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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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Donald Trump expanded his retribution against law firms he dislikes by issuing an executive order against the contracts and security clearances of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Garrison & Wharton. This is…
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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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Three non-profit organizations sued the Environmental Protection Agency and Citibank to regain access to “green bank” funding disbursed to them and now frozen by Citibank under orders from Donald Trump’s…
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Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian from British Columbia, was detained 3 March 2025 by the USA at the Mexican border despite having visa paperwork, a job offer and a history of…
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The USA detained a family at an immigration checkpoint as they rushed from Rio Grande to Houston for an emergency medical checkup, and deported all of them to Mexico including…
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Congressional Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee,asked the Justice Department of Justice to investigate Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin. Raskin’s request to the DOJ’s…
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Jewish protesters swarmed into the public atrium of Trump Tower in New York, demanding release of Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil. Police arrested 98 of them. They know what comes next…
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Federal District Court Judge William Alsup ordered several federal agencies to immediately rehire many thousands of probationary employees who were abruptly mass-fired by Donald Trump’s regime. In court it became…
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Donald Trump ordered the military to plan options for his goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal. This includes the possibility of invading and taking the Canal by force. Trump’s goal…
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which includes the National Weather Service, is losing another 1000 of its workers to mass firings, after which about 1 in 4 of its…
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Federal District Court Judge Beryl Howell issued a temporary restraining order to bar enforcement of key aspects of Donald Trump’s executive order to hamstring the law firm Perkins Coie. The…
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Although Panama insists it has no combat mission, the country ended decades of neutrality to order procurement of six aircraft for the National Aeronaval Service. The price tag is $197…
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The USDA unfroze its federal funding for the University of Maine two days after freezing it for alleged Title IX violations in the wake of Donald Trump’s clash with Maine…
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Snopes confirmed Howard Buffett donated more than $800 million to Ukraine for humanitarian aid. This figure spread across the years 2022 through 2024. Snopes investigated and published its findings after…
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The Department of Justice sent subpoenas to at least three New York City hotels for an investigation into shelters for immigrants. The subpoenas seek names, dates of birth and other…
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Hours after Donald Trump showcased cars from Elon Musk’s company Tesla in front of the White House and endorsed them, Musk indicated he will donate $100 million to Trump;s super…
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In the midst of Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats of annexation against Canada, the USA suspended negotiations with Canada over updating the Columbia River Treaty. The treaty began in 1964…
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Donald Trump increased tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 25% as of midnight. He removed his 2018 exemptions from such tariffs. These are separate from his previously announced tariffs…
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A panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a federal District Court’s block of Donald Trump’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship, which would infringe on the…
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The Department of Education is firing 1300 of its employees as part of Donald Trump’s quest to eliminate the department. After these firings, termination of probationary employees and a buyout…
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USA stock markets continued to fall, with the Dow Jones index down 478.23 to close at 41,433.48 (-1.1%), S&P 500 down 42.49 to close at 5,572.07 (-0.8%) and NASDAQ down…
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A labor union representing U.S. Agency for International Development workers asked federal district court to intervene after they received an email telling them to shred and burn classified and personnel…
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The Canadian province of Ontario suspended the announced 25% surcharge on electricity it supplies to the USA as Donald Trump backed off from his threat to impose twice as high…
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After Democrats introduced a resolution to end to the national emergency declarations Donald Trump uses to enact tariffs on his own, Republicans avoided the legal requirement to vote on the…
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk showcased Tesla cars in front of the White House, complete with photo opportunity and Trump endorsement on government property. Tesla sales have fallen dramatically ever…
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Federal District Court Judge William Alsup rejected a motion by the Department of Justice to cancel a hearing, rescind an order directing Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Charles Ezell to…
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Ned Johnson is very much alive at age 82, but in February 2025, Social Security decided he was dead and took money from his bank account as though they were…
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Federal District Court Judge Myong Joun issued a temporary restraining order blocking Donald Trump’s cutoff of $600 million in funding for teacher training. This ruling came in a case filed…
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The U.S. Agriculture Department cancelled two programs that provided funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local farmers. Local Food for Schools (LFS) provided $660 million each…
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The National Institutes of Health suddenly cut off as of 11 March 2025 at least 33 studies of reasons behind reluctance to take vaccines and strategies to improve vaccination rates.…
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Forced by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, a subset of a White House IT team rather than a department, NASA began slashing itself by firing its chief scientist and…
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Federal District Court Judge Jesse M. Furman, who is an observant Jew, ordered that “To preserve the Court’s jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner [Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil]…
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Federal District Court Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the “unprecedented” power of DOGE and its “unusual secrecy” justify urgent release of its internal documents. Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is…
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After higher courts sent the case back down to federal District Court Judge Amir Ali, the judge again ruled that invoices must be paid for work delivered by 13 February…
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USA stock markets fell dramatically, with the DOW average losing more than 1000 points, on fears about the economy and a looming “Trumpcession” as Donald Trump’s trade war escalated. The…
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Federal District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan ruled that Donald Trump’s pardons for 6 January 2021 assaults on the USA’s Capitol do not wipe away a man’s separate conviction for…
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After Maine Governor Janet Mills did not back down on her state’s policies allowing transgender athletes to compete, Donald Trump ordered multiple investigations and has now suspended federal funding for…
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The Department of Defense abruptly halted all its funding for social science research. This terminated 91 studies related to such threats as climate change, extremism and disinformation. Secretary of Defense…
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CIVICUS, a non-profit organization that advocates for democracy, added the USA to its watchlist of countries with narrowed civic freedoms. Click here for more details.
Law firm Perkins Coie hired Williams & Connolly, a top DC law firm known for going head to head against the Department of Justice, to fight Donald Trump’s targeting of…
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