Category: USA
Federal judge orders Trump admin to comply with previous order to lift foreign aid freeze
Fox News A federal judge on Thursday ordered Trump administration officials to comply with his previous order to temporarily lift a freeze on nearly all foreign aid, temporarily restoring it to programs worldwide. In his order, Judge Amir H. Ali, a Biden appointee, said Trump administration officials had used his Feb. 13 order to temporarily…
Read MoreTrump Names ‘Pardon Czar’ to Advise on Clemency
New York Times President Trump commuted Alice Johnson’s life sentence during his first term, and later pardoned her for her drug conviction. She will advise him on similar cases. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/trump-pardon-czar-johnson.html
Read MoreOvernight ‘Vote-a-Rama’ in the Senate Frames a Contentious Budget Debate
New York Times Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators were engaging in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/senate-vote-budget.html
Read MoreJustice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
New York Times The Justice Department had sued SpaceX in 2023, accusing the company of violating federal law by refusing to hire refugees and people granted asylum in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/spacex-elon-musk-discrimination-doj.html
Read MoreTrump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
New York Times The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/trump-power-administrative-law-judges.html
Read MoreFormer Sheriff’s Deputy Is Convicted in Killing of Colorado Man
New York Times Andrew Buen was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2022 killing of Christian Glass, who was experiencing a mental health crisis on a mountain road. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/colorado-deputy-christian-glass-shooting.html
Read MoreTrump’s DOGE stays on track after pair of federal judge rulings
Fox News Two federal judges declined this week to stop the Trump administration from firing federal workers and conducting mass layoffs, allowing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to remain on track with finding and slashing wasteful government spending. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper shot down a request from several federal labor unions,…
Read MoreTrump Marks Black History Month, Even as He Slams the Value of Diversity
New York Times President Trump arrived at a packed White House celebration alongside Tiger Woods to a roaring crowd. The event came as he has eviscerated federal programs aimed at combating inequality in America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/trump-black-history-month-dei-tiger-woods.html
Read MoreCosta Rica Receives First Flight of Trump Deportees From Faraway Countries
New York Times The flight from San Diego landed in San José, the Costa Rican capital, on Thursday evening. The group of migrants on board included dozens of children, officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/deportation-flights-costa-rica-trump.html
Read MoreTrump appoints Alice Marie Johnson ‘pardon czar’ during Black History Month event at White House
Fox News President Donald Trump on Thursday appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned during his first term, as “pardon czar.” The announcement came during a Black History Month event at the White House. The “pardon czar” will be responsible for making recommendations about who should be granted clemency. TRUMP SAYS CRIMINAL TRIAL IS…
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