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President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda encountered two significant setbacks this week, as the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted the mass deportation of Venezuelan migrants and diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war showed signs of unraveling. On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a late-night emergency order pausing the administration’s …

Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine — the first Black woman elected to the high court — was officially sworn into office Friday to cheering and clapping in the packed Frankfort chambers and the two overflow rooms. Goodwine reflected on her life of overcoming obstacles when speaking Friday, and promised …

In a late-night order released at 1 a.m. Saturday, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from carrying out a second wave of deportations targeting Venezuelan immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime statute last widely used during World War II. The court’s emergency action came amid frenzied legal …

A sweeping effort by the Trump administration to fire more than 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been paused by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who expressed “deep concern” over the legality of the move and the administration’s apparent defiance of earlier court rulings. The …

International travelers are turning away from the United States in increasing numbers as President Donald Trump’s trade policies and rhetoric spark boycotts and economic backlash. The effects are being felt most sharply from traditional U.S. allies like Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany, where travel numbers have seen steep declines. …

In a high-profile diplomatic moment, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) confirmed Thursday night that he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in March despite a 2019 court order barring his removal. Van Hollen said the meeting, which …

Tragedy struck the campus of Florida State University Thursday afternoon when a 20-year-old student opened fire near the student union, killing two people and injuring at least five others, law enforcement officials confirmed. The suspect, identified as Phoenix Ikner, is an FSU student and the son of a Leon County …

Rep. Elise Stefanik, a prominent member of House Republican leadership and a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, is weighing a run for governor of New York in 2026, according to a person familiar with her deliberations. The move would pit Stefanik, who represents a conservative upstate New York district, …

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS Direct File program, a free and government-run electronic tool designed to help Americans file their tax returns quickly and easily, according to two sources familiar with the decision. The decision deals a final blow to a hallmark project developed under President Joe …

Sen Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday he was denied a meeting with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador-born Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in his home country notorious for human rights abuses. The Maryland Democrat met with El Salvador Vice President Félix Ulloa in the …

Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg announced on Wednesday that he will move forward with proceedings to determine whether Trump administration officials should be held in criminal contempt for defying his explicit order not to deport Venezuelan migrants under the controversial Alien Enemies Act. Despite Boasberg’s directive on March …

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it is suing Maine over the state’s transgender athlete policy, which the U.S. Attorney General said violates federal anti-discrimination protections. “The state of Maine is discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women’s sports, pretty basic stuff,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said …

Close to 20,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees—roughly 20% of the agency’s workforce—are accepting a deferred resignation offer from the Trump administration, according to a Bloomberg report published on tax day. The move comes as part of a broader federal downsizing initiative led by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s …

In a rare public appearance, former President Joe Biden issued a stark warning Tuesday that President Donald Trump is dismantling Social Security, accusing his successor of inflicting “breathtaking” damage in under 100 days. “They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration,” Biden said at a Social Security advocacy conference …

A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday ordered a defiant Trump administration to provide evidence about how it has tried to secure the release of an immigrant mistakenly deported to a brutal mega-prison in El Salvador, saying that to date, the record shows “nothing has been done.” District Judge Paula …