A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over handwritten FBI notes from four interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump tried to force her to perform oral sex after Jeffrey Epstein introduced them when she was a teenager.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan directed the DOJ... Read More »
President Donald Trump said Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are banned from the White House “effective immediately” over coverage he called false, escalating his fight with major news organizations and raising a new question over how far a president can go in restricting White House press access.Trump announced... Read More »
The Internal Revenue Service has added a citizenship and work authorization question to its draft 2026 Form 1040, marking the first time the main federal individual income tax return would directly ask filers about their status.Under the draft, filers would indicate whether they are a “U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or... Read More »
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to give more than 30 days’ written notice before demolishing the Kennedy Center’s main building or making major changes to its renovation plans, one day after Trump said the Washington performing arts venue could be “ripped down.”U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper... Read More »
A federal judge has given Attorney General Todd Blanche until Sept. 24 to comply with orders over Jeffrey Epstein records, warning that he could face civil contempt if the Justice Department fails to meet the court’s demands.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued the warning Wednesday as he ordered Blanche to... Read More »
A federal judge has blocked immigration officers from making warrantless civil arrests across seven Southern California counties unless they first determine that a person is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained.U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong granted the preliminary injunction Sept. 2. The order covers Los Angeles,... Read More »
The House approved a major sanctions package targeting Russia on Wednesday that could impose tariffs of up to 500% on Russian goods and hit countries that keep buying Russian energy, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump for his expected signature. The measure also extends a key sanctions law against... Read More »
ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested in Minneapolis on Wednesday, months after Minnesota charged him with shooting a Venezuelan man through the door of a home and falsely reporting what happened.Castro, 52, was taken into custody by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents and booked into the Hennepin County Jail.... Read More »
Two women whose images as girls were found in material seized from Jeffrey Epstein have filed a proposed class action seeking at least $6 million from his estate for more than 40 people allegedly depicted in thousands of pictures and videos of child sexual abuse.Filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court,... Read More »
Seventeen biomedical researchers represented by the American Civil Liberties Union sued Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and other federal defendants Wednesday, alleging the government is censoring federally funded science by targeting research involving subjects and viewpoints the Trump administration disfavors.The proposed class action, filed in... Read More »
The family of a pregnant Texas woman who died from preeclampsia has sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and her medical providers, alleging the state’s abortion restrictions deterred doctors from ending her pregnancy during a medical emergency.Tierra Walker, 37, died in San Antonio on Dec. 30, 2024, while about 20 weeks... Read More »
A new bipartisan bill would pressure states to sharply restrict police use of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers by putting a portion of their federal highway funding at risk.Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and Michael Cloud, R-Texas, introduced the No FLOCK Act on Tuesday amid growing scrutiny of... Read More »
The Supreme Court has given immigration officials more authority over some green card holders reentering the United States while facing criminal charges, ruling that border officers do not need clear and convincing evidence of a qualifying crime when the resident arrives.The 6-3 decision in Blanche v. Lau allows the government... Read More »
California and 21 other states sued the Trump administration Monday to stop a new rule that would let immigration officers consider Medicaid, food assistance and other public benefits when deciding whether some immigrants qualify for green cards.The rule is set to take effect Sept. 18, giving federal officers broader discretion... Read More »
The House voted Tuesday for the third time to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran, with seven Republicans joining Democrats to direct President Donald Trump to remove American forces from hostilities against the country.The 220 to 204 vote on September 15 drew the largest Republican support yet... Read More »
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