Trump Admin Urges Supreme Court to Permit DOGE Access to Social Security Records

Lower courts are causing ‘irreparable harm’ by restricting DOGE’s ‘unquestionably lawful’ activities, the government argues. The Department of Justice urged the Supreme Court on May 13 to let the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have access to Social Security data after lower courts blocked that access. President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14158 on Jan. 20,

Trump Meets With Syrian Leader Al-shaara in Riyadh

The president announced he had ordered the cessation of U.S. sanctions against Syria, warming diplomatic relations with the country’s de facto new leaders. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—President Donald Trump held a meeting with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, according to the White House. The historic meeting took place after the

Trump Meets With Syrian Leader, Urges Him to Join Abraham Accords

The president announced he had ordered the cessation of U.S. sanctions against Syria, warming diplomatic relations with the country’s de facto new leaders. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—President Donald Trump held a meeting with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. The historic meeting took place after the president announced on May 13

20 States Sue Trump Admin Over Immigration Conditions Placed on Grants

The multi-state coalition alleges that the Trump administration overstepped its authority when it linked immigration enforcement conditions to federal grants. Attorneys general from 20 states filed two lawsuits on May 13 alleging that the Trump administration had threatened to withhold federal grants unless their states agreed to cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts. In the first

House Republicans Propose Defunding Planned Parenthood, Other Abortion Providers in Megabill

The proposal, folded into Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ follows a move by the administration to strip Planned Parenthood of Title X funding last month. House Republicans are proposing a cut to Medicaid reimbursements for organizations like Planned Parenthood as part of their sweeping policy bill to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda. Within the Energy and

Harvard Expands Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Include Additional $450 Million in Terminated Grants

The Ivy League institution challenged the freezing of funds as a violation of First Amendment Rights. Harvard University expanded its lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s federal funding cuts on May 13 to include the additional $450 million in grants that administration officials announced were being terminated earlier that same day. That grant money, which was