House Dems open investigation into Trump’s acceptance of $400 million jet from Qatar
House Democrats are opening a wide-ranging probe into President Donald Trump's acceptance of a luxury jet from Qatar's royal family.
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Supreme Court Wrestles With Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Cases
The justices pressed the Trump administration about how courts would proceed without nationwide injunctions. The Supreme Court on May 15 grappled with how far federal judges could go in issuing sweeping blocks on policies such as President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship. Their comments came during oral argument over the administration’s request that the
Clinton-appointed federal judge blocks Trump admin from pulling foreign service workers’ bargaining rights
A Clinton-appointed federal judge moved to block the Trump administration from targeting foreign service workers' collective bargaining rights.
Newark mayor arrested at ICE facility claims he was ‘targeted’ after court hearing
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was in court on Thursday afternoon for the first time since he was arrested for trespassing at an ICE detention center last week.
Wisconsin Judge Pleads Not Guilty to Helping Illegal Immigrant Man Evade Agents
Judge Hannah Dugan’s attorneys also submitted a motion to dismiss the case after her arrest in April. A Wisconsin judge on Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges that alleged she helped an illegal immigrant evade agents earlier this year. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan entered her not guilty plea during her arraignment hearing
Trump says Iran has “sort of” agreed to terms of nuclear deal
President Trump said Thursday that the United States and Iran have “sort of” agreed to terms on a nuclear deal, offering a measure of confidence that an accord is coming into sharper focus. Mr. Trump, in an exchange with reporters at a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, described the talks between American envoy
Trump Weighs In on Supreme Court Case Involving Birthright Citizenship
The president has argued that birthright citizenship was meant to grant citizenship to the children of enslaved people after the Civil War. President Donald Trump on Thursday morning weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in a case involving his order to limit birthright citizenship, arguing that the current law is being exploited.