JD Vance calls Chief Justice Roberts “profoundly wrong” for saying Supreme Court’s role is to check executive branch excesses, arguing courts shouldn’t overturn voters’ choice on immigration enforcement.
Supreme Court deadlocks 4-4 on nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma, leaving ban in place after Justice Amy Coney Barrett recuses herself due to ties with Catholic Church’s legal adviser.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent agency heads in stay order while signaling Federal Reserve officials have special protection as “uniquely structured, quasi-private entity.”
Jailed Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil finally holds his one-month-old son after federal judge overrules Trump administration’s attempt to force plexiglass barrier between father and infant.
White House calls federal judge “liberal activist” after he ruled Trump administration violated court order by giving South Sudan deportees only 12 hours notice instead of “meaningful” due process.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking legal status of international students nationwide after more than 4,700 had visas canceled in April based on FBI arrest database searches.
Trump administration moves to terminate 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement that limits detention of immigrant children and requires government provide them food, water and clean clothes.
More than a dozen Trump administration officials sold stocks days before president’s tariff announcements sent markets plunging, including Trade Representative official who sold $30,000 before April’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Pentagon approves 1,100 more active duty troops for southern border, bringing total to nearly 10,000 as military uses new “military base” designation to detain migrants.
Veterans Affairs requires two Trump DOGE representatives to approve all IT, professional services and new contracts worth $10 million or more.
Senate Republicans use controversial Congressional Review Act to overturn California’s ban on new gas-only car sales by 2035 despite warnings the move violates congressional rules and could worsen air pollution.
Education Department investigates Virginia’s elite Thomas Jefferson High School for alleged discrimination against Asian American students despite Supreme Court upholding admissions policy that reduced Asian enrollment from 73% to 54%.
Trump administration finds Columbia University violated Jewish students’ civil rights by showing “deliberate indifference” to harassment since October 7, 2023, including failure to investigate swastika vandalism.
Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students after university refuses to turn over five years of foreign student conduct records including protest footage.
Judge blocks Trump from firing 1,300 Education Department employees after staff cuts closed seven civil rights offices and eliminated entire FAFSA oversight team.
Kennedy’s MAHA commission report blames corporate influence and environmental toxins for childhood disease crisis.
Treasury Department orders final batch of penny blanks after Trump directs halt to production of coins that cost 3.7 cents to make but are worth 1 cent, saving $56 million annually.
Trump FTC chair Andrew Ferguson drops price discrimination case against PepsiCo filed by Lina Khan three days before Trump took office, calling it a “legally dubious partisan stunt.”
Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency terminates five Census Bureau surveys worth $16.5 million without required public process as agency faces 18 leadership vacancies.
House passes Trump’s $2.3 trillion tax cut and spending bill by one vote despite CBO projections that 8.6 million people would lose health coverage.
Trump hosts 220 top investors in his $TRUMP meme coin at Virginia golf club using presidential seal, three days after crypto industry donations helped secure pro-crypto Senate legislation.
Bruce Springsteen releases EP calling Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” as Trump shares meme showing himself hitting Springsteen with golf ball.
Federal judge reverses Trump’s firing of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board members, ruling president lacks authority to remove independent agency officials without cause.
FEMA acting administrator rescinds agency’s strategic plan less than two weeks before hurricane season starts.
Justice Department cancels Minneapolis and Louisville police reform settlements following George Floyd and Breonna Taylor killings days before fifth anniversary of Floyd’s murder.
Federal judge rules US deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan “unquestionably” violated prior court order and considers holding Homeland Security officials in contempt.
Naval Academy returns nearly 400 books removed from library during Pentagon DEI purge including works on Holocaust and Maya Angelou’s autobiography after more detailed Pentagon review.
Army will pay for road damage from 56 tanks and armored vehicles rolling through DC streets during June 14 military parade scheduled on Trump’s birthday.
Defense Secretary Hegseth holds Christian prayer service for Pentagon workers during work hours as his pastor declares Trump was chosen by God to bring “moral clarity” to America.
Senate GOP establish new precedent to bypass filibuster rules and block CA clean air standards with simple majority vote.
ICE denies Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil’s request to hold his newborn son during detention center visit after jailing the legal resident for over two months without criminal charges
Trump-appointed federal judge strikes down EEOC regulations requiring employers to provide time off and accommodations for abortions.
House GOP proposes giving $1,000 investment accounts to newborns born through 2028 in “Trump Accounts” despite financial experts calling the tax structure less attractive than existing savings options.
House GOP leaders schedule vote within hours on Trump budget bill after making concessions to conservative holdouts despite Congressional Budget Office finding it would add $3.8 trillion to deficit.
Trump claims U.S. is close to brokering peace between Congo and Rwanda through negotiations led by Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law despite continued fighting in eastern Congo.
Chicago man fatally shoots two Israeli Embassy staffers outside Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. while shouting “Free Palestine” before surrendering inside the building.
Pentagon accepts unprecedented $400 million Boeing 747 gift from Qatar to serve as Air Force One during Trump’s presidency before transferring to Trump’s personal library afterward.
Donald Trump played a video and presented news articles falsely claiming white genocide in South Africa to President Cyril Ramaphosa during their Oval Office meeting, despite South Africa’s denials.
New social media toolkit provides ready-made content for supporters to amplify Rep. McIver’s immigration facility confrontation story online.
FAA orders reduction of Newark Airport flights through October after radar failures, radio outages, and staffing shortages caused weeks of severe delays.
Acting TSA Administrator tells House committee “nothing is off the table” regarding potential privatization of airport screening while Trump administration proposes $247 million budget cut to agency.
Supreme Court orders Maine House to restore voting rights of Republican lawmaker punished for identifying transgender student athlete in social media post.
Trump administration deported 50 Venezuelans who entered U.S. legally and had no criminal records to El Salvador prison.
Justice Department launches investigation into former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo over testimony to Congress about his pandemic nursing home policies.
FBI Director Kash Patel eliminates internal watchdog team monitoring Fisa surveillance compliance despite his own past criticisms of bureau abuses.
Trump announces $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense system with three-year completion timeline despite lacking finalized plans and congressional funding approval.
Trump IRS nominee Billy Long grilled by Senate Democrats over nonexistent ‘tribal tax credits’ after committee reveals recording of promised favorable treatment.
House Republicans push trillion-dollar tax cut package forward after Trump visits Capitol and warns lawmakers, “Don’t f— around with Medicaid,” despite CBO projections of $3.8 trillion deficit increase.
Senate unexpectedly passes “No Tax on Tips” bill through unanimous consent, sending legislation to House for consideration.
