3 h. ago Trump administration targets Boston in latest sanctuary city lawsuit

The Trump administration has sued the city of Boston and its leaders, aiming to invalidate policies seen as interfering with immigration enforcement

Politics

4 h. ago US considers ban on wholesale shopping and other visa restrictions for Iranians during UN meeting

The Trump administration has already denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend the U.N. General Assembly later this month and is now considering ramping up restrictions on several other delegations that would severely limit their ability to travel inside New York City during the session

Economics

5 h. ago ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail can stay open, appeals court says

Move puts on hold federal judge’s order last month to close Florida immigration facility An appellate panel on Thursday put on hold an order to wind down operations at the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration center in the Florida Everglades.Last month a federal judge in Miami had ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago US justice department launches criminal probe into Fed’s Lisa Cook

Investigation marks an escalation in Trump administration’s efforts to remove the central bank governor

Society

7 h. ago RFK Jr accused of ‘reckless disregard for science and the truth’ in Senate hearing

Health secretary defended his leadership as Democrats attacked his vaccine policy and demanded his resignationUS politics live – latest updatesThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, faced the Senate finance committee in a tense and combative hearing on Thursday, during which lawmakers questioned his remarks expressing vaccine skepticism, claims that the scientific community is deeply politicized, and the ongoing turmoil plaguing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In a hearing lasting more than three hours and ostensibly about the Trump administration’s healthcare agenda, Kennedy defended his leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), claiming that his time at the agency will be focused on “unbiased, politics-free, transparent, evidence-based science in the public interest”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, who is fighting a Trump administration effort to remove her from her role as a Federal Reserve Governor

Society

7 h. ago Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Trump had told Mike Johnson that he would not spend $4.9bn in congressionally approved foreign aidUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered.US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release of $11.5bn that is set to expire at the end of the month. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago President of Northwestern University quits amid layoffs forced by Trump cuts

Michael H Schill led the institution for three years, during which Trump administration slashed nearly $800mThe president of Northwestern University said Thursday that he was stepping down amid a turbulent period marked by clashes with Republican lawmakers and steep federal funding cuts under the Trump administration that forced widespread layoffs.Michael H Schill, who has led the institution for three years, has been under heavy scrutiny in conservative circles this year. The Trump administration slashed nearly $800m in research funding after sustained criticism from Republicans. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Northwestern president announces resignation following tenure marked by White House tension

Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House Republicans over the university’s response to campus protests

Events

11 h. ago Energy company Orsted sues Trump administration for stopping work on major offshore wind farm

The developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut is suing the Trump administration for halting construction

Politics

15 h. ago JD Vance heckled during visit to Minneapolis church shooting site: ‘Protect our kids’

The Vances received a frosty reception at Annunciation Catholic Church, with protestors calling the vice president a ‘coward’ and imploring the Trump administration to ‘do better’ on gun safety

Events

16 h. ago Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump

The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the military

Politics

22 h. ago Louisiana prison chosen for immigration detainees due to its notoriety, says Noem

Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said she hoped it would encourage people in the US illegally to self-deportThe Trump administration purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the US illegally to self-deport, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday.A complex inside the Louisiana state penitentiary, an immense rural prison better known as Angola, will be used to detain those whom Noem described as the “worst of the worst” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detainees. Noem was speaking to reporters as she stood on the grounds of the facility near a new sign reading, “Louisiana Lockup.” Continue reading...

Events

24 h. ago South Park's new episode 'Wok is Dead' to take fresh swipe at Donald Trump

South Park's new episode 'Wok is Dead' will take a fresh swipe at Donald Trump and his administration as the show continues to mock the US president and his policies - in particular his global tariffs

Politics

25 h. ago Eric Adams not dropping out of NYC mayoral race after reports Trump officials may offer him place in administration

There has been speculation Trump may intervene in the mayor’s race to thwart Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani

Politics

26 h. ago Trump unlawfully cancelled $2.2bn in Harvard research grants, judge rules

Decision marks major victory for school after White House accused it of not addressing harassment of Jewish studentsA federal judge on Wednesday ruled Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2bn in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the Ivy League school.The decision by US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston marked a major legal victory for Harvard as it seeks to cut a deal that could bring an end to the White House’s multi-front conflict with the country’s oldest and richest university. Continue reading...

Politics

26 h. ago Pfizer CEO is latest to say Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize – for something much of MAGA hates

Vaccine makers are publicly defending Covid-era achievements as the Trump administration rolls back vaccine approvals and cuts research funding

Politics

27 h. ago Trump admin accused of ‘attack’ on immigrants after banning voter recruitment drives at naturalization events

A voter advocacy group said the Trump administration is ‘making it harder for new citizens to register to vote, which is yet another intimidation tactic and attack on the immigrant community’

Events

27 h. ago White House vows to appeal after judge sides with Harvard and reverses billions in Trump cuts – live

Spokesperson attacks ‘activist judge’ after administration’s cuts to university research ruled to be illegal retaliationAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

Events

28 h. ago Can Epstein’s survivors beat back Trump’s pressure campaign over ‘files’?

‘I think it’s shameful that this has been called a hoax,’ said GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, flanked by survivors on the Hill Wednesday, reports Eric Garcia. ‘This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real victims.’

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