Judge orders halt to mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by admin | Apr 18, 2025 | Politics

J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered an immediate halt to the planned firings of nearly 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and is ordering the Trump administration to hand over...

First to ABC: House Dems urge JD Vance to preserve Smithsonian independence

by admin | Apr 18, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Democrats are demanding the White House preserve the independence of the Smithsonian Institution after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that directed federal agencies and the...

IRS decision on Harvard’s tax-exempt status could come in days: Sources

by admin | Apr 18, 2025 | Politics

Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service is considering revoking Harvard University’s tax-exempt status and a decision could be made in the coming days, sources told ABC News on Thursday.The White House has already put a freeze on...

Democratic senator denied access to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia

by admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said he was blocked Thursday from entering the El Salvador prison that is holding the Maryland resident whom the courts say was erroneously deported from the United States last month.The...

Supreme Court to hear arguments over injunctions on Trump bid to end birthright citizenship

by admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear expedited oral arguments next month over President Donald Trump’s emergency request to rollback nationwide injunctions against his executive order to end...

Attorneys for Venezuelan man imprisoned in El Salvador say his detention is ‘lawless’

by admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Politics

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for a Venezuelan man who is currently imprisoned in a notorious Salvadoran prison filed a habeas petition on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to order the immediate release of their client.Instead of deporting...