Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme
A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone.
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Doctors and other medical staff can also be barred from working at VA hospitals based on their marital status, political party affiliation or union activity.
Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’
Trump’s army parade was neither the totalitarian North Korean spectacle that critics had grimly predicted, nor the triumph of Maga nationalism fans craved.
Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests
Trump in a social media posting called on ICE officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.”
Tens of thousands join peaceful ‘No Kings’ protest in Portland; much smaller crowd turns chaotic at ICE facility
The events drew people into the streets to denounce what organizers described as authoritarianism, anti-immigrant policies and attacks on democracy. (I'm so proud to have been there!)
Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump
Protesters demonstrate at about 2,000 sites nationwide on day US president holds military parade in Washington. (Final count: 13.4 million nationwide!)
Military parade rolls through DC as ‘No Kings’ protesters across US decry Trump
Attendance appeared to fall far short of early predictions that as many as 200,000 people would attend the festival and parade. There were large gaps between viewers.
How US cities have long planned for a Trump-led escalation against protests
The US president hinted at a crackdown on demonstrations long before his inauguration, and it’s finally here. The militarization on the streets and in immigration raids dramatically marks the places the administration wants to punish dissent.
Appeals court blocks earlier ruling, allows Trump to command California Guard for now
Just a couple hours after a federal judge had ordered President Trump to relinquish control of the California National Guard saying he had violated the U.S. Constitution, an appeals court put the order on hold until a hearing on an appeal can be held Tuesday.
House approves Trump’s request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid
The package targets foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides money for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service as well as thousands of public radio and television stations around the country.
Bondi says LA protests 'very different' than Jan. 6 rioters who were pardoned
Bondi rejected that President Donald Trump's pardons for hundreds of rioters who assaulted police during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol creates a double standard with the administration's aggressive response to violence at immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Trump calls L.A. protesters ‘animals,’ ‘foreign enemy’ in speech to recognize anniversary of the U.S. Army
Trump, in his most aggressive language yet regarding the protests in Los Angeles, used a speech ostensibly supposed to be used to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army to denounce the demonstrators while repeating his false statements about the 2020 election being rigged and attacking the previous commander-in-chief, former President Joe Biden.
Seattle Police Chief Barnes says he expects to be jailed for resisting Trump's orders
“I will do everything in my power to protect anyone in Seattle from anyone who comes to this city with the intention to hurt them or inhibit their First Amendment rights."
Trump authorizes additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles
Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders Monday from President Donald Trump, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.
‘History will judge us as cowards or heroes’: Ras Baraka, the mayor arrested by Ice, won’t be intimidated
The politician, who’s been labeled ‘too progressive, too Black’ in the race for New Jersey governor, reflects on Trump, immigration and the power of poetry.
Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals
The judge wrote that “significant evidence” has surfaced indicating that many of the migrants imprisoned in El Salvador are not connected to the gang “and thus languish in a foreign prison on flimsy, even frivolous, accusations.”
New Federal Employees Must Now Write Essays Praising Trump's Policies
The federal government's strategy to hire people to the civil service, dubbed the "Merit Hiring Plan," will require certain applicants to write four 200-word essays about their work ethic, skills and experience, commitment to the Constitution, and plans to "advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities."
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.
Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for 500,000 migrants, exposing more to deportation
The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Trump pardons Todd and Julie Chrisley, the reality TV couple convicted of fraud
Though the Chrisleys portrayed themselves as successful real estate tycoons and self-made multimillionaires, they were eventually accused of funding their lifestyle through dishonest means.
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’
“Remigration”—a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations—may soon have a dedicated office following a Trump administration reorganization of the State Department.
Judge says Trump’s bid to deport Mahmoud Khalil is unconstitutional
Starting Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET and lasting for 100 straight hours, climate and weather specialists will spend 15 minutes each talking about their work and why it is so valuable for the American people.
US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs
A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade, a relatively low-profile court in Manhattan, stopped Trump’s global tariffs that he imposed citing emergency economic powers.
Scoop: Stephen Miller, Noem tell ICE to supercharge immigrant arrests
The new target is triple the number of daily arrests that agents were making in the early days of Trump's term — and suggests the president's top immigration officials are full-steam ahead in pushing for mass deportations.
A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained.
For 20 years, Carol Hui has served waffles, raised her children and embraced the small town of Kennett, Mo. Her detention and pending deportation to Hong Kong has hit the community hard.
Judge allows DOGE to access sensitive Treasury payment systems
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas gave permission for four DOGE employees to access the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which essentially serves as the checkbook for the federal government.
Trump says he’s not ‘chickening out’ on trade: ‘It’s called negotiation’
President Donald Trump pushed back against those using the term “TACO trade” — “Trump Always Chickens Out” — to describe how markets view his tariff moves.
Trump administration sues North Carolina over its voter registration records
The Trump administration accused North Carolina’s election board on Tuesday of violating federal law by failing to ensure voter registration records of some applicants contained identifying numbers.
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit Tuesday morning in federal court against the Trump White House over the president's executive order that purportedly bars the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS.
Trump’s new pardon attorney personally reviewed application for Jan. 6 ringleader Stewart Rhodes
During his first full week in office, Trump’s pardon attorney has reviewed applications for Jan. 6 rioters and a former state senator prosecuted by Jack Smith’s onetime unit.
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
Paul Walczak’s pardon application cited his mother’s support for the president, including raising millions of dollars and a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary.
How Trump Plans to Avoid a Potential Third Impeachment
Trump has openly profited from his seat, and helped his allies get rich too—whether by manipulating the market or by turning administration officials into salespeople.
Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
The government already has canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants for the Ivy League school, which has pushed back on the administration’s demands for changes to several of its policies.
Climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ way
Starting Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET and lasting for 100 straight hours, climate and weather specialists will spend 15 minutes each talking about their work and why it is so valuable for the American people.
Trump says he’s pardoning a Virginia sheriff convicted on bribery charges
“This Sheriff is a victim of an overzealous Biden Department of Justice, and doesn’t deserve to spend a single day in jail. He is a wonderful person, who was persecuted by the Radical Left “monsters,” and “left for dead,” Trump said.
A federal judge further halts Trump's radical transformation of government
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued the preliminary injunction late Thursday, nearly two weeks after temporarily halting Trump's Feb. 11 executive order directing agencies to shut down offices and lay off thousands of people.
Trump threatens steep tariffs on trade with the European Union, Then Delays
Trump said he had run out of patience with trade negotiators from the European Union and has decided to set the tariff on imports at 50% starting on June 1.
Federal judge halts Trump administration ban on Harvard’s ability to enroll international students
Harvard argued revocation of its certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program was “clear retaliation” for its refusal of the government’s ideologically rooted policy demands.
Judge strikes down DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace
A federal judge ruled that the actions of "illegitimately-installed leaders" — including the purported transfer of the institute's building — were "null and void."
Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions
The Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section is charged with ensuring cases against elected officials are not politically motivated. The Trump administration is considering changing that.
Judges thwart Trump effort to deport pro-Palestinian students – but their fight isn’t over
The administration seems to be getting clobbered in court, but it’s still unsettled whether the government can detain and deport noncitizens over political speech.
'Most Transparent’ White House In History Keeps Majority Of Trump’s Remarks Secret
Trump's aides released just 20% of the transcripts of his speeches and interactions with the press over his first 100 days, excluding many of his most unhinged comments.
Tanks, cannons and soldiers sleeping in DC offices: Inside Trump birthday military parade
Plans include bringing 7,500 cots to DC office buildings for soldiers. The latest price tag for the affair: $30 million, a figure expected to rise to $45 million.
D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown
The Defense Department is reviewing the request. If approved, one official said, it would be the first time National Guard troops were used to help enforce an immigration crackdown in the country.
New Reality TV Show That Sees immigrants Compete for US Citizenship Has Backing of Trump Administration
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is reportedly working with writer and producer Rob Worsoff (of Duck Dynasty fame) on a new series called The American
‘Deeply creepy’: Enormous brooding banner of Trump now hangs next to Lincoln outside Department of Agriculture
The picture of Trump is reminiscent of portraits of leaders hanging from public buildings, often seen in dictatorships, monarchies, and in descriptions in George Orwell’s 1984 of “Big Brother.”
20 states sue Trump admin over immigration enforcement funding threats
1A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general is suing President Trump's administration over threats to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding if they don't follow his immigration enforcement polices.
Democratic congressman pushes Trump impeachment, but backs down from vote
A Democratic lawmaker is backing down, for now, from a renegade bid to impeach President Donald Trump after colleagues in his own party criticized the effort and refused to support it.
Dems privately rage over "utterly selfish" Trump impeachment vote
House Democrats erupted into fury and profane invective Tuesday as Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) forced a vote on his rogue efforts to impeach President Trump.
Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration
17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration.
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. He replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
Democrats involved in tense encounter at ICE facility say Trump administration is trying to intimidate them
Three Democratic lawmakers who were involved in a tense encounter outside an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, New Jersey, are accusing the administration of “intimidation” after a Department of Homeland Security official suggested they could be arrested.
Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress
The office recently released a report examining whether artificial intelligence companies can use copyrighted materials to “train” their AI systems and then compete in the same market as the human-made works they were trained on.
Elon Musk's Plan for Americans' Sensitive Data Has Security Experts Terrified
DOGE now wants to consolidate the federal government's vast data reserves. They're currently siloed across government agencies, and DOGE wants to merge them into a sprawling centralized database.
Mark Zuckerberg is building a new surveillance state
Mark Zuckerberg isn’t building a product; he’s building a world — a filtered, augmented, monitored and monetized world where Meta AI becomes the interface between your mind and your surroundings.
Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there
Three members of Congress from New Jersey, along with protesters, faced off with Department of Homeland Security officers on Friday after visiting a local ICE detention facility.
Trump fires all 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission
It's the latest instance of Trump seeking to replace high-ranking officials at independent federal agencies — efforts that have drawn legal challenges.
USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients
The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status.
Trump administration ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus for migrants
“The Constitution is clear, and that, of course, is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in time of invasion.”
House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
Sponsored by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by House GOP leadership, the bill would require federal agencies to update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America.
The Trump Administration Signal Scandal, Somehow, Gets Worse
The Reuters photo showing former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages under the table, but he was actually using an obscure modified Signal app called TM SGNL, and not the real and actually secure Signal app.
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case
The Trump administration is invoking the “ state secrets privilege ” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions about its mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.
When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.
ICE visited more than 100 businesses in the Washington, D.C., area this week in what the agency said was part of a broad effort to conduct “worksite enforcement across the nation to ensure businesses are following U.S. immigration and employment laws.
US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car
Customs and Border Protection has called for tech companies to pitch real-time face recognition technology that can capture everyone in a vehicle—not just those in the front seats.
Carney told Trump that Canada is not for sale. 'Never say never,' Trump replied
Trump told reporters he would like to see Canada become part of the United States but nodded to the opposition to the idea from Canadians. "Takes two to tango, right?" Trump said.
“Anonymous has decided to enforce the Judge's order since you and your sycophant staff ignore lawful orders that go against your fascist plans,” a defacement message posted to GlobalX’s website reads.
Maga media mob: meet the new rightwing faces in the White House briefing room
A disgraced ultra-conservative banjo player ousted from his Grammy-winning band; a far-right conspiracy theorist with alleged ties to Russia; a TikTok creator known as “Maga Malfoy” for his resemblance to the Harry Potter character; and an extremist social media “influencer” once banned from Twitter for posting a video depicting sexual abuse of a child.
Trump says he doesn’t know if he needs to uphold constitutional due process
When it comes to giving immigrants full rights in US law in the face of Trump’s long-promised campaign of mass deportations, Trump was less clear on the need for due process and following US law and court decisions.
Trump feels tug of political gravity as economy falters and polls plunge
The president started his second term fast and furious with a flurry of activity – much of it legally dubious – but analysts say the honeymoon is over.
Trump signs order to block funding to public radio
Trump has issued an executive order calling for all federal funding to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) to be blocked.
Trump administration reaches ‘settlement in principle’ with rioter shot by cop on Jan. 6
The settlement news comes as the Justice Department has also argued in favor of refunding restitution payments made by some rioters — funds meant to cover damage caused to the Capitol — and shortly after Trump himself floated the notion of payments to rioters.
Trump turns civil rights upside down in ‘biggest rollback’ since Reconstruction
Addressing or even acknowledging racial injustice toward people of color is out. Separating church and state is out, according to Trump. Exposing anti-Christian bias and being ‘anti-woke’ is in.
Fascist Stephen Miller declares Trump intends to circumvent Supreme Court, deploy National Guard to carry out mass deportations
Top policy adviser Stephen Miller confirmed Friday that the administration intends to defy Supreme Court rulings and use the National Guard to carry out mass deportations.
Supreme court justice condemns Trump rhetoric ‘designed to intimidate the judiciary’
She also spoke of White House’s undermining of the constitution and rule of law. “Across the nation, judges are facing increased threats of not only physical violence, but also professional retaliation just for doing our jobs."
ICE agents storm Irvine couple's home in search for answers about posters placed around LA
"They say they traced back the IP." Annie Yang and YuZong Chang told Eyewitness News they are still in shock after being woken up by U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigators.
White House launches news-style site to promote favorable coverage of Trump
Administration’s news ‘wire’ will promote press releases, posts by high-level officials and positive news about itself. The Trump administration has been attempting to sideline the established press in favor of friendlier media.
May Day demonstrations span coast to coast in ‘50501’ anti-Trump protests
Thousands of people attended May Day protests across the country Thursday in response to the Trump administration’s controversial moves against immigrants and federal workers over its first 100 days.
Federal judge bars use of Alien Enemies Act in key South Texas area
Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., whom Trump appointed in 2017, wrote in a 36-page order that the administration’s invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act was unlawful, especially during a time when the U.S. is not at war.
The failure of Trump’s assault on democracy is not inevitable. Its current troubles are a result, in large part, of American society’s willingness to fight: its sense that resistance is not only feasible but necessary.
Kamala Harris says ‘courage is contagious’ in major speech excoriating Trump
Kamala Harris delivered a searing indictment of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in power, warning in her first major address since leaving office that the nation was witnessing a “wholesale abandonment of America’s highest ideals” by its president.
The El Salvador mega-prison at the dark heart of Trump immigration crackdown
Cecot, a secretive 40,000-capacity facility (aka Concentration Camp) built to house alleged gang members, ‘is meant for permanent exile, permanent punishment.
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