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Supreme Court allows Trump to begin removing 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s request to categorically revoke humanitarian parole for more than 530,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela and order them out [Read More…]
Trump claims China ‘totally violated’ trade agreement with US
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday morning accused China of violating a recent trade agreement with the United States. The sharp criticism appeared to cast doubt over the staying power of [Read More…]
White House slams judges who ruled against Trump on tariffs
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Thursday lashed out at federal judges who have blocked President Donald Trump from being able to impose global tariffs — a key part of [Read More…]
Appeals court reinstates Trump’s tariffs for now after ruling blocking them
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court is temporarily delaying Wednesday’s court order blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs, reinstating them at least for the time being. The United States Court of Appeals for [Read More…]
Second court blocks Trump tariffs as ‘unlawful’
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is urging the New York-based Court of International Trade to delay its order blocking President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, warning that enforcement of the ruling will cause [Read More…]
Supreme Court limits environmental impact studies, expediting infrastructure projects
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday put new limits on the scope of federally mandated environmental impact statements for major transportation and energy projects, clearing the way for a proposed [Read More…]
Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not finalized, being reviewed by prospective legal teams: Sources
Marco Mantovani/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite previous claims from the Department of Defense that the United States has officially accepted the luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar, the United States and Qatar have not [Read More…]
Trump administration asks for delay in court ruling blocking his global tariffs
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is urging the New York-based Court of International Trade to delay its order blocking President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, warning that enforcement of the ruling will cause [Read More…]
At least 350 Harvard medical grants were terminated by the Trump administration. Here are some of them
ABC News Amid the Trump administration’s battle with Harvard University, hundreds of grants worth millions of dollars for medical research have been canceled. The White House has accused Harvard of allowing antisemitism to go unchecked [Read More…]
Trump officially pardons reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley
Paul Archuleta/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump officially pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on Wednesday. The official word came a day after his communications adviser announced the president would pardon the pair, who [Read More…]
Trump taps controversial top DOJ official for federal circuit court vacancy
Angela Weiss/Pool via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced he will nominate Emil Bove, his former personal lawyer-turned-controversial top Department of Justice official, to serve as a federal appeals court judge on Wednesday. [Read More…]
Trump escalates war with Harvard: ‘They’re getting in deeper and deeper’
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump escalated his war with Harvard University on Wednesday, accusing it of “treating the country with great disrespect” and suggesting that it should stop fighting his policies. “But [Read More…]
Jeanine Pirro vows to tackle violence as top prosecutor in DC
John Lamparski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro vowed to improve safety and address violence in the nation’s capital when she was sworn in Wednesday as the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. [Read More…]
FEMA denies North Carolina request for 100% cost-sharing of Hurricane Helene relief
Allison Joyce/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied North Carolina’s request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Helene cleanup, according to a letter sent from the [Read More…]
Trump to swear in Jeanine Pirro as top prosecutor in DC
John Lamparski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will swear in Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. during a ceremony in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon — making her the latest Fox [Read More…]
Trump asks Supreme Court to remove judge-ordered restrictions on 3rd-country deportations
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Tuesday filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to lift what it called “onerous” due process procedures imposed by a federal judge for [Read More…]
‘Still don’t believe it’s real’: Savannah Chrisley reacts to parents being pardoned by Trump
Paul Archuleta/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After hearing the news that President Donald Trump will pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who served time for tax evasion and bank fraud, their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, [Read More…]
RFK Jr. cuts COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced the removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization schedule for healthy [Read More…]
Trump to push for end to all federal agencies’ Harvard contracts
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House General Services Administration is expected to send a letter to federal agencies on Tuesday asking them to “identify any contracts with Harvard, and whether they can be [Read More…]
Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of federal bribery charges
Prasit photo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday granted an unconditional pardon to a Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of federal bribery charges and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Scott [Read More…]