The Secret Handshake installs satirical Iran war arcade games at DC War Memorial, mocking administration’s video-game style war messaging.
Preservation group sues to halt Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repainting, saying Trump bypassed historic review to coat it “American Flag Blue.”
Tucson volunteers launch community ICE enforcement map after Padlet pulled People over Papers and federal pressure took ICEBlock offline.
New York budget deal bans law enforcement from concealing identities, ends 287(g) agreements, and bars ICE from schools and hospitals.
Protesters fill Tennessee and Alabama capitols as three Southern states advance maps targeting Black-majority districts a week after Louisiana ruling.
Illinois State Police investigates ICE killing of Silverio Villegas González eight months later, after damning Pritzker commission report.
Epstein survivors push New York to lift estate immunity and hold hotels and banks liable for enabling sex trafficking.
Democracy Forward asks federal judge to block Trump’s East Potomac Golf Links renovation as White House East Wing demolition debris piles on the public course.
May Day Strong protests organized by labor unions and 50501 take place at thousands of US locations to oppose Trump policies.
ICE releases Mississippi high school brothers detained at school bus stop with valid F-1 student visas after Republican Sen. Wicker’s office and Sen. Hyde-Smith’s office press the case.
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and Powell announces he will remain a Fed governor through January 2028, citing political attacks.
Second Circuit unanimously rules Trump cannot indefinitely detain most immigrants without bond hearings, marking first appellate loss for mandatory detention policy.
Wyoming judge blocks state’s six-week abortion ban, citing voter-approved 2012 constitutional amendment that protects healthcare decisions.
Federal appeals court strikes down Trump’s Day 1 “invasion” order banning asylum at the southern border, ruling only Congress can rewrite the law.
Federal judge releases Boulder firebomber’s wife and five children held nearly a year in Texas family detention, finding political targeting by guilt-by-association.
Iowa federal judge orders third bond hearing for truck driver held 10 weeks, says government wants to “whipsaw” him with retroactive mandatory detention rule.
Virginia voters approve mid-decade redistricting referendum 51-49, potentially flipping four Republican House seats after GOP states redrew maps for Trump.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court strikes down state Medicaid abortion coverage ban as sex-based discrimination under state Equal Rights Amendment.
Texas Medical Board finds wrongdoing against three doctors in deaths of two women under state abortion ban, with punishment totaling only eight hours of continuing education.
Hennepin County charges ICE agent Gregory Morgan with assault for pointing gun at drivers from unmarked vehicle during rush-hour traffic.
California Supreme Court disbars former Trump attorney Eastman over 2020 election scheme, five years after Jan. 6.
Maine passes the nation’s first statewide ban on new large data centers, pausing permits until November 2027 to study energy and water impacts.
Trump administration settles lawsuit and agrees to permanently restore the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument two months after ordering its removal.
Surprise congressional visit finds Arizona ICE holding facility packed to five times its 157-person capacity, with detainees sleeping on concrete floors for days.
Library groups settle with DOJ to reverse Trump administration cuts to the only federal agency that funds U.S. libraries, restoring fired staff and canceled grants.
Minnesota school districts ask federal judge to restore immigration enforcement limits near schools after ICE operations drove attendance down 40%.
Pope Leo XIV calls Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” truly unacceptable and urges citizens worldwide to contact political leaders and demand peace.
Minneapolis releases video of January ICE shooting that contradicts federal agents’ sworn account of the incident
Federal judge rules Trump’s mandatory detention policy violates federal law, allowing up to 60 immigration detainees per week in Nevada to seek bond.
Democrats sue to block Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting, arguing it violates five constitutional amendments and exceeds presidential authority over elections.
Three fired FBI agents sue Director Patel and AG Bondi in class-action lawsuit alleging they were terminated for investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Protest group behind Trump-Epstein friendship statue installs giant golden toilet throne on the National Mall two days after No Kings Day.
Third “No Kings” protests draw an estimated 8 million people to 3,300 events worldwide, with 200,000 rallying at Minnesota’s Capitol where Springsteen performed.
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Minnesota’s in-state tuition policies for undocumented students, ruling the state’s benefits are not based solely on residency.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation of Anthropic, calling it an “Orwellian” punishment for disagreeing with the government.
FEMA resumes $1 billion disaster mitigation program it canceled last year after a federal judge twice ordered the agency to restore funding won by 22 states.
Minnesota sues the federal government for evidence in three ICE shootings during Operation Metro Surge, calling the categorical withholding of evidence unprecedented in American history.
Eight architecture and preservation groups with over one million members sue Trump and the Kennedy Center board to block renovations that lack congressional approval or public plans.
Islamic private schools excluded from Texas’ $1 billion voucher program for months are accepted one day after a federal judge orders the state to let them apply.
New Jersey and Roxbury sue to block ICE from converting a 470,000-square-foot warehouse into a 1,500-bed detention center that could open within three months.
Twenty-four states and 8 cities sue to restore the EPA’s endangerment finding, the legal foundation for all U.S. climate regulation since 2009.
Fired member of the board that hears federal workers’ appeals asks the Supreme Court to rule the president cannot remove officials whose only job is deciding cases.
Pearl Jam urges fans to call their senators and vote no on the SAVE America Act as Senate begins marathon debate on the nationwide voter ID bill.
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.’s overhauled vaccine panel from meeting or implementing changes to childhood immunization schedule.
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Judge orders Kennedy Center renovation plans turned over to Democratic board member before Monday closure vote after calling administration secrecy “preposterous.”
Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind starts powering 350,000 homes and businesses after suing to overturn Trump’s suspension of five offshore wind leases.
Colorado Democrats demand answers after data shows ICE held detainees for up to 39 days in holding cells with no beds, no toilets, and a 72-hour limit.
Federal judge halts construction of Maryland ICE detention center for 1,500, ruling the state will likely succeed in its challenge that DHS skipped environmental review.
