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As Donald Trump’s regime continues to spar with federal District Court Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg, Trump supporters have begun attacking the judge and his family with public statements. White House…
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Donald Trump revoked his executive order that punished the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Garrison & Wharton after the firm capitulated and offered concessions to him. The EO focused on…
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Federal District Court Judge Ellen Hollander issued a temporary restraining order which bars the Social Security Administration from allowing DOGE to access records containing personally identifiable data and also barred…
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At their annual meeting, shareholders in Disney soundly trounced a right wing proposal to end the company’s participation in the annual Corporate Equality Index survey by the Human Rights Campaign,…
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Federal District Court Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg issued an order that Donald Trump’s regime must show cause regarding why the government’s failure to turn the flights around did not violate…
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Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education…
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The UK updated its travel advice for Britons visiting the USA, warning of potential arrest or detention. The advisory says, “You should comply with all entry, visa and other conditions…
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News emerged that on 9 March 2025, a French space researcher on his way to a conference was detained, and his phone and computer confiscated before he was deported back…
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Federal District Court Judge Beryl Howell declined to block takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace by Elon Musk’s “Department” of Government Efficiency. DOGE is a subset of a White…
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The U.S. Institute of Peace and many of its board members sued to stop the takeover of their organization, building and systems by Elon Musk’s “Department” of Government Efficiency. DOGE…
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Donald Trump’s regime paused $175 million in federal funding for University of Pennsylvania, especially from the Department of Defense and from Health and Human Services. The funding freeze is reportedly…
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The Department of Justice removed from its website 11 guidelines for businesses in the USA about compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Removed content includes material about COVID-19, face…
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The EU announced loans available up to a total of €150 billion to bolster armaments for Europe. At least 65% of the cost of equipment bought with these loans must…
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Federal District Court Judge Jesse Furman, who ordered the government not to deport Mahmoud Khalil while his legal challenge is heard, ordered his case transferred to District Court in New…
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Donald Trump fired two commissioners, both Democrats, from the five member board of the Federal Trade Commission. As of Humphrey’s Executor v. United States in 1935, courts ruled that the…
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Within hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to stop attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days as a step toward a ceasefire, Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again. Putin…
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While touring the Kennedy Center, Donald Trump ordered release of all files about the JFK assassination, unredacted, today (the day after his order). Most of the files had already been…
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Purportedly to strengthen identification processes, Social Security announced that phone support will be curtailed and as of 31 March 2025 recipients will more often be required to visit in person…
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Israel ended the ceasefire in Gaza by raining airstrikes, killing more than 400, including women and children. Any remaining hostages were supposed to be released from Gaza during Phase 2…
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts issued a rare statement defending judges whose rulings go against Donald Trump’s wishes after Trump called for impeachment of such judges. Roberts’…
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Donald Trump publicly called for the impeachment of federal District Court Judge James Boasberg, who issued a two week temporary restraining order against mass deportation of Venezuelan immigrants using wartime…
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Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian from British Columbia, was deported to Canada after being detained 3 March 2025 by the USA at the Mexican border despite having visa paperwork, a job…
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Jeanette Vizguerra, a prominent advocate for immigrants in Colorado who is an undocumented immigrant herself. Vizguerra entered the USA from Mexico without authorization more than…
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After bringing FBI agents was not enough for DOGE to breach the non-profit U.S. Institute of Peace on Friday, on Monday after some unsuccessful attempts USIP called D.C. police for…
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Federal Appeals Court turned down a request from the Department of Justice to remove District Court Judge James Boasberg from a case against Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies…
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Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri was detained 17 March 2025 by federal immigration officials to revoke his visa and deport him based on allegations that his wife, a…
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 48 people in New Mexico, most of whom have no criminal record, in a week of raids that finished 8 March 2025. On 12 March,…
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The 9th Circuit Appeals Court denied, by a vote of 2 to 1, a Department of Justice request to pause District Court Judge William Alsup’s order to reinstate fired probationary…
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Reporters revealed the depth to which Elon Musk’s DOGE has decimated USA nuclear expertise and safety. Exclusive deep investigation by the New York Times revealed that the National Nuclear Security…
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Protests continued across the USA against what Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their teams are doing to dismantle the government and make life worse for many people. Weekend protest locations…
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Federal Education Minister Özdemir of the Greens told the media that researchers in the USA who find their work too restricted under Donald Trump are welcome to do their research…
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Using an executive order signed late the previous night and not published until after it leaked, Donald Trump deported more than 260 Venezuelans to El Salvador for imprisonment in violation…
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Several members of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” arrived at the U.S. Institute of Peace unannounced with FBI agents, but were denied entry. DOGE is a subset of a…
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At least 325,000 people protested in Belgrade, seeking justice for the Novi Sad disaster from the government of Serbia. This attendance figure came from an independent monitor called Public Meeting…
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Large demonstrations erupted in Budapest after Hungary’s parliament used an accelerated process to ban Pride events and grant authorities permission to use facial recognition to track down attendees. In technical…
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Hours after Portugal announced cancelling plans to buy USA-made F-35 fighter jets, Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blaire announced the country’s order for F-35 jets may be reduced. By the next…
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Donald Trump signed an executive order to gut the Voice of America and other government operated pro-democracy programming. Friday night shortly after the Senate passed its continuing resolution to keep…
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Donald Trump signed an executive order to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, a law from 1798, to justify deporting immigrants from Venezuela. The executive order was not made public until…
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People with “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” set on their Echo device received email from Amazon saying that starting 28 March 2025, everything “command spoken” to Alexa in Echo speakers…
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Ebrahim Rasool, the ambassador from South Africa “no longer welcome” in the USA and expelled him. Rubio cited an article at Breitbart in which…
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Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a physician in Rhode Island, was detained upon returning from a trip to Lebanon and deported despite having a valid visa and in defiance of a court…
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Ten Democratic and Independent Senators joined with Republicans to pass a six month stopgap government funding bill just in time to avert government shutdown, infuriating the Democratic base. The bill…
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Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit to compel the U.S. Marshals Service to release records of any communications between it and Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” as well as judges…
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New Hampshire resident and green card holder Fabian Schmidt was detained upon his return from a visit to Europe. So far he has been stripped naked, subjected to a cold…
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Arlington National Cemetery removed from its website information and links regarding members of the military who were non-white or female, even those who were Medal of Honor recipients. In some…
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Thousands of military veterans and other protesters rallied at the National Mall in Washington, DC, as well as in several other locations around the country, against Donald Trump’s deep cuts…
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The measles outbreak in west Texas, which spread first to adjacent counties in New Mexico, crossed the southern border into Mexico. Mexican public health authorities have been warning against travel…
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Due to the USA’s change in policy regarding NATO, the Portugese Air Force no longer expects to buy F-35 fighter jets from the USA and will turn to European warplanes…
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Congressional Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) died at the age of 77 from complications in treatment for cancer. During his terms in the House after first being elected in 2002,…
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Federal District Court Judge James Bredar issued a temporary restraining order to make federal departments rehire thousands of probationary employees they abruptly mass-fired. In his ruling, Bredar wrote: “In this…
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