Tag: Trump administration
Supreme Court gives Trump administration more power over green card holders
The 6-3 ruling allows border officials to treat some lawful permanent residents accused of crimes as applicants for admission, raising new fears of detention, deportation, and years of legal limbo.
Trump DOJ moves to crush Evanston’s landmark Black reparations program
The Justice Department is backing a right-wing lawsuit against the nation’s first operating reparations program, raising the stakes for cities trying to repair decades of anti-Black housing discrimination.
ICE weakens detention rules as private prison firms stand to gain
New standards allow broader AI use, lock in $1-a-day labor limits, and give detention operators more flexibility as ICE expands under Trump’s mass enforcement agenda.
Trump rule narrows Medicaid exemptions as work requirements move toward nationwide...
A new CMS rule implementing Republican-backed Medicaid work requirements adopts a stricter definition of medical frailty, raising concerns that millions of low-income Americans could face new bureaucratic hurdles to maintaining health coverage.
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid...
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Trump’s boat strike campaign reaches 57 attacks as legal questions mount
The Trump administration’s latest strike killed two people and left one survivor missing, intensifying scrutiny of a military campaign that has offered no public evidence for its drug-trafficking claims while experts describe the attacks as extrajudicial killings.
Judge orders release of family after prolonged detention and reported neglect...
Federal ruling finds continued detention risks constitutional violation after nearly a year of confinement, medical emergencies, and allegations of worsening conditions at Texas center.
Millions lose food aid as Trump’s budget law reshapes SNAP
A new analysis finds 2.5 million fewer people received food assistance within months of enactment, with millions more expected to lose benefits as states adjust to new funding requirements.
Oil executives reap record stock windfalls as Trump’s Iran war drives...
Record energy sector stock sales follow conflict-driven oil price spike as consumers face billions in additional fuel costs.
Trump budget expands domestic surveillance powers alongside record $1.5 trillion military...
New budget documents reveal expanded FBI authority to monitor domestic extremism while the White House seeks historic increases in Pentagon spending and significant cuts to social programs.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.