The Trump administration conceded on Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did not have a warrant when they detained Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil in March, acknowledging it was “a warrantless arrest.” Khalil’s attorneys are asking an immigration judge in Louisiana, where their client has been detained by ICE for weeks, to terminate his
Democratic Party leaders are trying to figure out their next steps as Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg’s efforts to primary Democratic incumbents alarms party officials. Internal debate among DNC leaders over the party’s neutrality policy broke out into the public Thursday when party Chair Ken Martin commented about Hogg’s plans to fund Democratic
Molly McGovern, the daughter of Rep. Jim McGovern, died unexpectedly while on a trip in Italy, the Massachusetts congressman’s office said Thursday. She was 23 years old. The high-ranking Democrat from Worcester said his daughter was battling a rare form of cancer and just finished a semester studying abroad in Australia. “Even as she faced
Washington — A federal judge on Thursday agreed to block portions of President Trump’s executive order that seeks to overhaul U.S. elections, including a provision that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly agreed to partially grant a preliminary injunction sought
A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday restricted the Trump administration’s ability to cut or withhold federal funding from public schools that participate in some diversity and equity initiatives. U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty, appointed by former President Barack Obama, found that actions by the Trump administration and Education Secretary Linda McMahon to withhold funds
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted her order requiring the Trump administration to provide information on its efforts so far to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month — just one day after accusing the administration of demonstrating “bad faith” in the proceedings. Earlier Wednesday, the Department
San Francisco, Santa Clara County challenge Trump crackdown on sanctuary cities San Francisco, Santa Clara County challenge Trump crackdown on sanctuary cities 03:32 A federal judge in California issued a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking the Trump administration from pulling funds from so-called “sanctuary cities” following a lawsuit brought by San Francisco and other local governments