Judge in Abrego Garcia case tells DOJ she has “no tolerance for gamesmanship”

Greenbelt, Maryland — A federal judge on Tuesday admonished the Department of Justice for not complying with her order to facilitate the release of a Maryland man who the Trump administration admitted had been mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, and ordered expedited discovery in the case.  “We have to give process to

Meta CEO Zuckerberg pushes back against FTC claims on Day 2 of trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparred Tuesday with a Federal Trade Commission attorney over the meaning of emails the Facebook founder wrote about why he wanted to acquire Instagram, as a historic antitrust trial alleging Meta illegally monopolized the social media market went into its second day. Zuckerberg returned to the witness stand on Tuesday to

Trump can’t revoke legal status of migrants from 4 countries, judge rules

The Trump administration can’t immediately revoke the deportation protections and work permits of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered the U.S. legally under a Biden-era program, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its plan to

Trump questions Harvard’s tax-exempt status after funding freeze

President Trump issued a new threat to Harvard University on Tuesday after the federal government froze $2.2 billion in grant funding for the institution, suggesting that the Ivy League school “should lose its tax-exempt status and be taxed as a political entity.”  The president’s latest statement came after the Cambridge, Massachusetts institution announced Monday that

Trump inner circle warned of tariff consequences

In private conversations weeks ago, senior advisers close to President Trump warned that some tariff proposals could have devastating effects on global financial markets and send the U.S. economy spiraling.  The White House has taken pains to say administration officials are unified on the tariff effort announced on April 2, which the White House dubbed