A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Mahmoud Khalil, a former green card holder who led pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University where pamphlets written by Hamas state media were distributed, could challenge the Trump administration’s right to detain him for deportation. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled that Khalil’s lawsuit against the government must be heard. Khalil’s lawsuit […]
A Florida federal judge said she was “surprised and shocked” on Tuesday when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to local police saying they didn’t need to follow her order pausing a new immigration law. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month against a statute that makes it a misdemeanor for […]
Rodney Scott, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), made his first appearance before a Senate panel Wednesday on his way to confirmation. Democrats at the Senate Finance Committee hearing said they were concerned about several incidents in Scott’s past at Border Patrol, as […]
Members of President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet applauded Elon Musk during Wednesday’s meeting after the president alluded to his imminent departure from the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk’s special government contract is set to expire next month, but he announced on a Tesla shareholders call last week that he would scale back his work with DOGE […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is disputing claims that he told House Democrats to stop making trips to El Salvador to meet with illegal immigrants the party says were deported without due process. The Bulwark reported that Jeffries has discouraged lawmakers from making additional trips to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident deported […]
Fox News Channel wrapped the first 100 days of President Donald Trump‘s second term with an average of almost 2 million viewers per day, outpacing its ratings from the previous two administrations. The uptick in viewership contrasts with Fox News’s competition, such as CNN, which saw its ratings drop by almost 60% among both prime-time […]
(The Center Square) — Legislators rejected seven bills on Tuesday that would have greatly hindered the development of carbon capture and sequestration, a major blow to Louisiana constituents concerned about eminent domain and CO2 leaks. Only one bill moved through the House Natural Resources Committee. Senate Bill 73, from Sen. Mike Reese, R-Beauregard, passed without […]
(The Center Square) – State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, leaves little doubt about where he stands on a measure now being debated in Springfield that seeks to raise the age a child can be arrested in Illinois for perpetrating a crime from 10 to 12 years old. Introduced by state Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, […]
(The Center Square) – Recruitment and retention were primary challenges for Berkeley Hills Fire Company in Allegheny County. It’s one of the thousands of volunteer fire departments that make up the majority of the state’s network of first responders. It’s not an easy job, and finding those with the time, flexibility, and interest to do […]
President Donald Trump has entrusted Harmeet Dhillon to enforce his culture agenda, a mission that involves reorienting the Department of Justice’s historic civil rights office and losing a majority of its workforce. Dhillon’s sharp pivot toward curbing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and combating antisemitism and anti-Christian sentiments is driving what reports say will amount to a […]
