In a strongly worded letter addressed to the Bishops of the United States, Pope Francis voiced his concern over mass deportations and the treatment of migrants, urging the Church to uphold the “infinite and transcendent dignity” of every human person. The letter, dated February 10, 2025, comes amidst ongoing debates […]
A federal judge has ordered several U.S. government agencies to restore health-related webpages and datasets that were removed in compliance with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order. U.S. District Judge John Bates issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in response to a lawsuit filed by the […]
Federal Judge Angel Kelley has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to slash billions of dollars in medical research funding. The ruling came on February 10 after The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the American Council on Education (ACE) filed a […]
The Trump administration has effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis. Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of Management and Budget and acting head of the CFPB, has ordered the agency to cease nearly […]
President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports entering the United States, effective March 4, 2025. This move marks a significant expansion of trade restrictions, removing previous exemptions and exceptions from his 2018 tariffs. The new tariffs apply to all countries without exception, […]
A federal judge in Rhode Island has once again ordered the Trump administration to restore frozen federal grants and loans, citing noncompliance with a previous court directive. U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued the ruling on Monday, February 10, following allegations from 22 states and the District of Columbia that […]
A new bill, H.R. 22, also known as the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act,” is generating significant discussion and controversy across the nation. Introduced in the House of Representatives on January 3, 2025, by Chip Roy (TX-21), the bill seeks to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 […]
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by Trump during his first term, announced he would enter a “limited” order that temporarily prevents the administration from: The judge’s decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the largest U.S. government workers’ union and an association of foreign service […]
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive Treasury Department records. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer made this ruling on February 8 in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic state attorneys general against the Trump administration. […]
U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious plan to offer federal employees a “deferred resignation” package. The ruling came just hours before the midnight deadline on Thursday, February 6, 2025, when government workers were required to decide whether to accept the administration’s buyout […]
