A fresh legal battle has erupted in Washington, where five former federal employees are challenging the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) for shutting the door on thousands of complaints tied to President Donald Trump’s sweeping purge of government staff earlier this year. Backed by the advocacy group Democracy Forward, the plaintiffs argue that OSC …

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The clash between the White House and the Federal Reserve intensified Thursday as the Trump administration asked an appeals court to let President Trump remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook—despite a judge’s ruling that temporarily shielded her from dismissal. Cook’s future on the central bank’s board has become a lightning rod, with her attorneys warning …

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The U.S. Senate has rewritten one of its own guardrails, clearing a faster path for President Donald Trump’s nominees to secure high-level posts across federal agencies. In a 53-45 vote, Republicans pushed through a rule change that allows entire slates of executive-branch appointees to be confirmed in bulk, ending the one-by-one slog that Democrats had …

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A federal appeals court has given the Trump administration the green light to move forward with a controversial provision that would choke off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston hit pause on a lower court order that had temporarily shielded the organization, siding instead with the government’s push …

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A federal judge in Seattle has stopped the Trump administration’s attempt to bar undocumented children from Head Start, freezing the policy across the entire country. The ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez, blocks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing immigration-based restrictions on the preschool program. Martinez’s order came …

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In a sharp rebuke to Washington’s latest push against transgender healthcare, a federal judge in Boston has blocked the Justice Department’s attempt to dig into Boston Children’s Hospital’s records. The subpoena, part of a sweeping Trump administration effort to scrutinize providers of gender-affirming care for young people, was struck down as overly broad and politically …

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to step into the storm over Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, setting the stage for a ruling that could redefine the limits of presidential power in trade. At issue: Trump’s decision to use a 1977 emergency law—originally crafted for national security crises and sanctions—to levy tariffs on a global scale. …

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A federal appeals court has handed New Jersey a significant win in the ongoing clash over gun rights, largely upholding its sweeping restrictions on where firearms can be carried. In a 2-1 decision, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s limits on carrying guns in public spaces such as libraries, parks, …

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The tug-of-war over the leadership of the U.S. Copyright Office took a dramatic turn this week when a federal appeals court in Washington ordered Shira Perlmutter back into her post—at least for now. In a split 2-1 ruling, the D.C. Circuit said President Donald Trump’s decision to oust Perlmutter looked unlawful on its face. The …

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An unusual storm is brewing inside America’s judiciary. Lower court judges are openly baffled, even frustrated, by a steady stream of Supreme Court rulings that arrive without explanation yet routinely clear the path for Donald Trump’s policies. And Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of Trump’s own appointees, has decided to fire back. At the heart of …

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