DOJ brings first known charges against a citizen for giving border agents a duress passcode that wiped his phone during a warrantless airport search.
Good Trouble Lives On rallies open three days of voter registration and civil rights events at hundreds of locations honoring John Lewis.
Anonymous artists install a 10-foot gold Iran War Participation Trophy for Trump on the Mall, honoring his courage to participate regardless of the final score.
Arizona organizers train 250 election observers to respond if National Guard troops or ICE agents show up at polling places during the midterms.
White House weighs new fences across Pennsylvania Avenue that officials could close at will, alongside plans to gate Lafayette Square, the capital’s main protest ground.
Fourteen Minnesota protesters plead not guilty to federal conspiracy charges as prosecutors say they need 90 extra days to process 20 terabytes of evidence.
ICE agents enter a Syracuse polling place to confront a poll worker over an Instagram post naming the agent who killed protester Renee Good, demanding she delete it, but she refused.
Washington settles with a man arrested for playing the “Imperial March” behind National Guard troops in 2025, while his claims against the Ohio guardsman proceed.
Federal judge quashes Justice Department subpoenas targeting Governor Walz and other Minnesota leaders, ruling the demands were an unconstitutional effort to coerce immigration enforcement.
Secretary of State Rubio orders a Colombian asylum-seeker detained for criticizing a Trump-endorsed candidate in Colombia’s election, calling his advocacy a threat to U.S. foreign policy.
A Trump-appointed judge orders the Milwaukee mosque president freed from ICE detention, finding his arrest may have been retaliation for his pro-Palestinian advocacy.
Federal prosecutors drop charges against Paul Johnson, a Minnesota protester allegedly beaten unconscious and shackled to a hospital bed for five days, the 20th of 36 ICE-surge cases abandoned.
ICE blocks New Jersey Democrats from speaking with Delaney Hall detainees after a dozen prior tours allowed it, requiring 24-hour written notice.
Federal prosecutors indict 15 Minnesota anti-ICE protesters on conspiracy charges that allege no specific act of violence, months after dropping half their earlier surge cases.
No Kings stages a First Amendment concert in New York countering Trump’s 80th-birthday UFC fight card in Washington.
The FBI searches a voting-rights group’s Cleveland offices and seizes staff devices statewide without saying what crime it suspects, five months before the midterm elections.
Trump threatens to take back Washington and run it on a federal basis if Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins Tuesday’s mayoral primary.
A giant 86 47 message surfaces in dead grass on the National Mall days before Trump’s 80th birthday UFC event fills the area with crowds and cameras.
Trump becomes the first sitting president at an NBA Finals game and draws loud boos from the Madison Square Garden crowd.
Brawl erupts at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center a day after Mayor Baraka pulled city police, with GEO Group guards pepper-spraying protesters.
Judge dismisses the Trump Kennedy Center’s lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd, ruling it retaliation for his objection to Trump’s name.
American Diabetes Association has state troopers remove five doctors from its conference for handing out an editorial from its own journal criticizing Trump’s research cuts.
Ben Folds, the NSO’s first artistic adviser before he quit in 2025 over the Kennedy Center takeover, warns the orchestra may not survive with no season beyond June.
New Jersey Governor Sherrill says ICE is still barring her from Delaney Hall, where detainees report inhumane conditions during an ongoing hunger strike.
Chicago US Attorney Boutros admits he personally addressed a grand jury before it indicted immigration protesters on a third attempt.
St. Paul declines to charge anti-ICE church protesters for lack of evidence, even as the Justice Department prosecutes 39 of them under the FACE Act.
Federal judge blocks the National Park Service from revoking a DC anti-Trump protest permit over an “86 47” flag, finding no evidence the speech threatens the president.
Minnesota Republican delegates hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin at the state party convention, days after the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.
Election denier Tina Peters walks free from Colorado prison after Democratic Governor Polis commutes the sentence for her voting-system breach, drawing censure from his own party.
Newark Mayor Baraka imposes an indefinite nightly curfew around the Delaney Hall ICE detention center after days of escalating clashes between protesters and police.
Two-thirds of the Freedom 250 lineup pulls out of Trump’s 250th birthday concert series, with artists saying the nonpartisan billing was misleading.
New Jersey Governor Sherrill sends State Police to build a buffer zone outside Newark’s Delaney Hall, and ICE agrees to pull back.
ICE arrests six protesters outside Newark’s Delaney Hall as detainees report being pepper-sprayed and beaten inside during a 300-person hunger strike.
Tom Morello announces a ‘Power to the People’ protest festival on October 3 near Washington, with Springsteen, Foo Fighters, and Dave Matthews headlining.
Country singer Martina McBride becomes the fifth act to quit Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series after being told the event was nonpartisan.
New York criminalizes blocking entry to houses of worship and authorizes 50-foot no-protest zones after synagogue demonstrations.
SPLC moves to dismiss DOJ fraud indictment as vindictive prosecution after Trump, Patel, and Blanche attacked civil rights group’s Klan-informant program.
South Carolina Senate kills Trump-pushed redistricting for the year as Republicans flip votes hours after early voting begins.
ICE denies Governor Sherrill entry to Newark’s Delaney Hall and pepper-sprays protesters on Memorial Day, fourth day of 300-detainee hunger strike.
OMB orders agencies to report all federal spending on 49 nonprofits doing DEI, LGBTQ+, immigration, civil rights, environmental and humanitarian work, including funding under active litigation.
Louisiana House committee advances new congressional map eliminating second majority-Black district three weeks after Supreme Court’s Callais ruling, hiding voided ballot counts from disclosure.
House defeats Smithsonian women’s history museum bill 204-216 after Republicans add transgender exclusion and presidential site-relocation power.
Colorado Democratic central committee votes 90% to censure Gov. Polis for commuting Tina Peters’ election-tampering sentence under federal retaliation pressure.
ICE arrests Honduran national at 26 Federal Plaza Tuesday, less than 24 hours after federal judge banned civil immigration arrests at New York City courts.
South Carolina House Republicans cap amendments at one per member after Democrats file 600, days before May 26 early voting in redrawn districts.
5,000 rally in Montgomery and faith leaders march Edmund Pettus Bridge against southern Republican redistricting after Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling.
Colorado Gov. Polis commutes election-tampering sentence of Tina Peters, making her eligible for parole next month after Trump pressured the state for over a year.
USDA employees sue Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins over ‘escalating’ Christian religious messaging to 100,000 staff, alleging First Amendment and Administrative Procedure Act violations.
HHS chief spokesperson Rich Danker resigns over senior officials seeking FDA approval for child-appealing vape flavors, week after administration approved first fruit-flavored pod.
The Secret Handshake installs satirical Iran war arcade games at DC War Memorial, mocking administration’s video-game style war messaging.
