Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE
A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in…
Trump’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to fast-track approval of firings
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers alerted the Supreme Court over the weekend to what they called “an unprecedented assault on the separation of powers that warrants immediate…
U.S. deports migrants to Venezuela after Guantanamo transfer is blocked
EL PASO, Texas — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were…
Trio posing as DOGE agents, wearing MAGA hats, demand sensitive information
Authorities believe three unidentified men posing as federal officials attempted to seize sensitive information from San Francisco City Hall before they were rebuffed and fled…
Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully obeyed order to unfreeze spending
WASHINGTON — A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release…
USAID staff turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order
WASHINGTON — Officials and federal officers turned away scores of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers who showed up for work Monday at its Washington headquarters, after…
Colleges returning to sexual assault policies from Trump’s first term
WASHINGTON — Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Trump’s first term, with requirements for live hearings and…
Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?
WASHINGTON — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending diversity policies and deporting immigrants…
Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly
After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain View, Calif., tech giant proposed…
Federal judge denounces President Biden’s pardon, saying he misrepresented son’s criminal case
The judge who presided over Hunter Biden’s federal tax case in Los Angeles rebuked President Biden on Tuesday for pardoning his son this week, saying…
Federal judge blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments classroom law
BATON ROUGE, LA. — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by…
Supreme Court allows Virginia GOP to stop alleged noncitizens from voting
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for Virginia Republicans, clearing the way for an election-eve purge of about 1,600 registered voters who were…
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment to Georgia election workers
Former New York mayor and Donald Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani must turn over a variety of assets to two Georgia election workers who won…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may face more charges, prosecutor says
Federal prosecutors revealed on Thursday that Sean “Diddy” Combs may face a superseding indictment that would open the door to more charges for the hip-hop…
Julie Chrisley resentenced to 7 years in fraud, tax evasion case
ATLANTA — A federal judge on Wednesday resentenced Julie Chrisley to seven years in prison for her conviction on bank fraud and tax evasion charges, declining…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee ‘abortion trafficking’ law
NASHVILLE — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. In a…
Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former…
Mexico’s president announces ‘pause’ in relationship with U.S. Embassy
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a “pause” in his nation’s relations with the United States and Canadian embassies after the ambassadors…
Judge overturns $4.7-billion verdict in ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit
A federal judge has overturned a jury’s $4.7-billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL and has granted judgment…
Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on disabled voters
CLEVELAND — A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with…