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Jeanine Pirro speaks during 2022 FOX Nation Patriot Awards in 2022 in Hollywood, Fla.

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Trump names Fox's Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. after dropping earlier pick

President Trump named Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro as the interim top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., to replace Ed Martin.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on March 17 in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

SCOTUS upholds Trump's transgender military ban. And, the papal conclave begins

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump Administration to start executing its ban on trans military service members. And, the conclave to elect the Catholic Church's new leader begins today.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Salvadoran guards escort alleged members of the 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha gangs who were deported from the U.S. to El Salvador.

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  • Law

U.S. intelligence memo says Venezuelan government does not control Tren de Aragua gang

The memo weakens President Trump's argument for invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants.

May 07, 2025
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  • Jasmine Garsd and
  • Greg Myre
The Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court upholds Trump's ban on transgender military members while appeals continue

The justices blocked a lower court order that temporarily halted the ban's enforcement.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Christina Gatti
University of Florida athletes celebrate the women's team title during the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 11, 2022. Under a proposed legal settlement, many athletes on track and field, swimming and other collegiate sports could see their roster spots eliminated.

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  • Sports

As a judge weighs NCAA deal, thousands of college athletes remain in legal limbo

The class-action legal settlement would transform college sports. But this year, many athletes learned it would cost their spots on the team. Now, after a judge heard their objections, they must wait.

May 06, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
President Trump arrives with Attorney General Pam Bondi to speak at the Justice Department on March 14.

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  • Law

Critics warn DOJ is being politicized despite vows to end its purported weaponization

Critics warn that despite President Trump's call to end the purported weaponization of the Justice Department, it has become more politicized in the president's first three months back in office.

May 06, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
A Stryker platoon is stationed near the fence at the southern U.S. border with Mexico, in Douglas, Arizona, on April 3.

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  • USPS

Trump expands military use at the southern border. Are there legal limits?

The Posse Comitatus Act restricts using federal troops in civilian law enforcement. Exceptions exist, but Trump's crackdown on immigration is shaping up to be a major test for the law.

May 06, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I., on Oct. 9, 2024.

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  • Energy

States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order Trump signed on his first day in office pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects.

May 05, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, including an order terminating the security clearances of those who work at the law firm Perkins Coie.

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  • Politics

Federal judge strikes down Trump order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.

May 02, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
Joseph Czuba stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County, Ill., courthouse on Oct. 30, 2023, in Joliet, Ill.

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  • National

Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in attack on Palestinian American boy, mother

An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced to 53 years in prison.

May 02, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Erin Patterson speaks to media at her home in Leongatha, Victoria, in August 2023.

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  • World

An Australian woman is on trial for murder by toxic mushrooms. Here's what to know

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People gather to take photos with the John Harvard statue at Harvard University. President Trump made another threat to Harvard's tax-exempt status in a social media post on Friday.

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  • Education

Trump again threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status, saying, 'It's what they deserve!'

Trump's comments on social media marked the latest volley in a battle between the administration and the wealthiest college in the world.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Abbe Lowell, who represented Hunter Biden, makes a statement in September 2024 in Los Angeles.

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  • Law

Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions

With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Left: Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin during an Anacostia Coordinating Council monthly meeting in Washington, D.C., on March 25. Right: Timothy Hale-Cusanelli with a mustache resembling Adolf Hitler's in photos recovered from his cellphone by the Department of Justice.

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  • Investigations

Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged 'Nazi sympathizer'

Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, President Trump has launched a sweeping campaign of retribution. The administration has targeted over 100 perceived enemies, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (left), Dr. Anthony Fauci, former national security adviser John Bolton and Letitia James, attorney general of New York.

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  • Investigations

Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies

Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, the president has launched a sweeping campaign of retribution. One judge called his actions "a shocking abuse of power."

May 01, 2025
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  • Tom Dreisbach
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