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D.C. sues Trump administration over “dangerous” federal takeover of police department
Washington, D.C. has taken the Trump administration to court in a high-stakes clash over control of its police department, filing suit Friday just hours after the White House installed a federal official to run the force under emergency powers. The dramatic intervention, placing Drug Enforcement Administration chief Terry Cole at the helm, prompted sharp warnings…
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Divided appeals court backs Trump’s power to freeze billions in foreign aid
On Wednesday, a sharply split federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a significant...
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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate withheld NSF research grants to UCLA
A federal judge has dealt another legal setback to the Trump administration, ordering it to...
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National Guard rolls in as Trump launches takeover of Washington, D.C.
Federal control over Washington’s police force began taking shape Tuesday as some of...
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Court weighs Trump’s use of troops in Los Angeles immigration raids
Federal and state officials are locked in a high-stakes legal battle over President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy armed forces to Los Angeles during last June’s immigration protests. Critics...
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Trump administration seeks court approval to end safeguards for immigrant children in custody
Federal attorneys argued in court Friday that a decades-old legal agreement protecting immigrant children in federal custody is obstructing the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on immigration...
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U.S. halts routine visas for Zimbabwe as Trump administration expands African travel restrictions
The United States has suspended all routine visa processing for Zimbabwean citizens, marking another escalation in Trump administration’s tightening of travel rules for parts of Africa. The State...
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Homeland Security lifts age cap on ICE recruits amid push to expand Trump administration’s deportation force
In a bid to ramp up recruitment, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has eliminated age restrictions for new hires at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the controversial agency at the...
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UCLA warns of research crisis after Trump administration freezes $584M in federal funding
The Trump administration has escalated its crackdown on universities accused of civil rights violations, freezing a staggering $584 million in federal research funding to the University of California,...
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Foreign students look elsewhere as U.S. immigration policies grow harsher under Trump
Faced with prolonged U.S. visa delays and mounting political uncertainties, a growing number of international students are abandoning plans to study in America, and global universities are quickly stepping...
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60 years later, the Voting Rights Act faces a crossroads
Six decades after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law with Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, the legislation that once marked a pivotal moment in American democracy now...
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s bid to divert $4 billion in climate resilience funds
A federal judge has halted an attempt by the Trump administration to divert more than $4 billion in federal disaster mitigation funds. The preliminary injunction, granted Tuesday by U.S. District Judge...
