Tag: Trump administration
Trump pressure campaign targets state election systems
The administration is threatening prosecution and federal funding cuts as it pushes states to change voting rules before the 2026 midterms.
ICE killing in Houston fuels demands for independent investigation
Family members, civil rights groups, and local leaders are demanding answers after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE officer during an immigration operation in Houston.
New union disclosure rule takes effect after AFL-CIO loses first court...
A federal judge declined to pause expanded Labor Department reporting requirements that unions say will bury them in paperwork and divert money from organizing and bargaining.
Medicaid work-rule fight grows as New Yorkers lose coverage
A multistate lawsuit challenges new federal Medicaid rules while nearly 500,000 New Yorkers are pushed off a low-cost health plan created under the Affordable Care Act.
Trump’s smart wall raises surveillance and flood fears along the border
A $46 billion border build out is adding steel, sensors, AI towers, roads, and cameras as West Texas communities warn that federal plans could endanger homes, farms, privacy, and public land.
Supreme Court term narrows civil rights tools while preserving birthright citizenship
A series of rulings on immigration, voting rights, and transgender students shows how the court is reshaping legal protections for vulnerable communities.
States sue Trump administration over Medicaid work rule that could put...
A coalition of 25 states and Washington, D.C., says the federal rule creates paperwork barriers that could strip coverage from people with cancer, disabilities, mental health needs, and serious medical conditions.
Judge blocks USPS plan that could have restricted mail ballot delivery
A federal court stopped the Postal Service from adopting election-mail procedures that voting-rights groups said would have turned a mail carrier into a ballot gatekeeper.
Trump slashes public input on drilling as oceans hit record heat
The administration is moving to speed fossil fuel leasing on public lands while scientists warn that ocean temperatures are entering dangerous new territory.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into...
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.














