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The American Association of University Professors filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s regime, challenging its cutoff of federal funds to Harvard University in the regime’s quest to force capitulation. The…
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A group of universities filed a lawsuit against the Department of Energy over their cuts to federal funding for universities, joining Harvard in resistance to Donald Trump’s regime. Universities involved…
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USA stock markets rallied after Donald Trump eased his tariffs and stress in the bond market relented, although markets are still down considerably this year. Stock markets around the world…
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Within hours after Harvard University refused to comply with demands from Donald Trump’s regime, the government froze more than $2.2 billion in federal grant money and $60 million in federal…
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At a hearing before federal District Court Judge William K. Sessions III, it came to light that the State Department has a memo issued days before detention of Rümeysa Öztürk…
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Green card holder Mohsen Mahdawi was taken at the Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vermont when he showed up for his citizenship interview appointment. Mahdawi has held a…
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The Associated Press was barred from the Oval Office meeting of Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele with other reporters, despite a court order requiring the White House…
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In the face of threats to cut $9 billion in federal funding, Harvard University rejected demands by Donald Trump’s regime. Harvard said the demands exceed the government’s authority and infringe…
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While visiting Donald Trump, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he will not release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the CECOT prison in…
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On a lapel microphone worn by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, Donald Trump audibly told him as they walked into the Oval Office that he wants to rendition USA citizens…
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in New Bedford, Massachusetts, smashed a car window with a hammer to seize Juan Francisco Méndez, although they were looking for a man with a…
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For trips to the USA, the European Commission is equipping all EU staff with burner phones and advocates that they use only stripped-down computers on the trips. EU staff are…
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A huge Federal Trade Commission antitrust case against social media powerhouse Meta began today with opening statements in front of federal District Court Judge James Boasberg. Meta, helmed by billionaire…
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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asked for a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele “to discuss the illegal detention of my constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia” and he will personally…
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Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced the country will deport more than 500 USA citizens who are within Namibia without the required visas. Deportation notices are already being delivered. President Nandi-Ndaitwah…
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Donald Trump ranted that the Federal Communications Commission should revoke the broadcasting license for CBS and the network should “pay a big price” after its latest episode of 60 Minutes…
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Donald Trump announced an investigation into semiconductors and electronics with an eye toward restricting imports of those that are critical to national security for the USA. The specific law he…
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In its daily status update to federal District Court Judge Paula Xinis, the Department of Justice declared the government does not believe it is legally obligated to return Kilmar Armando…
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Federal officers questioned passengers on an Amtrak train when it stopped at Havre, Montana. When Amtrak’s Empire Builder stopped in Havre, Montana, two federal officers in paramilitary gear questioned train…
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X to announce that Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent 10 more men to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador late Saturday night.…
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An arsonist set fire to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion around 02:00 while Governor Josh Shapiro, his family and guests were asleep after celebrating Passover. The arsonist climbed over an iron…
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In the daily update required by federal District Court Judge Paula Xinis about the status of efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the USA, the government responded to only…
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With incumbent North Carolina state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (Democrat) recusing herself, the Court ruled that challenges by her opponent Jefferson Griffin (Republican) to more than 60,000 ballots in…
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Donald Trump issued a memorandum to four department heads ordering the military to take control of federal lands along the southern border and turn it into a military buffer zone.…
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A report by disgraced former police sergeant Charles Cross Jr. resulted in wrongful rendition of gay Venezuelan makeup artist and asylum seeker Andry José Hernandez to the CECOT prison in…
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For the past three days Peter Thiel’s software company Palantir, Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” and dozens of Internal Revenue Service software engineers have been in a hackathon to…
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The Supreme Court ruled that the government must facilitate retrieval of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the CECOT prison in El Salvador, and sent the case back down to federal District…
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Federal District Court Judge John Woodcock Jr. issued a temporary restraining order to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture from cutting off its funding for school lunches and food for…
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the launch of a new web page where the state’s people can report issues they encounter when trying to interact with the Social Security…
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Customs and Border Patrol published a list of goods exempt from Donald Trump’s tariffs such as smartphones, laptops, flat panel displays, hard drives, semiconductors and machines that make semiconductors, backdated…
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Immigration Judge Jamee E Comans ruled that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk due to his opinions and associations. This does not mean…
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Donald Trump’s draft budget proposal for fiscal 2026 eliminates many programs, notably including Head Start and heating assistance. Head Start supports school readiness, meals, developmental screenings and health care for…
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Major law firms Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Shearman Sterling US, Simpson Thacher & Barlett, and Cadwalader became the latest to make deals with Donald Trump in an effort…
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Donald Trump terminated temporary protected status for about 14,600 Afghan and 7900 Cameroonians in the USA. TPS is typically offered by the USA to people for whom returning to their…
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Without USA participation, the International Maritime Organization which regulates international shipping agreed upon a minimum fee of $100 per ton of greenhouse gas emissions by ships above specified thresholds. In…
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Two human rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit challenging sanctions imposed against the International Criminal Court by one of Donald Trump’s executive orders. The groups said the sanctions made them…
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Nicole Micheroni, a USA citizen and immigration attorney, was sent email by the Department of Homeland Security telling her to “self-deport immediately” because “DHS is terminating your parole. Do not…
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The Department of Homeland Security sent email to citizens, green card holders and a Canadian (living in Canada) saying their parole (temporary protected immigration status) was revoked or application for…
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The Social Security Administration declared about 6100 living immigrants as dead to cancel their ability to work or receive benefits, pushing them to deport themselves. Even though by law Social…
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During the week two Los Angeles elementary schools refused entry for federal immigration agents who were seeking five students in first through sixth grades. Los Angeles Unified is a sanctuary…
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USA stock markets started down, surged on brief hope that Donald Trump would relent in his tariff war, then sank after Trump further escalated his tariff attack on China. The…
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The House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act with a few Democrats joining Republicans to vote for it. The bill would require documented proof of USA…
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Federal District Court Judge Indira Talwani announced she will stay the government’s order revoking humanitarian parole for more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. In this context,…
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The Supreme Court rejected the government’s emergency appeal against an order by federal District Court Judge Paula Xinis, keeping her order to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador intact…
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Colonel Susannah Meyers has been fired from her post as commander of the USA’s Pituffik space base in Greenland after hosting Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife 28 March…
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Federal District Court Judge Trevor Neil McFadden upheld an executive order by Donald Trump to require all illegal immigrants to register with the government and always carry documentation of their…
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The Department of the Interior announced it will no longer require environmental impact assessments from the Bureau of Land Management for oil and gas leases in seven states. More than…
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The Republican-controlled House Education and the Workforce Committee withdrew its demand for records from two Northwestern University law clinics a day after the heads of those clinics filed suit to…
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Financial analysts who closely monitor stock markets noted trading patterns that look like insider trading occurred in connection with Donald Trump’s actions and announcements in the past week. Democratic Senators…
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Hundreds of children in military families walked out of Department of Defense schools around the world in protest against Donald Trump’s campaign against diversity. Schools affected included about a dozen…
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