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Supreme Court Doesn't Halt Independent Agency Firings

Victory for Trump includes a caution about the Federal Reserve chair

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to immediately reinstate the heads of two independent regulatory agencies removed by President Trump, saying the president may well have the authority to fire them. The decision, a temporary one in effect while the issue is considered by lower courts, sets the stage for...

Trump Order Could Decimate Harvard Rosters

Review found 21% of school athletes listed an international hometown

(Newser) - Harvard's sports teams would take a major hit under a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas. Sportico reported last month that 21% of the players on the school's rosters...

Judge Stops Administration on International Students' Status

Nationwide injunction bars changes while case is being decided

(Newser) - A judge in California on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations is pending. The order by US District Judge Jeffrey S. White in Oakland bars the government from arresting, incarcerating, or moving students elsewhere based...

Judge Orders Education Dept. to Reinstate Employees

He blocks Trump order to shut down department

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs . US District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans...

Trump Has Big Plans for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

He's 'giving very serious consideration' to bringing the 2 mortgage firms public

(Newser) - President Trump has moved his attention to the mortgages market—specifically, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage giants. Per Axios , the US president on Tuesday evening wrote in a Truth Social post that he's "giving very serious consideration" to bringing the government-sponsored mortgage firms public, noting that...

Trump's 'Gold Card' Visa Coming Within Weeks: Lutnick

Commerce secretary says President Trump's idea is being brought to fruition

(Newser) - President Trump's "gold card" is real, and it's coming soon, Howard Lutnick said Wednesday. The commerce secretary, speaking at an Axios event in Washington DC, said foreign nationals will imminently be able to apply for a "gold card" visa for $5 million, an idea Trump...

Institute of Peace Retakes Headquarters From DOGE

Trump administration lacked authority to close the agency, judge found

(Newser) - The US Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency was illegal. The institute's acting president, George Moose, entered the organization's headquarters with private security...

Trump Administration Drops Local Police Investigations

Minneapolis, Louisville officials say they'll still make the changes agreed upon after notorious killings

(Newser) - The Trump administration announced Wednesday it is moving to drop lawsuits and abandon agreements intended to provide oversight of local police departments accused of abuses, including civil rights violations. The reversal applies to departments including those in Louisville and Minneapolis, NPR reports. Monday is the fifth anniversary of the death...

Noem Gets Habeas Corpus Definition Wrong

Homeland Security secretary claims it actually allows president to suspend rights

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the US-Mexico border, the AP reports. She called habeas corpus "a constitutional right that the...

First US Charter Returns Migrants Who Volunteered

Children born in the US are among those flown to Honduras, Colombia

(Newser) - The US on Monday sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries, the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary deportations. In the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, 38 Hondurans, including 19 children, disembarked from the charter flight carrying $1,000...

Vietnam, Under Tariff Pressure, OKs $1.5B Trump Development

Family company is also exploring building a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City

(Newser) - Just before beginning negotiations to avert President Trump's imposition of a 46% tariff, Vietnam has approved a $1.5 billion plan by the Trump Organization to build golf courses, hotels, and other projects there. The US trade deficit with Vietnam hit $123 billion in 2024, partly driven by imports...

US Official Gives Reason for Vance Bypassing Israel

Vice president reportedly didn't want to appear to endorse new ground offensive in Gaza

(Newser) - After the Trump administration told Israel that Vice President JD Vance might stop by Tuesday on his way home from Rome, sparking preparations, the detour was scrapped over concerns about the new ground offensive in Gaza, a US official told Axios . Given that the US is advocating for a ceasefire...

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Advances After Changes

Bill passes key House committee in rare weekend vote

(Newser) - Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who blocked the measure two days earlier reversed course after gaining commitments on the package's spending cuts, the AP reports. Speaker Mike Johnson met...

Cox, Charter Play to Trump in Announcing $34.5B Merger

FTC chairman has suggested companies shouldn't assume deals will be approved

(Newser) - A merger that would create one of the nation's biggest TV and internet providers will provide an early test case for President Trump's antitrust enforcers. Charter Communications and Cox Communications announced the deal on Friday in a statement tailored to reflect the president's rhetoric, the New York ...

Intimidation Tactic Against Judges: Pizza Deliveries
Judges: Pizza Deliveries
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Judges: Pizza Deliveries Are Meant to Intimidate

Disturbing prank appears to be a growing trend

(Newser) - Federal judges have been receiving hundreds of unwanted pizza deliveries since February, and no, it's not fueled by random acts of kindness. The judges say the pizza deliveries are threatening, and largely go to judges overseeing lawsuits that are challenging Trump administration policies, the Washington Post reports. Some have...

Critics on Nixed Ban for Gun Triggers: 'Lives Will Be Lost'

DOJ will now allow sale of forced-reset triggers, which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire more quickly

(Newser) - The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a long-standing ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced Friday by the Justice Department resolves a series of...

Supreme Court Maintains Block on Wartime Law Deportations

Decision keeps Trump administration's plan suspended while case is decided

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration's appeal to let it quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law. Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation...

Administration Has New Line of Attack Against Harvard

Use of False Claims Act for fraud investigation is 'highly unusual'

(Newser) - The Trump administration has opened up a new line of attack against America's oldest university. The New York Times reports that the Justice Department notified Harvard University this week that it is using the False Claims Act to investigate whether its admissions process has been used to swindle the...

James Comey Investigated Over '8647' Post

GOP says former FBI director posted a call for Trump's assassination

(Newser) - Former FBI Director James Comey is being investigated by the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security over a now-deleted Instagram post, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday. The post showed seashells arranged on a beach to form the numbers "8647," NBC News reports. Republicans were...

Afrikaner Refugee Says Antisemitic Post Was From Meds

Charl Kleinhaus, set to be resettled in NY, called Jews 'untrustworthy'

(Newser) - The first group of white South Africans taking the Trump administration up on a controversial relocation program has arrived in the US, with the Afrikaners claiming they're facing violence and threats of land seizures back home. "We never expected this land expropriation thing to go so far,"...

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