Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback
Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s…
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Trump’s 3rd week saw more executive orders, a trade war that wasn’t and a Mideast jolt
Three weeks in, President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while billionaire Elon Musk hunts for more ways…
The EEOC exists to fight discrimination. Fired official fears a hobbling under Trump
Former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels, shown at right, President Trump’s pick in his first term to fill a Democratic seat…
Chris Swanson, prominent sheriff and Democrat, announces run for Michigan governor
Chris Swanson, the high-profile sheriff of Michigan’s Genesee County, is launching a Democratic bid to become the battleground state’s next…
For high school sports, decisions loom: Follow Trump or state law on transgender athletes
Minnesota’s governing body for high school sports says it will follow state law — not President Donald Trump’s executive order — and…
Trump’s aid freeze sparks mayhem around the world
In Ghana and Kenya, insecticide and mosquito nets sit in warehouses because U.S. officials haven’t approved urgent anti-malaria campaigns. In…
How conspiracy theories about Politico led Trump to cancel subscriptions
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a document as she reads off line items of government spending during…
Minnesota joins lawsuit against Trump’s move to restrict gender-affirming care
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, alongside attorneys general from Washington and Oregon and three unnamed doctors, filed a federal lawsuit…
Minnesota joins lawsuit against Trump’s move to restrict gender-affirming care
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, alongside attorneys general from Washington and Oregon and three unnamed doctors, filed a federal lawsuit…
Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval
Groups that work to prevent sexual assault and support rape victims are facing funding delays. Michael Siluk | Universal Images…