A divided panel of judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily paused an effort by District Court Judge James Boasberg to further investigate whether the Trump administration engaged in criminal contempt by refusing to turn around two flights of alleged Venezuelan gang members who were sent to a notorious prison in El … Read more
Judge James E. Boasberg had threatened to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated his order not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. Source link
A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate. Source link
A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate. Source link
The court barred the Trump administration from laying off nearly 1,500 workers at the agency until at least April 28. Source link
House Democrats are demanding the White House preserve the independence of the Smithsonian Institution after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that directed federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls “anti-American” and “improper” content from the vast network of museums and national parks. The top Democrat of … Read more
The White House has redirected COVID.gov to a new landing page called “Lab Leak: True Origins of COVID-19,” which makes a five-point argument for the theory that COVID-19 originated from a mistaken lab leak in Wuhan, China. Web page for https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/ on April 18, 2025. The White House The new site appears to use theories from … Read more
The legal underpinnings of the administration’s broadsides against universities and schools stretch precedents and cut corners. Source link
His biological mother said in an interview on Friday that she was bewildered by the attack, and had been against the presence of firearms in her son’s life. Source link
A series of setbacks have raised questions about Elon Musk’s enduring influence in the White House. Source link