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USTR opens Section 301 forced labor probe targeting 60 nations
60-nation investigation could replace struck-down IEEPA tariffs with new duties
USTR opens Section 301 forced labor probe targeting 60 nations
60-nation investigation could replace struck-down IEEPA tariffs with new duties
Trump fires entire National Science Board without warning
Unprecedented mass dismissal strips NSF of independent scientific oversight
Trump fires entire National Science Board without warning
Unprecedented mass dismissal strips NSF of independent scientific oversight
DOJ indicts former Fauci adviser for concealing COVID records
Federal prosecutors target a former NIAID official for using private emails to bypass transparency laws
DOJ indicts former Fauci adviser for concealing COVID records
Federal prosecutors target a former NIAID official for using private emails to bypass transparency laws
GAO finds Treasury skipped security rules for DOGE payment access
A DOGE worker bypassed security training before gaining access to systems processing 1.2 billion federal payments
GAO finds Treasury skipped security rules for DOGE payment access
A DOGE worker bypassed security training before gaining access to systems processing 1.2 billion federal payments
King Charles addresses Congress, first British monarch to visit since 1991
King Charles III calls for shared democratic values and institutional checks during his first address to a joint meeting
King Charles addresses Congress, first British monarch to visit since 1991
King Charles III calls for shared democratic values and institutional checks during his first address to a joint meeting
Senate blocks Cuba War Powers resolution 51-47, leaving Trump's blockade intact
Senate Republicans join Trump to block a fifth war powers check, protecting the ongoing naval blockade
Senate blocks Cuba War Powers resolution 51-47, leaving Trump's blockade intact
Senate Republicans join Trump to block a fifth war powers check, protecting the ongoing naval blockade
DOJ re-indicts Comey over beach photo officials call a Trump threat
James Comey faces 20 years in prison for an Instagram post—a case legal scholars say violates the First Amendment
DOJ re-indicts Comey over beach photo officials call a Trump threat
James Comey faces 20 years in prison for an Instagram post—a case legal scholars say violates the First Amendment
Supreme Court weighs if Cisco helped China persecute Falun Gong
Ruling could end corporate human rights lawsuits in U.S. courts for aiding overseas torture
Supreme Court weighs if Cisco helped China persecute Falun Gong
Ruling could end corporate human rights lawsuits in U.S. courts for aiding overseas torture
Supreme Court clears Texas GOP map targeting 5 Dem seats
Five Black and Latino incumbents face hostile new district lines
Supreme Court clears Texas GOP map targeting 5 Dem seats
Five Black and Latino incumbents face hostile new district lines
ICE arrests drop 12% after Minneapolis killings and Bovino removal
ICE arrests drop 12% after Minneapolis killings and leadership removal
ICE arrests drop 12% after Minneapolis killings and Bovino removal
ICE arrests drop 12% after Minneapolis killings and leadership removal
Supreme Court weighs whether EPA approval blocks state pesticide lawsuits
Supreme Court hears Roundup preemption case that could shield Monsanto from 100,000 cancer lawsuits
Supreme Court weighs whether EPA approval blocks state pesticide lawsuits
Supreme Court hears Roundup preemption case that could shield Monsanto from 100,000 cancer lawsuits
Senate confirms Robert Cekada as ATF director after eleven-year vacancy
Robert Cekada confirmed as first Senate-confirmed ATF director in eleven years
Senate confirms Robert Cekada as ATF director after eleven-year vacancy
Robert Cekada confirmed as first Senate-confirmed ATF director in eleven years
Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of "geofence" warrants
The Court will decide if police can legally obtain location data for every person near a crime scene without individualized suspicion
Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of "geofence" warrants
The Court will decide if police can legally obtain location data for every person near a crime scene without individualized suspicion
Oklahoma Senate kills Trump-backed immigration welfare bills
Pregnant mothers, mixed-status families drove GOP Senate leader to block
Oklahoma Senate kills Trump-backed immigration welfare bills
Pregnant mothers, mixed-status families drove GOP Senate leader to block
ICE re-arrests El Gamal family hours after federal court ordered their release
The Trump administration defies a federal judge by re-detaining a family of six just hours after their release
ICE re-arrests El Gamal family hours after federal court ordered their release
The Trump administration defies a federal judge by re-detaining a family of six just hours after their release
Judges halt mid-flight deportation of El Gamal family, ordering plane to return
Two federal judges issue emergency stays after ICE attempted to deport a family of six in defiance of a prior release order
Judges halt mid-flight deportation of El Gamal family, ordering plane to return
Two federal judges issue emergency stays after ICE attempted to deport a family of six in defiance of a prior release order
IBM pays $17.1 million to settle DOJ allegations of violating federal diversity hiring ban
The settlement is the first enforcement action under an executive order requiring contractors to certify they do not operate DEI programs
IBM pays $17.1 million to settle DOJ allegations of violating federal diversity hiring ban
The settlement is the first enforcement action under an executive order requiring contractors to certify they do not operate DEI programs
Fifth Circuit allows Texas to enforce SB 4 immigration law
An en banc ruling finds that advocacy groups lack standing to challenge the law—enabling state police to arrest and deport individuals
Fifth Circuit allows Texas to enforce SB 4 immigration law
An en banc ruling finds that advocacy groups lack standing to challenge the law—enabling state police to arrest and deport individuals
Federal prosecutors charge man in attempted assassination of President Trump
Cole Tomas Allen is charged after opening fire at a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Federal prosecutors charge man in attempted assassination of President Trump
Cole Tomas Allen is charged after opening fire at a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Dinner
9th Circuit blocks California's law requiring ICE agents to show ID
Supremacy Clause bars states from regulating how federal agents operate
9th Circuit blocks California's law requiring ICE agents to show ID
Supremacy Clause bars states from regulating how federal agents operate