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Federal District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema declared there was no legal basis for detention of Luddis Sanchez Garcia and Julio Sanchez Puentes, a couple from Venezuela who were swept up…
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USA stock markets took another dive, worried about consequences of Donald Trump’s trade war. For the day: Dow Jones Industrial Average down 715.80 points (1.7%) to 41,583.90 S&P 500 down…
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The First Amendment Coalition and MWS Media jointly filed a lawsuit seeking to compel DOGE to respond to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act. Both entities filed…
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Federal District Court Judge Brian Murphy issued a temporary restraining order to block Donald Trump’s regime from carrying out fast-track deportations of people to countries with which they have no…
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Federal District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a preliminary injunction to keep the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau operating while she considers a lawsuit to prevent Donald Trump’s demolition of…
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Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to lift an order by a federal District Court, which was upheld on appeal and temporarily prevents him from using the Alien Enemies Act…
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Delta Flight 2983 and four Air Force jets had a near miss as the Delta flight took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Air Force T-38 jets were…
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One of the largest law firms in the world, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, preemptively struck a deal with Donald Trump, capitulating in advance of being specifically targeted.…
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Donald Trump pardoned Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle startup Nikola, who was sentenced to prison last year for fraud and donated heavily to Trump’s re-election campaign. Milton’s prison…
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In the past few days Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands and Portugal updated their advice for citizens to raise cautions about travel to the USA. Belgium as of 25 March 2025:…
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Jenner & Block, a “big law” firm, filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s executive order targeting them. Trump is trying to revoke their attorneys’ security clearances and close down their…
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WilmerHale, a “big law” firm, filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s executive order targeting them. Trump is trying to revoke their attorneys’ security clearances and close down their ability to…
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Finland’s satellite company ICEYE now supplies its synthetic aperture radar Earth observation data to NATO’s Situation Centre in Brussels. This reduces NATO’s need for USA-provided observation information from satellites. ICEYE…
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced it plans to cut one quarter of its workforce, including 10,000 through Reduction In Force layoffs. The remainder of the intended 20,000…
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Federal District Court Judge Benjamin Settle issued a ruling, effective nationwide, blocking Donald Trump’s executive order that would ban transgender people from serving in the military. Settle said the regime…
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More than 20 police officers, some armed with Tasers, raided a gathering of the group Youth Demand at a Quaker meeting house and arrested six women. Until this incident, no…
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Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the government “to preserve all Signal communications between March 11 and March 15.” This order is in response to a lawsuit filed by…
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The University of Michigan capitulated to Donald Trump by closing down its flagship diversity, equity and inclusion program. The program began in 2016 and had become an example for other…
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Donald Trump withdrew his nomination of Congressional Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for Ambassador to the United Nations ambassador due to concern about the narrow Republican majority. Trump said “With a…
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The Department of Homeland Security put an employee on administrative leave and intends to revoke her security clearance after she inadvertently added a reporter to a group email about an…
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Donald Trump issued an executive order to reshape the way the Smithsonian Institution presents the history of the USA, eliminating anything that does not fit the way he believes it…
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Donald Trump’s regime eviscerated the Administration for Community Living, jeopardizing the well-known Meals on Wheels program that delivers meals to people who are elderly, disabled or have mobility problems. ACL…
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While at a farm at Sackets Harbor, New York to make an arrest, Immigration and Customs Enforcement entered a different home on the property without a warrant, where they took…
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Frengel Reyes Mota, an asylum seeker with a clean record, failed to show up for his asylum hearing this week because, using paperwork riddled with errors, Donald Trump deported him…
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Federal District Court Judge Indira Talwani ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to keep detained Fulbright scholar Rumeysa Ozturk in Massachusetts, and provide 48 hours notice and justification to the court…
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The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld District Court Judge John McConnell’s order blocking Donald Trump’s effort to freeze all federal grants and loans. Chief Judge David Barron and Circuit…
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a District Court’s blockage of deportations using the Alien Enemies Act. Donald Trump relied on the Alien Enemies Act for authority to send…
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James Malone, a Democrat who is mayor of East Petersburg, edged out Republican Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons in a special election to serve the remainder of the term in…
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American Oversight, a watchdog group, filed a lawsuit to demand preservation of messages from the Signal chat in which top officials in Donald Trump’s regime discussed military attack plans against…
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Federal District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth issued a temporary restraining order against Kari Lake and the government to block a funding freeze for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.…
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Bills advancing through the Texas legislature would punish librarians and teachers with prison terms of up to 10 years if they provide to children reading materials that contain sexually explicit…
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Alireza Doroudi, an Iranian studying for a doctorate in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama, was arrested at his home and taken away by federal officers. Immigration and Customs…
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Federal District Judge Christine O’Hearn issued a two-week order protecting two transgender men against dismissal from the Air Force due to Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from the…
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The Atlantic magazine revealed that on 15 March 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth texted war plans to its editor in chief for a military strike planned for 2 hours…
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Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to pause a ruling from a District Court, which an Appeals Court upheld, that requires reinstatement of more than 16,000 probationary federal workers who…
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Donald Trump’s regime asked a federal Court of Appeals to overturn Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders that currently block deportation of Venezuelans by invoking the Alien…
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Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg denied a request from Donald Trump’s regime to lift the temporary restraining order he issued against using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans…
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The Internal Revenue Service is finalizing an agreement to provide data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement so that tax data can be used to feed Donald Trump’s mass deportation program.…
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Lewelyn Dixon, who immigrated from the Philippines 50 years ago, holds a green card and has no known blots in her record, was detained 2 March 2025 while returning to…
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Internal Revenue Service projections predicted a drop of half a trillion dollars ($500 billion) in tax revenue by 15 April 2025 in the wake of mass firings by Elon Musk’s…
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Donald Trump announced his revocation of several more people he dislikes or holds a grudge against, starting with election rival Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. Trump already broke with custom…
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced revocation of the legal status of 530,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who came in through the CHNV sponsorship program. Noem said…
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DJT order Attorney General Pam Bondi to refer to the White House any lawsuits that she deems partisan and recommend punishments for the law firms involved. In addition, Trump ordered…
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After federal District Court Judge Ellen Hollander issued a 14 day temporary restraining order to block DOGE from Social Security data, Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek got into a…
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Donald Trump’s regime ended funding for legal representation for unaccompanied immigrants who are children, leaving only enough for a “Know Your Rights” presentation at detention centers. A similar stoppage was…
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To regain access to $400 million in federal grants that Donald Trump withheld, Columbia University capitulated to most of his demands. To satisfy Trump, the university agreed to: ban face…
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Two days after early voting began in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court election, Elon Musk’s America PAC offered $100 to Wisconsin voters to sign a petition opposing “activist judges.” Musk’s PAC…
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After the New York Times reported that Elon Musk was about to be briefed on USA war plans, Donald Trump issued furious denials and the visit changed. Musk had been…
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Rachel Cohen, the third year finance associate who organized an open letter signed by hundreds of law firm associated urging “big law” firms to stand up to Donald Trump, publicly…
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On Thursday and Friday Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany and the UK updated their travel advice for citizens visiting the USA, warning of potential arrest or detention. Each country chose different…
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