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US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report
US judge blocks DHS from threatening prosecution against man who criticized ICE
Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections
US judge blocks Trump administration's 'loyalty' question for job applicants
Company hired for Trump’s reflecting pool makeover reportedly admits flaws in plan
Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
Trump Tells Weird Lie About Where He Was on 9/11
Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit over young trans athletes in California school sports
New system for screening mail-in ballots risks denying entire batches, says whistleblower
US army secretary Dan Driscoll resigns over reported friction with Pete Hegseth
US supreme court allows Trump to keep building $400m White House ballroom
“Today, we do not pass upon the legality of the government’s East Wing project,” they wrote.
The dissenting justices – Roberts, together with Democratic-appointed justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson – argued that the project is unlawful because Congress has not approved it.
In his opinion, Roberts wrote that the construction is a “likely infringement of the legislature’s power of the purse and authority to regulate federal property in the District of Columbia to continue”, and says the majority’s ruling “is no victory for the separation of powers”.
Discount gas stations praised by Trump sold $4m of stolen fuel, lawsuit claims
Trump arch will alter sightlines of many Washington DC landmarks, report says
Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city
Los Angeles fire survivors face record wait for federal disaster aid under Trump
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture
Trump administration plans to revoke 200,000 visas of asylum seekers
Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms
Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outlet
ICE arrested 50,000 people in July – quietly the biggest month in Trump’s second term
Trump Pentagon Admits Military Journalist-Blacklist
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
Supreme Court clears way for Trump’s mail voting executive order
Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero
US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran
Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency
Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad
Trump’s move to gut South Korea alliance is ‘inane, haphazard decision’, lawmakers say
AP News: Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building
White House launches personal attack on CNN reporter over question to Trump
Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him
Todd Blanche declines to pledge independence from White House
Time Magazine: Congress Is Headed for a Massive Turnover
Trump administration asks US supreme court to allow construction of White House ballroom
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit that claimed Harvard failed to protect Jewish students
Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
ACLU asks judge to block new Trump order restricting birthright citizenship
Judge blocks Trump’s order aimed at using USPS to restrict mail-in voting
Judge grants DoJ bid to dismiss January 6 cases against rightwing Oath Keepers
Appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom
US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners
US appeals court upholds halt to Trump's executive order to create voter list
‘Completely hollow’: critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
ABC argues that early license review by FCC is ‘retaliation’ for network’s coverage
Three-quarters of Americans think Trump isn’t focusing on top US issues – poll
Appeals court rejects Trump bid to curb mail-in voting in 23 states
Judge orders Hegseth to explain US military’s new testosterone policy
Two dozen states sue Trump White House for politicizing Fema disaster aid
Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious
‘Front groups and fellow travelers’: state department attacks US left over Cuba
Map Shows Trump Approval Rating in Every State After 18 Months - Newsweek
Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations
‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack
Ex-DoJ lawyer fired by Todd Blanche urges senators to reject nomination
‘Brazen corruption’: critics denounce Trump Media plan to sell priority access to Truth Social posts
Trump's primetime claims already shot down — by his own CIA chief's investigation
How Trump’s address was bluntly aimed at destabilizing the US electoral system
New York Times files motion to quash justice department’s subpoenas
Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face?
US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal
US judge nullifies Trump deal to resolve IRS lawsuit in scathing ruling
US outbreak of parasite causing ‘watery diarrhea’ rises to more than 2,800 cases
‘A slap in the face’: small farmers say Trump is turning his back on them
Trump-appointed judge dismisses seditious conspiracy case against Proud Boys
The New Republic: DOJ Loses Its First Big Ask in Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Case
An outbreak of diarrhea caused by a parasite has hit at least 1,700 people. Here’s how to stay safe
‘He did not deserve to die’: family of man fatally shot by ICE agent speaks out
Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm ‘chaos’
US judge throws out Trump’s $3.8bn defamation lawsuit against Washington Post
Trump Launches FAKE ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Station Chain to Pretend that He Lowered Gas Prices
Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July
Trump-backed organizer of America’s 250th birthday events may have duped donors, report from House Democrats alleges | CNN Politics
The New Republic: Pirro Reveals Reflecting Pool Indictment of U.S. Olympian Is a Sham
Service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment
Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack
US judge blocks Trump bid to limit mail-in voting in latest setback for president
Conflicts of interest? Trump only has one interest: himself
Trump raked in more than $1bn from crypto businesses in 2025, filing shows
US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda
US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day
US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional
US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdict
US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections
Supreme court denies Alan Dershowitz bid to revive $300m lawsuit against CNN
US supreme court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies
The UFC match plot: how a far-right group tried to assassinate Trump at his own event
Trump is pushing to institutionalize homeless people. That may include veterans : NPR
Alarm over ‘extreme’ sentences for anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism
President tests out a new ‘red scare’ ahead of midterms
Supreme court blocks thousands of lawsuits over Roundup maker’s pesticide warning labels
Supreme court lets Trump turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
US supreme court allows Trump administration to strip Haitians and Syrians of protected status
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote | AP News
Trump accused of showing ‘complete indifference’ to Americans’ living costs after he cancels signing
Trump’s acting intelligence chief fires dozens of staff members – report
Appeals court allows Trump to fast-track deportation process nationwide
Judge blocks subpoenas for Walz and others over Minnesota immigration crackdown
President’s pool project plagued by peeling paint – and algae blooms
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit over LA sanctuary city policy
Kash Patel accused of directing $1m to ‘slush fund’ to pay bonuses to loyalist agents
January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process
Mother Jones:Despite yet another round of Trumpian pomp and circumstance around the president’s supposed deal to end the war in Iran, the agreement between the US and Iran’s government looks short on details and long on impracticality. Trump is also threatening to resume bombing if Iran doesn’t “behave.”The Iran War Isn’t Ending Any Time Soon
Algae thwart Trump’s $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool ‘American flag blue’
Experts alarmed as Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights
Woman’s hypothermia death after her release by ICE is ruled a homicide https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/15/ice-immigration-haitian-woman-death?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
