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Maddow Blog | Rachel Maddow: Courts and the American people push back against Trump’s war on U.S. cities

This is an adapted excerpt from the Oct. 6 episode of “The Rachel Maddow Show.”On Friday, shortly before…

Texas National Guard members arrive in Illinois

National Guard members from Texas were at an Army training center in Illinois on Tuesday, the most visible…

Trump’s National Guard order in Oregon could set a dangerous precedent

Late Sunday, a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump chastised the Trump administration for trying to undermine…

Texas National Guard deploying to Chicago on Monday

About 200 Texas National Guard troops are set to deploy to Chicago on Monday night unless a judge…

Trump administration targets urban infrastructure projects, citing ‘race-based contracting’

The federal government plans to withhold $2.1 billion in congressionally authorized funds for a rail project in Chicago…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia ruling shows how Trump’s vindictive prosecutions can backfire

There’s a legal hurdle standing in the way of the Trump administration’s vindictive prosecutions: the fact that it’s…

Exclusive-US civil rights agency opens sweeping antisemitism probe

By David Hood and Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democrat-led civil rights watchdog agency opened a sweeping investigation…

US supreme court begins new term with nation’s democratic governance at stake

Context may be everything in the precedent-shattering era of the current US supreme court.For several years – since…

US judge blocks Trump from sending any National Guard troops to Portland for now

By Dietrich Knauth and Phil Stewart(Reuters) -A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Donald Trump's administration…

Trump authorizes National Guard in Chicago as judge temporarily blocks his plan to deploy federal troops in Portland

The ongoing battle between the Trump administration and Democrat-led cities intensified this weekend, with the White House announcing…

Newsom to sue over Trump sending California National Guard to Oregon

SACRAMENTO, California — President Donald Trump deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Portland after a federal judge…

Legal setbacks mount for Trump’s birthright order before likely Supreme Court review

BOSTON (AP) — Over a span of a month this summer, four separate federal courts rejected President Donald…