Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Planned Parenthood’s challenge to South Carolina’s attempt to bar the organization from participating in its Medicaid program, clearing the way for the state to strip the organization of Medicaid funds. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of Medina v. Planned …
Read More »A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the federal government cannot deport or detain Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil for the foreign policy reasons cited by the Trump administration. The preliminary injunction — issued by U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz of New Jersey — does not go into effect until Friday …
Read More »“People are still traumatized by January 6. Not just the officers. Everyone who watched it. That hasn’t changed,” said former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who responded to the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Dunn and some of the other victims of the U.S. Capitol …
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday halted lower court orders that required the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over information to a government watchdog group as part of a lawsuit that tests whether President Trump’s cost-cutting task force has to comply with federal public records law. …
Read More »Family members of the man charged with Sunday’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, have been taken into custody, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday. Noem made the announcement on X, calling the suspect, Mohamed Soliman, an “illegal alien” and “terrorist.” He is facing multiple counts of attempted murder and a federal …
Read More »Washington — President Trump this week has issued pardons and commutations for several convicted fraudsters, the latest in a series of pardons for white-collar criminals in his second term, claiming in many cases that they were unfairly targeted for being his supporters. Here are some of the people Mr. Trump …
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President Trump is pressuring California officials to prevent a transgender student from competing in the girls’ state track and field finals there, threatening to withhold funding if they don’t comply. Without naming the student, Mr. Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday, advising that federal funding “will be held back, …
Read More »New Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin has discussed pardon applications for some of the only remaining Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants who weren’t given full clemency by President Trump, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, a lawyer told CBS News. Peter Ticktin, an attorney working to secure full pardons …
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A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni. It’s the latest effort in a growing push against legacy admissions, the practice of giving admissions priority to the …
Read More »Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said he doesn’t know if former President Donald Trump is the “strongest” Republican candidate for president, a rare crack in McCarthy’s robust support for the GOP front-runner. McCarthy made the remark during an interview on CNBC Tuesday morning, in response to questions …
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