Social Security Announces New Transparency Measures

Agency meetings are being recorded and shared online, along with other measures, to inform the public as well as staff. The Social Security Administration (SSA) revealed multiple new initiatives on Monday to boost transparency and accountability under the new Trump administration. The initiatives include publishing recordings of weekly meetings, optimizing real estate to save costs,

Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Admin to Block Dismantling of Education Department

The groups argued that only Congress, not the president, has the authority to dismantle the Department of Education. A coalition of advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, calling the move illegal. The lawsuit alleged that President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate Terminated Refugee Resettlement Contracts

The president signed an order in January suspending refugee resettlement. A federal judge on March 24 ordered the Trump administration to reinstate refugee resettlement contracts that officials had terminated, finding that the extraordinary relief was warranted as a legal case proceeds. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead said that all contracts terminated under President Donald Trump’s

Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case

The Trump administration invoked a state secrets privilege Monday and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under war authorities.  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is weighing whether the government defied his order to turn around planes carrying migrants after he blocked deportations of