Laws
Noem says Trump can deport who he wants, botches what ‘habeas corpus’ means
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security budgetary hearing in Washington, DC on May 14, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has an absolute right to deport people without due process, after she incorrectly defined the meaning of the […]
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Judge rules against Trump effort to gut U.S. Institute of Peace
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration and DOGE’s takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful. The decision declaring DOGE’s actions at USIP “null and void” […]
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House Speaker Mike Johnson stresses importance of Memorial Day deadline as ‘historic’ budget bill heads for revote
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on, after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism that the budget bill that failed to exit committee Friday would still […]
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Court gives go-ahead to Trump’s plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers
Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters A federal appeals court lifted an order on Friday that blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from […]
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Supreme Court rules against Trump administration in Alien Enemies Act case
A person walks past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Supreme Court on Friday granted a request by Venezuelan nationals seeking to block their removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act. In a 7-2 decision, the court said the Trump administration had not […]
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Alabama man sentenced to 14 months in prison for role in SEC bitcoin announcement hack
A judge on Friday sentenced an Alabama man to 14 months in prison for his role in the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account, which was used to send out a tweet that briefly spiked the price of bitcoin by more than $1,000, the Justice Department said. The man, Eric […]
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Bitcoin RICO: Feds say $265 million crypto theft ring blew $13M on exotic cars, nightclubs
Malone Lam, a defendant in a $230 million bitcoin heist, in a booking photo from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Broward County Sheriff’s Office Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., charged 13 men in what court records describe as a wide-ranging conspiracy to identify victims with substantial holdings of cryptocurrency, steal those assets, and […]
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FBI warns of AI voice messages impersonating top U.S. officials
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the 2026 agency’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025. Oliver Contreras | AFP | Getty Images The FBI on Thursday warned that “malicious actors” are impersonating senior U.S. officials in AI-generated voice […]
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Trump presses Supreme Court on birthright citizenship ahead of oral arguments
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday again argued for an end to birthright citizenship in the United States, hours before the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether lower-court judges can impose national injunctions blocking […]
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Trump tariffs face major legal hurdle as federal trade court hears challenge
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images A little-known federal court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs, putting a key […]
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