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Tesla is seeking to block the city of Austin, Texas, from releasing records requested by Reuters about the company’s upcoming launch of self-driving robotaxis there. In January, CEO Elon Musk…
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Prosecutor Ben Schrader’s resignation from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville, Tennessee came to light and occurred because the grand jury indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared to be political.…
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The Supreme Court allowed a longtime District of Columbia restriction which prohibits gun magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds. The court usually turns aside gun control and did…
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Rejecting an appeal, the Supreme Court kept in place a Pennsylvania court ruling that allows people to cast a provisional ballot if their mail-in ballot is rejected due to technicalities.…
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An ethics complaint signed by 70 people and filed with the Florida Bar accuses Attorney General Pam Bondi “serious professional misconduct.” The complaint was filed by Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF),…
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The Supreme Court unanimously set aside a lower court ruling, thereby blocking a lawsuit by Mexico seeking $10 billion in damages from USA gun manufacturers for “deliberately aid[ing] and abett[ing]…
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The Supreme Court unanimously made it easier to sue over “reverse discrimination” allegations of being discriminated against for being a member of a usually-privileged demographic. In the case before the…
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are stuck in a stifling converted shipping container at the Navy base in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti along with the eight immigrants they were taking to…
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Federal District Court Judge Deborah Boardman temporary blocked the cancellation of AmeriCorps grants and early discharge of members in 24 mostly Democratically led states that sued against dismantling of the…
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Attorneys general of four states petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ease restrictions on mifepristone, one of two pills involved in a medication abortion and also used to treat…
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The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Donald Trump and Republicans want to enact, which would add $2.4 trillion in deficit spending and balloon…
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After a judge blocked from denying Harvard’s certification to host international students, Donald Trump signed a proclamation to get rid of the students by suspending new student visa and directing…
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Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg granted class certification to 137 of the men renditioned to the CECOT prison in El Salvador on 15 March 2025 against his court order,…
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Donald Trump announced that as of 00:01 Monday, citizens of 12 countries will be banned from entering the USA and citizens of 7 other countries will be restricted. Instead of…
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The Department of Education sent to Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the independent government-recognized accreditor of Columbia University, accusations that the university violated federal anti-discrimination laws. Accreditation affects eligibiilty…
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Federal District Court Judge Paula Xinis granted a request by about 20 news organizations to unseal documents previously kept sealed about the case of wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. In…
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Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned from her role as one of the leads in the Centers for Disease Control’s work group on COVID vaccines in the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.…
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Democrat Keishan Scott won a special election by a 71% to 29% landslide over Republican Bill Oden to become the youngest member of the state House of Representatives. Oden is…
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Donald Trump raised USA tariffs on imported steel to 50%, except he temporarily left tariffs on steel from the UK at 25% which he will either raise or reduce by…
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After months of turmoil, liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae Myung won election over Kim Moon Soo of the People Power Party to become President of South Korea. Nearly 80% of…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, the first of several ships in the John Lewis class named to honor various civil rights leaders…
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The wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who attacked a peaceful demonstration in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday, were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for expedited…
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Donald Trump’s regime revoked federal guidance issued in 2022 that required hospitals to provide emergency abortions when necessary to stabilize a pregnant woman’s medical condition. The guidance was based on…
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On his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk posted, “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting…
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Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit against interim Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba and Homeland Security Investigations agent Ricky Patel, citing defamation by Habba and seeking…
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Far right leader Geert Wilders unexpectedly withdrew from the governing coalition in the Netherlands, causing the government to collapse after less than a year. Wilders walked out over not getting…
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The day after disabling 34% of Russia’s nuclear-capable air fleet, Ukraine severely damaged the support pillars of the Kerch Bridge to Crimea with mines places underwater. Ukraine placed mines containing…
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David Richardson, the newly appointed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said in an all-hands meeting that he had been unaware the USA has a hurricane season. Hurricane season…
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Federal District Court Judge Marsha Pechman issued a preliminary injunction to reinstate the labor union at the Transportation Security Administration, which employs 47,000 transportation security personnel. Pechman ruled American Federation…
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The Supreme Court left in place the state of Maryland’s ban on assault weapons. Such semiautomatic rifles as the AR-15 are popular not only among gun owners but notably among…
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After pushback from sheriffs and Republican-controlled places, Department of Homeland Security quietly removed from its website a list of what it claimed were about 500 sanctuary jurisdictions obstructing Donald Trump’s…
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Right wing Euroskeptic nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki, supported by Donald Trump, narrowly won a runoff election against centrist Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski to become Poland’s next President. The vote was…
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In an audacious, meticulously executed operation code-named “Spider’s Web,” Ukraine used 117 small drones smuggled into attack position to disable 34% of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carrier aircraft. Of the…
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Actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death at the burned-out remnants of his former home in San Antonio, Texas, by neighbor Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja in an apparent hate crime. Although…
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Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45 year old Egyptian immigrant, used a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to attack a peaceful weekly demonstration in Boulder, Colorado on behalf of Israeli hostages…
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Donald Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration days before the Senate was due to vote on his confirmation.…
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Ramon Morales-Reyes, an undocumented immigrant was detained 22 May 2025 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a threat to assassinate Donald Trump that appears to be an effort to frame…
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A three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals kept in place federal District Court Judge Susan Illston’s ruling that Donald Trump must have Congressional authorization to carry…
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The California state Senate began an inquiry into whether Paramount violated laws against bribery and unfair competition by paying Donald Trump in hope of avoiding his interference in a corporate…
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The Public Broadcasting System filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s executive order targeting it, calling his actions “blatant viewpoint discrimination” violating PBS’ First Amendment rights as well as breaching laws…
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The Office of Personnel Management unveiled its new “Merit Hiring Plan” which features a new requirement for roles at GS-5 or higher pay grades to write essay responses to questions…
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The Supreme Court put a hold on federal District Court Judge Indira Talwani’s order that halted Donald Trump’s termination of temporary protected status, called parole, for 532,000 immigrants from Venezuela,…
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Donald Trump fired Kim Sajet, who has been the head of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery for 12 years and is the first woman to do so. Sajet previously served…
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Two days after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kenney Jr. announced he was making the Centers for Disease Control remove COVID vaccinations from its recommendations for healthy children…
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The Department of Energy cancelled $3.7 billion for emerging energy technology contracts that were issued by the Biden administration. Projects included carbon capture, climate-friendly cement production, greener furnaces for glass…
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Federal authorities deported Jordin Melgar-Salmeron to a prison in El Salvador, with the flight leaving a day before what government lawyers had told a court was the earliest he would…
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A major reorganization of the Department of State will create an Office of Remigration, named with a European far-right and populist term for ethnic cleansing. Much of the Department’s functionality…
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Federal District Judge Allison Burroughs decided to issue a preliminary injunction in place of her current temporary restraining order, barring the government from revoking Harvard’s certification to host international students…
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Leadership of Immigration and Customs Enforcement was radically shaken up under pressure to capture and deport more and more immigrants. Acting Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations Ken…
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Three women, one of them pregnant, and two doctors filed a lawsuit against the state of Kansas over its law nullifying decisions about end-of-life care when the patient is pregnant.…
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