Tag: the Trump administration
Support for campus diversity policies is sputtering in California
SACRAMENTO, California — Campus diversity policies are drawing skepticism in deep-blue California, according to a new poll from…
Alina Habba, Trump’s former personal lawyer, is not legally serving as the acting US attorney for New Jersey, judge rules
A federal judge on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is not legally serving…
Judge halts “Alligator Alcatraz” construction over environmental concerns
A federal judge on Thursday ordered an indefinite halt to new construction at an immigration detention facility that…
Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigration detention center
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in…
20 states and D.C. sue Trump admin. for tying crime victim grants to immigration
Twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Justice Department on Monday for adding a new immigration…
Trump told polluters to email him for an exemption. In California, three places have already been approved
Three industrial facilities in California have received exemptions from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to emit a carcinogenic…
Martin O’Malley defends Social Security at Iowa event, calls for Iowans’ support
Martin O'Malley, former Social Security commissioner, spoke about Social Security at the Franklin Public Library in Des Moines…
Maddow Blog | In sandwich-throwing case, AG Pam Bondi and the White House trip over inconvenient facts
It’s been a few days since Donald Trump militarized the nation’s capital, resulting in a great many arrests.…
Immigrant rights advocates just scored a major win against Trump in court
This is an adapted excerpt from the Aug. 13 episode of “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.”On Tuesday, immigrant…
Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal…
The perfectly fine, already-paid-for satellites Trump wants to destroy in a fiery atmospheric reentry
NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital…
Another one of California’s Trump-proofing planks just broke
The Trump administration is taking away California's backstop Trump-proofing tactic.The Federal Trade Commission announced an agreement with four…