NPR and public radio stations sue Trump White House over funding cuts
NPR and three of its member stations filed suit in federal court Tuesday against President Trump‘s White House over the president’s executive order to block…
Contributor: Ending birthright citizenship will mostly affect U.S. citizens
The Trump administration’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship is a serious challenge to the 14th Amendment, which enshrined a radical principle of our democratic…
Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship…
Trump orders drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs in 30 days
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.…
First group white South Africans leaves for U.S. with refugee status
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A group of 49 white South Africans departed their homeland Sunday for the United States on a private charter plane, having been…
Mexico sues Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labeling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by President…
‘60 Minutes’ shows it’s not scared off by Trump’s lawsuit and threats
“60 Minutes” is not going easy on President Trump.The CBS newsmagazine is embroiled in a legal battle with the president over its October interview with…
NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, N.C., the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a…
‘SNL’ host Quinta Brunson once again teaches a comedy master class
When she appeared for the first time on “Saturday Night Live” a year ago, “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson gave one of last…
Court battle likely over Trump’s executive order to defund public broadcasting
President Trump issued a late-night executive order Thursday calling for an end to government dollars for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed entity that…
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.The…
Crackdowns, fear, dissent: Hot Trump summer is here
President Trump dropped an executive order this week about “sanctuary cities,” of which California has many. Not to mention we are a sanctuary state. Alone,…
Trump ramps up immigration showdown with executive order on sanctuary cities and states
The Trump administration escalated its showdown with Democrat-led states and cities over immigration enforcement on Monday, announcing that the president will sign executive orders that…
Judge blocks Trump from nixing federal workers’ collective bargaining rights
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for…
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities
A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that…
Trump moves to ramp up deep-sea mining for critical minerals
WASHINGTON — President Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite…
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of an “X” marker used by many…
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports,…
NYC council sues to bar mayor from allowing ICE office on Rikers Island
NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex.The…
Inside California’s legal fight to stop Trump
Michael Newman, head of the civil rights enforcement section in California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office, was exhausted.Newman and his legal team had just worked…