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Education Secretary Linda McMahon vows to abide by the law in push to dismantle department
Education Secretary Linda McMahon vowed Wednesday to uphold the law in the Trump administration's push to eliminate her department. Source…
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Justice Department plans to investigate prosecutor's office in Minnesota's most populous county
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation of the prosecutor's office in Minnesota's most populous county after its leader…
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Trump administration offers unauthorized immigrants $1,000 to leave the country
The Trump administration announced a plan Monday to try to ramp up the number of deportations: paying unauthorized immigrants $1,000 if…
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California and other states sue to block Trump administration cuts to health department
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Monday to block sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health…
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The Trump Justice Department Is Right to Investigate Columbia’s Antisemitic Campus Agitation
Videos show that ‘protesters’ have used violence in their open support of an enemy — Hamas. Source link
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Justice Department files second anti-sanctuary lawsuit against Illinois
The Trump administration filed a new immigration lawsuit Thursday against Illinois, arguing the state illegally discourages businesses…
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State Department ‘Reform’ Plans Leave Much to Be Desired
Though Rubio’s more thoughtful reorganization beats Trump’s wrecking ball. Source link
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ACLU sues to halt Trump administration attacks on Head Start child-care program
The American Civil Liberties Union, on behalf of six early childhood organizations, including one in California, sued the Trump…
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California has sued Trump 15 times in his first 100 days. Where do those cases stand?
At a hearing in Boston in March, U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun asked attorneys for a coalition of states what they stood to lose if he…
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'It is time for you to leave': DHS mistakenly sends notices to U.S. citizens
WASHINGTON — One night this month, Los Angeles immigration attorney Harriet Steele opened her email to a notice from the Department of…
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Why Trump's DOJ targeted L.A. County over gun permits — and who might be next
At a meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in July 2022, former Supervisor Sheila Kuehl called for a “deep dive” into the…
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RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California's lead
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday announced a plan to ban synthetic food dyes…
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Interior secretary gives DOGE member with oil-industry ties power to remake department
A former oil executive and representative of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been given wide authority to make…
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State Department will shrink under plan to cut bloat, boost efficiency
The State Department will reverse "decades of bloat and bureaucracy" by closing offices and consolidating functions under a reorganization…
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Take a Wild Guess What State Department Office Rubio Wants to Kill
But Hegseth and Donald Trump are refusing to admit he did anything wrong, instead painting the defense secretary as MAGA’s latest victim…
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House asks Justice Department to probe former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for lying to Congress
House lawmakers asked the Justice Department on Monday to open an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for making false…
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Marco Rubio’s State Department Redefines What It Calls “Human Rights”
The news outlet cited an editing memo and other documents showing that department employees have been ordered to “streamline” the reports…
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Justice Department sues Maine over defiance on transgender athletes in female sports
Maine earned the distinction Wednesday of being the first state to be sued by the Justice Department over its transgender-athlete policy,…
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Leaked State Department memo shows major budget cuts, but officials say it is not a done deal
The State Department is planning to close agencies, consulates and several U.S. diplomatic missions to advance President Trump's "America…
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House Democrats demand briefing after immigration agents try to enter L.A. elementary schools
WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) and other House Democrats are demanding that Department of Homeland Security officials…
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State Department suggests deported Salvadoran man is beyond U.S. reach
The administration shows no sign of capitulating in its battle with judges who are pressuring President Trump to bring back Kilmar Abrego…
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State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to…
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Judge softens DOGE ban on access to Treasury Department information for one staffer
A New York judge eased a ban put on billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency that blocked its access to sensitive…
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Federal officials arrived, denied entry at L.A. schools amid immigration enforcement fears
Federal agents were denied entrance to two elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District this week after they showed up…