Approximately 1,000 current and former federal health employees have signed an open letter calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s resignation, citing his “dangerous” policies and actions that they say are compromising America’s public health infrastructure. The call for Kennedy’s removal comes after Kennedy fired the […]
A federal judge in Boston delivered a victory to Harvard University on Wednesday, ruling that the Trump administration unlawfully froze more approximately $2.5 billion in federal research grants in violation of the institution’s First Amendment rights and federal law. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs concluded that the administration “used antisemitism […]
A federal judge issued an emergency ruling on August 31, temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, some of whom were already aboard planes prepared for takeoff. The lawsuit was filed in the early morning hours of August 31, at approximately 1 a.m. in […]
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer found that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law when they deployed thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles following immigration protests in June. Judge Breyer determined that the Trump administration’s use of military personnel constituted systematic […]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirms that President Trump lacks authority to impose widespread tariffs under the emergency powers law. In a decisive 7-4 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his statutory authority when he imposed […]
President Trump has invoked a rarely used “pocket rescission” to cancel $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid on Friday. A pocket rescission occurs when a president submits a rescission request to Congress so close to the end of the fiscal year that lawmakers lack sufficient time to respond within the […]
President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that his administration will pursue the death penalty in every homicide case in Washington, D.C. During a cabinet meeting at the White House on August 26, Trump made the announcement with a play on words: “anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment. Capitol — capital punishment, if […]
Starting tomorrow, Aug. 29, one of the biggest changes to hit online shopping in decades takes effect across the United States. President Donald Trump’s administration officially terminated the decades-old “de minimis” exemption, eliminating duty-free treatment for low-value imports that has served as the backbone of international e-commerce for nearly a decade. […]
The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for fall 2025, but limited their use to adults 65 and older and younger individuals with underlying health conditions. The decision eliminates the broad vaccination framework that recommended shots for all Americans aged 6 months and older. Health and Human […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 25, 2025, directing federal agencies to withhold funding from jurisdictions that have eliminated or substantially reduced the use of cash bail for certain crimes. The executive order requires Attorney General Pam Bondi to compile within 30 days a list of states and local jurisdictions that have […]
