Schumer Outlines 4-Pronged Plan to Counter Trump Administration

The Democratic leader plans to fight the new administration with whistleblowers, lawsuits, legislation, and messaging. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Feb. 10 unveiled a four-point plan to oppose sweeping changes implemented by President Donald Trump during his second term in office. “This coordinated assault is not what most Americans and our constituents voted

DHS Looks to Deputize IRS Agents for Immigration Enforcement

The move comes as part of the Trump administration’s whole-of-government approach to curbing illegal immigration. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is turning to an unconventional source for assistance with immigration enforcement: the IRS. In a Feb. 7 memo obtained by The Epoch Times, Noem called on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to allow

22 State Attorneys General Sue to Block Trump Admin Cuts to NIH Research Payments

The cuts were ordered late last week by the federal health agency. Democratic attorneys general of 22 states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block billions of dollars in cuts to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) ordered last week by the Trump administration. Filed in federal court in Boston, their lawsuit is

Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Federal Worker Buyout Plan

The Trump administration argued extending the deadline would exacerbate the harms the plaintiffs alleged. BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts said on Feb. 10 that he was extending his temporary pause on President Donald Trump’s federal worker buyout program. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr.’s decision came after he paused last week a Feb. 6 deadline

Judge Says Trump Admin Didn’t Fully Obey Order to Unfreeze Federal Spending

In a case involving 22 states, the jurist for the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island previously ruled against Trump’s executive order in January. A federal judge found on Feb. 10 that President Donald Trump’s administration has failed to fully abide by his earlier order to unfreeze all federal funding. Judge John McConnell of the