A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $10 billion freeze on social safety net funding, restoring critical grants to five Democratic-led states and halting a move that officials warned was already disrupting essential services for low-income families. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian granted a temporary restraining order requested by California, Colorado, Illinois, … Read more
A federal court ruling has cleared the way for Idaho to begin enforcing a long-dormant state law that prohibits people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates, a move critics say disproportionately affects transgender residents seeking documents that align with their gender identity. The law had been frozen since 2018, when U.S. District … Read more
Pop star Billie Eilish has publicly condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amplifying growing national outrage following the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. On Friday, Jan. 9, Eilish shared a series of posts on her Instagram Story criticizing ICE, two days after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good … Read more
The U.S. government has begun an unprecedented review of refugee cases involving Minnesota residents, a move federal officials say is part of a nationwide effort to strengthen immigration oversight and counter fraud. The operation arrives against a backdrop of rising public outrage after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a Minneapolis … Read more
A federal appeals court has halted a Trump administration health policy that judges say would shift billions in financial burden onto low-income and rural hospitals while favoring pharmaceutical manufacturers. In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is barred from … Read more
The Texas American Federation of Teachers has filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency, accusing the state of violating educators’ First Amendment rights through investigations linked to social media posts following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. In a statement released Tuesday, the union said the TEA launched sweeping probes into school … Read more
The United States has expanded a controversial immigration policy requiring certain foreign nationals to post costly financial bonds before they can apply for a visa, a move that disproportionately affects African countries and could further limit access to legal travel to the US. Under the policy, citizens of designated countries must pay a bond ranging … Read more
A Wisconsin judge has stepped down following her criminal conviction in a high-profile federal obstruction case tied to immigration enforcement, marking a rare and consequential moment for the state’s judiciary. Judge Hannah Dugan formally resigned on Saturday, submitting a letter to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, according to a report by The Associated Press. A spokesperson … Read more
President Donald Trump has pushed back strongly against renewed speculation about his health, saying there is “nothing wrong” and insisting that recent medical imaging conducted at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was routine and precautionary. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday, the 79-year-old president addressed public reaction to reports that … Read more
President Donald Trump has indicated that the United States carried out a strike on a facility in South America linked to alleged drug trafficking operations, marking a potential escalation in Washington’s ongoing pressure campaign against Venezuela. Trump made the remarks during what appeared to be an impromptu phone call to radio host John Catsimatidis on … Read more