Illinois joins lawsuit against DOGE over access to government payment systems
Illinois will join over a dozen states in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Treasury Department.
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A Litany of Horrors in the New Age of Trump
This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We’ve been meeting every six weeks or so since 1982.
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Oil Prices Remain Under Pressure From Trade War Fears
“Nevertheless, (today's) oil gains are limited, reflecting persistent concerns over supply and demand headwinds, including ...
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Labor groups sue over the dismantling of USAID
Labor organizations have sued the federal government on behalf of foreign service workers over the gutting of USAID.
Arizona, 11 other states to sue over DOGE’s payment system access
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 11 Democratic attorneys general plan to sue Elon Musk-run DOGE's access to sensitive data.
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DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say
Officials working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment ...
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Does DOGE Pose a National Security Risk?
The department said that it was working with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI to assess ...
Why the courts may be the last constraint on Trump but may not contain his power grabs
Given Republican control of Congress, the confirmation of Trump ultra-loyalist Pamela Bondi as his attorney general and the ...
Democratic attorneys general challenging Musk's staff access to Americans' sensitive personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states are vowing to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government ...
United States seizes Venezuelan aircraft violation export law
The U.S. Justice Department seized a Venezuelan aircraft on Thursday for violating the U.S. export control and sanctions laws ...
Unions sue Trump administration over USAID agency cuts
The lawsuit is the first seeking to block the Trump administration's overhaul of the US Agency for International Development.
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REPO group on seizing Russia-related property remains in place — US Justice Department
At the same time, Pam Bondi ordered the disbanding of KleptoCapture, an interagency group that was engaged in hunting Russian business assets abroad ...