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Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (487+ words) A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful. The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had…...
Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'US citizen' box
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (624+ words) Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The…...
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (587+ words) A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the “Ghostbusters” theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility, which has recently become a site of daily clashes between federal agents and demonstrators. Oriana Korol, 38, was…...
As DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, juries and judges were unconvinced
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (1131+ words) The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All of the dozen…...
Union leader behind California billionaires' tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (553+ words) The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who work for an affiliated union. The Los Angeles Times was the first to report on the allegations. The report also…...
Judge rules Trump overstepped his legal authority in effort to keep coal plant open
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Trump’s contractor admits its caused problem at the Reflecting Pool
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (334+ words) The contractor blamed ‘human oversight’ and the combination of incompatible chemicals, according to a report The contractor that refurbished the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool acknowledged that its own faulty work — not sabotage — led the newly installed liner to become damaged,…...
Trump list of US-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1233+ words) The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations,” with the latest an Ecuadorian group added to the list on Wednesday. The announcement came during the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit…...
Pentagon continues to rely on the pseudoscience of lie detector tests to hunt leakers
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (986+ words) Polygraphs are ‘pseudo-scientific’ in that they measure physiological responses such as heart rate, blood pressure and perspiration In August 2026, government investigators subjected roughly 50 military officers and civilian employees on the Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an inquiry…...
Judge accused of enabling immigrant to escape ICE gets a rare public reprimand
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (540+ words) The highest court in Massachusetts on Thursday issued a public reprimand against a district court judge who was accused of allowing an immigrant to escape U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The case dates back to 2018 when Judge Shelley Joseph was…...