2 h. ago Appeals Court Pauses for Now Contempt Proposal by Trial Judge

Judge James E. Boasberg had threatened to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated his order not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

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16 h. ago Is Trump threatening the Fed's independence with attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell?

Is President Trump threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve when he attacks Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates? NPR asks Wharton School associate professor Peter Conti-Brown.

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18 h. ago With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will

Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change that.

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28 h. ago What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.

It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

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29 h. ago A look at Trump and Maine's standoff over transgender athletes policy

Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says her state's not backing down against possible cuts in school and other funding threatened by the Trump administration over the state's policy on transgender athletes in sports.

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31 h. ago Trump Threatens to Block Harvard From Enrolling International Students

The Trump administration said Harvard must share detailed records about its foreign students, an escalation in the administration’s fight against prominent American schools.

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34 h. ago Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data

The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.

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36 h. ago Here are all the tech companies rolling back DEI or still committed to it — so far

Companies around America have started cutting DEI programs and eliminating DEI commitments from public documents in response to legal and political threats from the Trump administration. Just a few weeks ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the Department of Justice to “investigate, eliminate, and penalize,” DEI programs deemed illegal in private sector companies that receive […]

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36 h. ago Trump admin seeks emergency relief of Boasberg contempt threat

The short filing comes after Judge Boasberg, who tried to block the first wave of deportation flights to El Salvador, threatened to hold some officials in criminal contempt.

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41 h. ago New Pushback to Trump’s Deportations, and Climate Research Under Threat

Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina.

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41 h. ago Commentary: Trump threatened Vietnam with a huge tariff. How's that going over in Little Saigon?

Commentary: Trump threatened Vietnam with a huge tariff. How's that going over in Little Saigon?  Los Angeles Times

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51 h. ago Mother of Woman Killed by Immigrant Speaks at White House Briefing

The appearance by Patty Morin came as a federal judge threatened the Trump administration with a contempt-of-court investigation over its deportation flights to El Salvador.

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51 h. ago A Harvard Scientist’s Tuberculosis Research Is Threatened by Trump’s Cuts

Researchers who have lost funds warned of long-term repercussions, but several said their school should still refuse to comply with the federal government.

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52 h. ago Trump’s Threats Force Powerful Institutions to Choose: Cut a Deal or Resist

In a hint of a shift in strategy, some of the country’s most powerful institutions have started choosing to resist.

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57 h. ago Judge James Boasberg Threatens to Hold Trump Officials in Contempt of Court for Not Flying Gang Members Back to U.S.

Judge James Boasberg has found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt of court for what he claims was a violation of his court order in which he told officials to turn two deportation flights, filled with illegal alien gang members, back around to the United States. The post Judge James Boasberg Threatens to Hold Trump Officials in Contempt of Court for Not Flying Gang Members Back to U.S. appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago 80 years after President Franklin Roosevelt's death, Trump cuts threaten his legacy

Descendants of FDR and others reflect on the unfinished business of the New Deal, Roosevelt's program to pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression, as the Trump administration slashes the government.

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3 d. ago Obama praises Harvard for bucking Trump admin's demands amid funding

Former President Barack Obama said Harvard set an example for other universities on Tuesday after the college announced it wouldn't comply with the Trump admin's demands regarding antisemitism.

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3 d. ago Live updates: The Trump administration’s ongoing battle with Mass. colleges

The Trump administration is threatening to cut school funding and revoke student visas in a stated effort to combat antisemitism. The post Live updates: The Trump administration’s ongoing battle with Mass. colleges appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 d. ago Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

Levies on Americans’ daily prescriptions and other medicines could raise costs, spur rationing and lead to shortages of critical drugs.

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3 d. ago Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage

Former President Joe Biden is returning to the national stage to help elevate concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security

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