A federal judge stopped the Justice Department from making a list of every trans kid treated at Rhode Island Hospital and their parents.
Eight federal judges have now blocked these subpoenas nationwide.
The judge wrote that the administration “publicly characterized gender-affirming care for minors as abuse, directed the DOJ to bring its practice to an end, and celebrated when hospitals curtailed such programs as a result of this subpoena campaign.” What could they possibly want with that list? Use 5 Calls or Resistbot to demand Congress shut the subpoena campaign down.
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CIA Director Ratcliffe meets Cuban intelligence in Havana as DOJ signals imminent indictment of 94-year-old Raúl Castro over 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown.
Source: El Pais
May 14, 2026
Trump and Xi agree at Beijing summit that Strait of Hormuz must remain open as Rubio insists U.S. is not seeking China's help.
Source: NBC News
May 14, 2026
House war powers resolution to end Iran conflict dies on 212-212 tie vote, third defeat in the chamber since the war began, with three Republicans crossing over.
Source: The Hill
May 14, 2026
Unidentified attackers seize ship off UAE coast and head for Iranian waters as rival U.S. and Iranian blockades enter day 75.
Source: CBS News
May 14, 2026
Justice Department finds Yale School of Medicine intentionally discriminated by race in admissions and used "racial proxies" to evade Supreme Court's affirmative action ban.
Source: WNHT New Haven
May 14, 2026
California judge bars Kars4Kids ads using children's voices unless the charity discloses that donations fund Orthodox Jewish gap-year trips to Israel for teenagers.
Source: KSBW Monterey
May 14, 2026
Supreme Court extends stay allowing mifepristone mail and telehealth orders to continue nationwide while Louisiana challenge proceeds, drawing dissents from Thomas and Alito.
Source: UPI
May 14, 2026
Federal judge halts Texas law the day before it would have let local police arrest suspected illegal border crossers, ruling immigration is federal jurisdiction.
Source: The Texas Tribune
May 14, 2026
ICE prepares to award construction contracts for Texas warehouse detention centers despite four state lawsuits and new Inspector General audit, weeks after Secretary Mullin called for review.
Source: The Washington Post [gift link]
May 14, 2026
Trump-supporting Georgia town of Social Circle sues DHS and ICE in federal court to block the planned 10,000-bed detention center that would triple its population.
Source: WAGA Atlanta
May 14, 2026
Border Patrol Chief Banks abruptly retires weeks after Washington Examiner reported he bragged about hiring sex workers in Colombia and Thailand.
Source: The Independent
May 14, 2026
Hawaii's governor signs law redefining corporations to bar election spending, taking aim at Citizens United through novel state-level strategy.
Source: The Associated Press
May 14, 2026
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards over allegations of sexual harassment and fostering a hostile work environment.
Source: USA Today
May 14, 2026
Senate adopts internal rule freezing senators' pay during shutdowns starting in November, with no force on House and no binding effect on future Senates.
Source: Roll Call
May 14, 2026
FBI Director Patel took undisclosed "VIP snorkel" around USS Arizona last August, swimming over the tomb of 900+ sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
Source: The Associated Press
May 14, 2026
Interior Secretary Burgum awards East Potomac Golf Links redesign to architect of Trump's Bedminster course weeks after his department severed the nonprofit's lease.
Source: WTTG Washington
May 14, 2026
Palm Beach airport deal lets Trump's company sell branded merchandise, pick vendors, and pocket licensing fees from the renamed facility.
Source: The Guardian
May 14, 2026
Trump bought millions in Nvidia, AMD, Palantir, and Axon stock as his administration boosted those companies' business, new federal disclosures show.
Source: NOTUS
May 14, 2026
White House considered piggybacking arch construction onto unrelated AECOM contract for White House grounds, bypassing competitive bidding for the 250-foot project over a mile across the Potomac.
Source: The Independent
May 14, 2026
Federal judge in Rhode Island quashes DOJ subpoena demanding identities and complete medical records of every minor treated for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital since 2020.
Source: WPRI Providence
May 14, 2026