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FILE – Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

President Donald Trump says he’ll pull the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

May 8, 2025 at 2:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, bowing to bipartisan concerns about...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington. The President and first lady will be traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

April 25, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of...

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks to the press in La Libertad, El Salvador, where he arrived regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

Trump administration’s defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says

April 17, 2025 at 9:30 p.m.

A federal appeals court says it is “shocking” that The Trump administration claims it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him...

FILE – A member of law enforcement stand near an entrance to an apartment complex during a raid by federal agents Feb. 5, 2025, in east Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

What happens next after judge warns of possible contempt prosecution over deportation flights order

April 17, 2025 at 10:13 a.m.

A federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration appears to have willfully violated his order to turn around planes of migrants headed for El Salvador increases the prospect of officials...

FILE – U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order

April 16, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying...

ARCHIVO – Jennifer Vásquez Sura, esposa de Kilmar Abrego García, residente de Maryland, deportado por error a El Salvador, habla en una conferencia de prensa en el Centro Multicultural de CASA en Hyattsville, Maryland, el 4 de abril de 2025. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana, Archivo)

US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvadorian prison

April 15, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

A federal judge said Tuesday that she will order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her orders to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego...

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, right, stands with supporters during a news conference at CASA’s Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Judge says it’s ‘extremely troubling’ that US can’t provide details on man mistakenly deported

April 11, 2025 at 7:33 p.m.

Lawyers for the Trump administration say they’re unable to provide information on the location and status of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El...

President Donald Trump arrives at the Trump International Golf Club, Friday, April 4, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Judge blocks President Donald Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries

April 4, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The building for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters building is empty of CFPB signage as seen Friday, March 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Federal judge blocks President Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

March 28, 2025 at 8:44 p.m.

A federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Signal app on a smartphone is seen on a mobile device screen Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Judge says he will order government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike

March 27, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

A federal judge says he will order the Trump administration to preserve messages in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against...

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