47 h. ago Judge won't immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding

A federal judge has refused to immediately block the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding of the nation’s largest private refugee resettlement program

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48 h. ago Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.3 million-strong federal workforce.The ruling by the US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington DC federal court is temporary while the litigation plays out. But it is a win for the Trump administration as it seeks to purge the federal workforce and slash what it deems wasteful and fraudulent government spending. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump declares himself ‘king’ after striking down New York congestion pricing

Trump faces legal challenge after threatening to kill Manhattan toll that raises money for mass transit

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3 d. ago Trump administration moves to halt New York congestion scheme

Metropolitan Transportation Authority files lawsuit against federal government’s ‘mystifying’ decision

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3 d. ago Trump administration orders halt of NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit

President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan

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3 d. ago Trump administration moves to halt New York City’s congestion scheme

Transportation department’s decision to terminate federal approval likely to spark battle overs state’s rights

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3 d. ago US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement

Catholic bishops are suing the Trump administration over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the nation’s largest private resettlement program

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