Federal judge bars ICE from re-detaining Kilmar Ábrego García, ruling his detention was unconstitutional and dismissing administration threats to deport him to Africa as “empty.”
U.S. military kills 11 people in strikes on three boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, bringing the total dead to more than 140 since September with no evidence released.
Capitol Police arrest 18-year-old Georgia man carrying a loaded shotgun and wearing a tactical vest after he ran toward the Capitol while Congress was in recess.
CBS lawyers block Colbert from airing interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico after FCC opens investigation into his appearance on The View.
Six conservation groups sue Interior Secretary Burgum over removal of hundreds of exhibits on slavery, climate change, and Indigenous history from national parks.
Justice Department expands Florida investigation into officials who documented Russian 2016 election interference, issuing new subpoenas seeking records beyond the original intelligence assessment.
FBI formally refuses to share evidence with Minnesota investigators in Alex Pretti shooting, as bystander video appears to show agents took his gun before killing him.
Trump’s private company trademarked “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” days after he pressured officials to rename Dulles, meaning any airport using the name must license it from him.
Trump attacks $16 billion Gateway tunnel project days after court forced release of frozen federal funds, denying he demanded Penn Station and Dulles be renamed for him.
California Gov. Newsom signs clean energy agreement with U.K. in London as Trump calls it “inappropriate” and warns British leaders against partnering with him.
New Mexico House unanimously creates bipartisan subcommittee with subpoena power to investigate Epstein’s Zorro Ranch after federal investigations produced no charges.
Los Angeles Mayor Bass calls on LA28 Olympics chair Casey Wasserman to resign over Epstein-related emails with Ghislaine Maxwell after board voted to keep him.
Trump administration sends second deportation flight to Cameroon carrying eight more third-country nationals days after first flight of nine, most with court orders against removal, was exposed.
Trump blames Maryland Gov. Moore for month-old Potomac sewage spill from a federally regulated pipe and deploys FEMA, currently shut down, to lead cleanup.
NAACP and civil rights groups sue to prevent Trump administration from using Fulton County voter data seized by FBI to purge rolls or intimidate voters.
U.S. and Iran hold second round of nuclear talks in Geneva as Trump deploys a second carrier strike group and Iran runs live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
Secretary of State Rubio tells Orban “your success is our success” during Budapest visit two months before April election where Orban trails opposition challenger in polls.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits removed from President’s House in Philadelphia, quoting Orwell and comparing government to “Ministry of Truth.”
Bipartisan lawmakers who co-wrote the Epstein Files Transparency Act reject Bondi’s claim that DOJ has released all required files, saying the law requires internal memos on decisions not to prosecute that DOJ is withholding.
Pentagon airlifts a five-megawatt nuclear reactor from California to Utah aboard three C-17s, the first time a nuclear reactor has been transported by military aircraft, with plans to generate power by July 4.
TSA officers work without pay as DHS shutdown enters its first weekend, with more than 5,100 flights delayed Saturday and 1,110 officers leaving the agency in October and November alone.
Denmark’s prime minister and Greenland’s leader say Trump is “very serious” about acquiring Greenland and warn the crisis is not over despite formal talks launched in January.
Alaska signed a confidential agreement letting DOJ flag individual voters for removal from state rolls, one of at least 12 states that quietly complied while judges ruled against DOJ in every related lawsuit.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rejects Rubio’s claim that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” noting the U.S. ranks 58th in press freedom while her home country ranks second.
Maryland’s two largest school districts face backlash for designating Eid al-Fitr as a snow makeup day, drawing criticism that Muslim holidays are treated as expendable.
U.S. forces board a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Sunday after tracking it from the Caribbean, the ninth vessel seized under Trump’s Venezuela blockade since December.
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.
Federal Reserve research finds the average U.S. tariff rate jumped from 2.6% to 13% in 2025, with American consumers and businesses absorbing 94% of the cost through August and 86% by November.
Federal grand jury indicts St. Paul woman for biting off the tip of a federal agent’s finger during chaos following the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti.
Six months after an explosion killed two workers at the nation’s largest coke plant, Trump exempted the facility from Biden-era benzene monitoring rules at U.S. Steel’s request.
U.S. military has killed or captured at least 50 ISIS members and struck over 100 targets in Syria since a December ambush killed two soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
Zelenskyy accuses U.S. of pressing Ukraine for concessions while ignoring Russia’s, as Trump tells him to “get moving” before trilateral talks resume Tuesday.
Attorney General Bondi says DOJ has released “all” Epstein files as required by law, includes list of “politically exposed persons” naming Trump, Biden, Zuckerberg, Musk, and dozens of others.
Pentagon threatens to sever its $200M relationship with Anthropic after the AI firm refuses to lift restrictions on mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
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.
Trump administration secretly deports nine people to Cameroon despite most having court protections against removal, none of them from that country, shackled on a DHS flight from Louisiana.
Norwegian government scientist built a secret microwave pulse weapon, tested it on himself, and developed Havana syndrome symptoms, prompting Pentagon and White House visits in 2024.
NOAA plans to weaken vessel speed rules protecting North Atlantic right whales, now fewer than 400, days after a 3-year-old female washes up dead off Virginia.
TSA requires 61,000 airport workers to stay on the job without pay after DHS funding lapses, weeks after a 43-day shutdown left many still recovering financially.
Texas DMV unanimously votes to require proof of legal status for vehicle registration, a rule one county tax assessor refuses to enforce because state law requires residency, not citizenship.
Trump declares voter ID requirements will be in place for midterm elections “whether approved by Congress or not,” promising an executive order after the Senate stalled his SAVE America Act.
Congressman Raskin confirms a whistleblower’s account of inhumane conditions at a Baltimore ICE facility after a surprise inspection found 55 detainees packed into a single room.
DHS deployed a federal voter citizenship tool before adding key databases, causing persistent errors that temporarily banned hundreds of citizens from voting in at least five states.
WHO formally condemns a CDC-funded trial that would withhold a proven hepatitis B vaccine from 7,000 newborns in Guinea-Bissau, calling the study unethical and scientifically unjustified after two months of global backlash.
Social Security Administration workers are told to share in-person appointment details with ICE agents, turning offices designed as safe spaces into potential immigration enforcement traps.
University of North Texas silently removes an art exhibit critical of ICE, covering its windows and erasing it from university channels without explanation to the artist, students or faculty.
Trump administration ends temporary protected status for roughly 1,380 Yemeni nationals despite the State Department’s own “do not travel” designation for Yemen due to terrorism, unrest and landmines.
Federal judge orders ICE to allow Catholic priests into a Chicago-area detention facility for Ash Wednesday, ruling the agency violated religious freedom law by ending a decade of weekly visits.
Trump administration releases $30 million of $205 million in frozen funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project after two states sued and an appeals court upheld the order to pay.
ICE agents followed Minnesota protesters to their homes, shouted their addresses, aimed rifles at them and mocked the death of Renee Good, according to nearly 100 sworn statements filed in federal court.
