Judge grants temporary restraining order, halting removal of migrants under Alien Enemies Act

by admin | Mar 15, 2025 | Politics

(Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — Hours after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in anticipation of the president invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining...

Trump targets law firm Paul Weiss, restricting government access

by admin | Mar 15, 2025 | Politics

(Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances of Mark Pomerantz and those who work at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. The order also restricts government...

House Democratic leader Jeffries pushes back on divisions with Senate Democrats

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tussled with reporters Friday, pushing back against the notion that the Democratic Party is fractured as some Senate Democrats, including their leader, were on the cusp of...

With help from Democrats, Senate advances bill to avert government shutdown

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Ten Senate Democrats provided the necessary votes to allow the House-approved government funding bill to advance on Friday afternoon, setting the government funding bill on a glide path to final...

Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown at...

‘Tremendous mistake’: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Schumer over GOP funding plan vote

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Graeme Sloan for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote for the House GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown “a...