Federal prosecutors drop charges against Minnesota woman they accused of joining church protest after she proves she was never there, arrested through cellphone tower dragnet.
Trump’s counterterrorism director resigns over Iran war, calling it a conflict “started due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
Leqaa Kordia, Paterson woman jailed by ICE for over a year after attending pro-Palestinian protests near Columbia, released on $100,000 bond.
Kennedy Center board votes to close for two years after Trump tells trustees “it’s a little late for the board because we’ve already announced it.”
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DOJ drops prosecution of veteran who burned flag near White House after judge ordered inquiry into whether the case was political retaliation for protected speech.
Texas jury convicts eight protesters of providing material support to terrorists for ICE facility ambush, the first trial convictions under Trump’s Antifa terrorism designation.
Maryland Democrats field candidates in every legislative race for the first time since 1974, betting Trump backlash will reach deep-red districts.
Leavenworth, Kansas, approves reopening a closed private prison for immigration detention after commissioners say CoreCivic lawsuit threats left them no choice.
Protest group installs Trump-Epstein “Titanic” statue on the National Mall with giant banners parodying Trump’s portraits on federal buildings.
Second federal judge in one week restricts Portland ICE agents’ use of tear gas, this time protecting nonviolent protesters and journalists with class-action status.
Justice Jackson publicly criticizes Supreme Court’s emergency rulings favoring Trump, saying the shadow docket is “not serving the court or this country well.”
Senate installs plaque honoring Capitol Police three years after Congress required it, bypassing House GOP’s refusal to display it.
ICE arrests Nashville reporter who covers immigration enforcement, jailing her for nearly two days with no release yet as her attorneys fight to reunite her with her young daughter.
Montana Sen. Sheehy joins Capitol Police in physically ejecting anti-war protester from Senate Armed Services hearing, then boasts about it online.
DOJ revives appeals against law firms one day after dropping them, as targeted firms argue court should reject the unexplained reversal.
Twenty-eight House Democrats demand tech companies disclose how they handle DHS administrative subpoenas issued without a judge to unmask Americans who criticize the agency.
Trump administration abandons appeals against four law firms it targeted for opposing the president, after four separate judges ruled the executive orders unconstitutional.
San Francisco Ballet cancels Kennedy Center performances, the most prominent dance company yet to withdraw from Trump’s takeover of the institution.
Radiohead demands ICE remove its song from anti-immigrant propaganda video and tells Department of Homeland Security to “go fuck yourselves.”
DOJ indicts 30 more people for January anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church where pastor doubled as acting ICE field office director.
Denver Mayor Johnston bans federal immigration agents from all city property and orders police to arrest agents using excessive force, citing the two fatal Minnesota shootings.
Anthropic CEO tells Pentagon its threats “do not change our position” on AI safeguards, refusing to allow military use without restrictions on autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance after Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Friday deadline.
Capitol Police arrest Rep. Omar’s State of the Union guest Aliya Rahman for standing silently during the speech, weeks after federal agents dragged her from her vehicle in Minneapolis and injured both shoulders.
Rep. Al Green escorted out of second consecutive State of the Union after holding sign reading “Black People Aren’t Apes” referencing Trump’s deleted social media post depicting the Obamas.
Pentagon appeals ruling that blocked Hegseth from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for video calling on troops to resist unlawful orders, after grand jury declined to indict.
U.S. women’s hockey team declines Trump’s State of the Union invitation, one day after he told the men’s team he’d “be impeached” if he didn’t invite them.
Man arrested for trespassing at Oklahoma city council meeting after speaking past his three-minute limit about a proposed data center and refusing to leave when ordered.
National Governors Association withdraws from annual White House meeting after Trump reverses course and again excludes two Democratic governors he had briefly agreed to include.
White House border czar Tom Homan says more than 1,000 agents have left Minnesota but a “small” security force will remain indefinitely as ICE continues investigating fraud allegations and a church protest.
Obama breaks silence on Trump account’s ape video, saying most Americans find the behavior “deeply troubling” and that decorum and respect for the office have been lost.
Don Lemon, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, and three activists plead not guilty to federal charges for protesting ICE enforcement at a St. Paul church.
Columbia protest detainee Leqaa Kordia says she was chained to a hospital bed for 72 hours after a seizure, nearly a year into detention without criminal charges.
Federal judge rules Defense Secretary Hegseth violated the First Amendment by censuring Senator Mark Kelly over a video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders.
New Jersey launches website for residents to report ICE conduct and signs executive order barring federal immigration enforcement on state property without judicial warrants.
Former Minnesota U.S. attorney who resigned over the Renee Good investigation now defends Don Lemon against his former office’s first-ever criminal FACE Act religious freedom charges.
Trump excludes all Democratic governors from the White House business meeting during the annual National Governors Association conference, prompting NGA to cancel the session entirely.
Grand jury refuses to indict six Democratic lawmakers after Trump’s U.S. attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro sought sedition charges over a video reminding service members they can reject unlawful orders.
Trump disinvites Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis from the traditionally bipartisan White House governors dinner while restricting the formal meeting to Republicans only.
Federal judge blocks California’s mask ban for immigration officers because it excluded state police, but upholds visible badge requirement for all non-uniformed law enforcement.
Trump calls Olympic skier Hunter Hess “a real Loser” after Hess said wearing the American flag doesn’t mean he represents everything happening in the U.S.
Sen. Blackburn demands Chief Justice Roberts investigate Justice Jackson’s impartiality for attending the Grammys, where artists wore “ICE out” pins and criticized immigration enforcement.
White House excludes Democratic governors from its annual meeting during the National Governors Association weekend, breaking a bipartisan tradition of more than 60 years.
Arizona Gov. Hobbs launches “Know Your Rights” website for immigrants, employers and protesters after weeks of ICE enforcement protests and the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Sen. Slotkin refuses DOJ interview over military “illegal orders” video, says investigation is retaliation after Trump called the video “seditious behavior, punishable by death.”
Senator demands ICE confirm or deny “domestic terrorists” database after memo told agents to “capture it all” on protesters, license plates, and hotel locations.
Federal judge bars Homeland Security officers from using tear gas and projectile munitions on peaceful protesters outside Portland’s ICE building unless someone poses an imminent threat of physical harm.
D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro threatens jail for anyone bringing a gun into Washington, the same day Trump called for nationalizing state elections.
Portland mayor tells ICE agents to resign and leave the city after federal forces deploy chemical munitions on thousands of union protesters including children outside city’s ICE facility.
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