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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 …

Harvard University announced Monday it will not accept a proposed agreement from the Trump administration that would condition continued federal funding on sweeping changes to its campus policies, citing a defense of its constitutional rights and institutional independence. In response, the White House ordered a freeze on $2.2 billion in …

In a striking act of defiance against a federal court ruling, the Trump administration on Monday blocked The Associated Press from covering a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele—a move stemming from the AP’s refusal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the …

Legal scholars, civil liberties advocates, and immigration experts are raising red flags over President Donald Trump’s latest proposal: deporting U.S. citizens convicted of crimes to El Salvador, where they would be imprisoned indefinitely. The idea, discussed publicly during a White House meeting Monday with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, represents …

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele won’t return a Maryland man the United States erroneously deported to a mega-prison in his Central American country, he said Monday during a visit to the Oval Office. Sitting beside President Donald Trump, Bukele told reporters, “Of course I’m not going to do it.” Administration …

President Donald Trump escalated his war with the media Sunday night, targeting CBS News and its flagship program “60 Minutes”, calling for the network to lose its broadcast license following two segments he claims defamed him. In a late-night post on Truth Social, Trump accused the network of airing “derogatory …

A man is facing a long list of serious charges, including criminal attempt – criminal homicide, terrorism, and aggravated arson, after allegedly breaking into Governor Josh Shapiro’s official residence in Harrisburg early Sunday and starting multiple fires with Molotov cocktails while the governor’s family was inside. The attack occurred just …

President Donald Trump late Friday signed a memorandum directing several agencies to start militarizing a stretch of the southern border, an escalation of the administration’s use of the U.S. military amid its immigration crackdown. The move, which The Washington Post first reported last month, could potentially put U.S. military members …

President Donald Trump is in “excellent health” and remains fully capable of carrying out his presidential duties, according to the results of a comprehensive physical exam conducted Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House announced Sunday. In a memo released by White House physician Capt. Sean …

In a late-night development Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released guidance clarifying that smartphones, laptops, and other core tech components will be exempt from President Donald Trump’s new 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, offering critical relief to major U.S. tech firms like Apple. The decision comes just weeks after …