege" on Monday in response to a federal judge's order to provide further information…
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Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump…
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Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block San Francisco judge's order to rehire workers
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block a judge’s order requiring the government to…
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'They have never broken the law': An O.C. couple's deportation is part of a trend, advocates say
Nelson and Gladys Gonzalez lived in the United States illegally for decades, working hard and raising a family while regularly checking in…
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'Out-of-control judge': Trump administration goes to war with federal courts
The Justice Department has asked for two judges at the heart of anti-Trump rulings to be kicked off the cases, saying they are showing an…
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Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children…
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Key points people need to understand about Trump's Education Department closure
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a long-anticipated action that will…
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Trump administration announces plans to expand oil and gas drilling in Alaska
The Trump administration said Thursday it will reopen most of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve and will enable a liquid natural gas…
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Trump’s transactional diplomacy is reshaping the U.S.-Taiwan relationship
TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, the U.S. has played an important role in maintaining the delicate relationship between Taiwan and China,…
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Trump vows to immediately ramp up U.S. production of ‘beautiful, clean coal’
President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the…
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Newly declassified JFK assassination files released by Trump administration
President Trump released a cache of unredacted classified documents on Tuesday related to the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, but…
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Roberts criticizes Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
WASHINGTON — The growing clash between President Trump and the federal courts escalated Tuesday, when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.…
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Column: The Trump administration has a free-speech problem
I have to wonder: When will Vice President JD Vance condemn his own administration? Last month, Vance, a self-described foreign policy…
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Fired federal workers can fight their dismissals, but there's a catch
WASHINGTON — The more than 2 million federal employees have legal rights as civil servants that are supposed to protect them from being…
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Federal buildings in California potentially on chopping block as Trump looks to cut costs
The future of several prominent federal buildings in California that provide resources for broad swaths of the state’s residents is in…