The judge said agencies following the president’s direction cannot ‘hamstring in perpetuity two statutes passed by Congress during the previous administration.’ A federal judge on April 15 blocked the Trump administration from freezing the disbursement of funds for climate and infrastructure grants, finding that the pause in disbursing funds was illegal. Nonprofits suing the administration
Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is filing a civil lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education for “discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women’s sports” in what she alleged is a violation of Title IX. “The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are
Washington — The Associated Press said its reporters were prevented from attending an Oval Office event with President Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele even though a federal judge had ordered the White House to restore the news outlet’s access as of Monday. An AP spokesperson said in a statement that its “journalists were blocked
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday said she will prevent the Trump administration from enforcing portions of an executive order that targets the law firm Susman Godfrey, finding that the directive likely retaliates against the firm and its clients for their exercise of constitutionally protected speech. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan granted the firm’s
Fifteen state attorneys general urged a group of top corporate leaders on April 15 to drop their companies’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Such programs are “divisive” and “unlawful,” the state officeholders, led by Andrew Bailey of Missouri, said in correspondence addressed to Business Roundtable. The six-page letter was signed by 14 other state
As the president imposes retaliatory tariffs, companies like Nvidia are committing to setting up manufacturing hubs in the country. President Donald Trump issued a memorandum to expeditiously conduct environmental reviews and evaluate permits for leveraging modern technology and fast-tracking related projects in the country. Trump has ordered executive departments and agencies to “make maximum use
The prodigal great-grandfather returns: Democrats aren’t particularly enthusiastic about Joe Biden’s return to the national spotlight. The 82-year-old former president doesn’t seem to care, with the man sometimes referred to as “Sleepy Joe” delivering his first major address since leaving the White House at a conference hosted by Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled.