NEW: A federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in DC was likely unlawful, the latest setback to the president’s military mobilizations in Democrat-led cities. She delayed the order taking effect for 21 days to avoid disruption pending any appeal buff.ly/50Q2LeM
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NEW: A federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in DC was likely unlawful, the latest setback to the president’s military mobilizations in Democrat-led cities. She delayed the order taking effect for 21 days to avoid disruption pending any appeal buff.ly/50Q2LeM
NEW: The Trump administration continues to face wrongful deportation claims amid ramped up immigration enforcement. One of the latest cases involves a transgender woman sent to Mexico despite an order barring that due to her risk of torture or death -- "inadvertently," per DOJ bit.ly/3XEvsac
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW: The Trump administration continues to face wrongful deportation claims amid ramped up immigration enforcement. One of the latest cases involves a transgender woman sent to Mexico despite an order barring that due to her risk of torture or death -- "inadvertently," per DOJ bit.ly/3XEvsac
"baseless"
"cherry-picked"
"fail on even the most cursory look at the facts"
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyer sent a letter to AG Pam Bondi today disputing the Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations against her. With Erik Larson:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"cherry-picked"
"fail on even the most cursory look at the facts"
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyer sent a letter to AG Pam Bondi today disputing the Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations against her. With Erik Larson:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"baseless"
"cherry-picked"
"fail on even the most cursory look at the facts"
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyer sent a letter to AG Pam Bondi today disputing the Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations against her. With Erik Larson:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"cherry-picked"
"fail on even the most cursory look at the facts"
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyer sent a letter to AG Pam Bondi today disputing the Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations against her. With Erik Larson:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DOJ’s indictment of James Comey was riddled with problems that may give the former FBI director legal grounds to have it dismissed, a federal magistrate judge ruled on Monday, ordering grand jury materials released to the defense. From Chris Strohm: buff.ly/H9Ywsql
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
DOJ’s indictment of James Comey was riddled with problems that may give the former FBI director legal grounds to have it dismissed, a federal magistrate judge ruled on Monday, ordering grand jury materials released to the defense. From Chris Strohm: buff.ly/H9Ywsql
And Judge Boasberg isn't wasting any time -- order just hit this morning directing parties to be ready to talk about what's next in the contempt inquiry at a hearing later this week
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
And Judge Boasberg isn't wasting any time -- order just hit this morning directing parties to be ready to talk about what's next in the contempt inquiry at a hearing later this week
NEW: DOJ has been in settlement talks with Michael Flynn -- Trump's first national security adviser seeking $50M for his prosecution by ex-special counsel Robert Mueller -- and Stefan Passantino, a Trump I White House lawyer who accused the House Jan. 6 committee of privacy violations
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bit.ly/4hWdolc
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: DOJ has been in settlement talks with Michael Flynn -- Trump's first national security adviser seeking $50M for his prosecution by ex-special counsel Robert Mueller -- and Stefan Passantino, a Trump I White House lawyer who accused the House Jan. 6 committee of privacy violations
bit.ly/4hWdolc
bit.ly/4hWdolc
With the government shutdown over and federal food aid benefits for millions of Americans fully funded for the rest of the fiscal year, DOJ says the legal fight is moot and pulls its SCOTUS application
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November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
With the government shutdown over and federal food aid benefits for millions of Americans fully funded for the rest of the fiscal year, DOJ says the legal fight is moot and pulls its SCOTUS application
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Update: The Trump admin is appealing today's order requiring USDA to make full funding available by tomorrow for this month's SNAP food aid during the government shutdown.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Update: The Trump admin is appealing today's order requiring USDA to make full funding available by tomorrow for this month's SNAP food aid during the government shutdown.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: A federal appeals court found "undue delay" by US District Judge Aileen Cannon in resolving months-old requests to lift her order blocking full disclosure of ex-special counsel Jack Smith's report on the criminal investigations into President Trump — and gave her 60 days to act
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November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New: A federal appeals court found "undue delay" by US District Judge Aileen Cannon in resolving months-old requests to lift her order blocking full disclosure of ex-special counsel Jack Smith's report on the criminal investigations into President Trump — and gave her 60 days to act
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NEW: The Trump administration told a judge it will comply with an order to fund US food aid benefits for November during the government shutdown, but only at 50% of the amount eligible households would normally receive, and with a warning it could take weeks or months to implement buff.ly/nNJ5LJA
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
NEW: The Trump administration told a judge it will comply with an order to fund US food aid benefits for November during the government shutdown, but only at 50% of the amount eligible households would normally receive, and with a warning it could take weeks or months to implement buff.ly/nNJ5LJA
While we wait to see what a Boston federal judge does in the Dem AGs' challenge to the Trump admin suspending SNAP food aid during the shutdown, a RI judge handling a new case filed today by nonprofits + cities set a hearing for tomorrow
October 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
While we wait to see what a Boston federal judge does in the Dem AGs' challenge to the Trump admin suspending SNAP food aid during the shutdown, a RI judge handling a new case filed today by nonprofits + cities set a hearing for tomorrow
Here's the full preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing shutdown-related layoffs (RIFs) at 39 agencies and issuing new notices to federal employees in programs/projects/activities that include members or bargaining units of the unions that sued buff.ly/FZk1OBj
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Here's the full preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing shutdown-related layoffs (RIFs) at 39 agencies and issuing new notices to federal employees in programs/projects/activities that include members or bargaining units of the unions that sued buff.ly/FZk1OBj
Latest: A Boston federal judge set a hearing for 10/30 in the legal fight over SNAP food aid benefits set to halt starting next month if the government shutdown continues
October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Latest: A Boston federal judge set a hearing for 10/30 in the legal fight over SNAP food aid benefits set to halt starting next month if the government shutdown continues
Update: Dem officials suing over the Trump administration's suspension of federal food benefits during the shutdown filed a motion for a temporary restraining order covering the 25 states + DC that brought the case: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Earlier: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Earlier: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Update: Dem officials suing over the Trump administration's suspension of federal food benefits during the shutdown filed a motion for a temporary restraining order covering the 25 states + DC that brought the case: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Earlier: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Earlier: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit from Democratic state officials over food aid benefits set to end soon for tens of millions of Americans, accusing US officials of unlawfully refusing to tap alternative sources of money during the government shutdown
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October 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
New: The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit from Democratic state officials over food aid benefits set to end soon for tens of millions of Americans, accusing US officials of unlawfully refusing to tap alternative sources of money during the government shutdown
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Update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: While the judge deliberates on whether to release him, DOJ says the US identified a country that will take him: Liberia. Abrego Garcia's lawyers prev had said he was willing to go to Costa Rica and that officials there were amenable; no mention of that buff.ly/sAR7n1Y
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: While the judge deliberates on whether to release him, DOJ says the US identified a country that will take him: Liberia. Abrego Garcia's lawyers prev had said he was willing to go to Costa Rica and that officials there were amenable; no mention of that buff.ly/sAR7n1Y
Mark your calendar: The South Carolina federal judge specially tapped to weigh James Comey's claim that the indictment against him should be tossed because Lindsey Halligan isn't validly serving as the US attorney in eastern Virginia set a hearing for Nov. 13.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Mark your calendar: The South Carolina federal judge specially tapped to weigh James Comey's claim that the indictment against him should be tossed because Lindsey Halligan isn't validly serving as the US attorney in eastern Virginia set a hearing for Nov. 13.
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Former Trump special counsel Jack Smith sent a letter to GOP lawmakers offering to testify in an open hearing, in response to House Judiciary request for a transcribed interview - "given the many mischaracterizations" (reported earlier by Fox)
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October 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Former Trump special counsel Jack Smith sent a letter to GOP lawmakers offering to testify in an open hearing, in response to House Judiciary request for a transcribed interview - "given the many mischaracterizations" (reported earlier by Fox)
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New: On Sept. 26, a federal judge approved a new grand jury in Fort Pierce, FL starting in January. In recent comments, a close Trump ally shared info on a grand jury connected to DOJ's probe into a Democratic anti-Trump conspiracy that appear to match that order
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New: On Sept. 26, a federal judge approved a new grand jury in Fort Pierce, FL starting in January. In recent comments, a close Trump ally shared info on a grand jury connected to DOJ's probe into a Democratic anti-Trump conspiracy that appear to match that order
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: A Florida federal judge approved a January grand jury that a close Trump ally strongly suggested is part of the DOJ probe into an alleged Dem conspiracy against Trump -- 9/26 court order appears to match recent comments by Mike Davis (he declined to elaborate)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
NEW: A Florida federal judge approved a January grand jury that a close Trump ally strongly suggested is part of the DOJ probe into an alleged Dem conspiracy against Trump -- 9/26 court order appears to match recent comments by Mike Davis (he declined to elaborate)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Return of Jack Smith, pt. II: The former Trump prosecutor's lawyers offered the latest rebuttal to escalating attacks -- this time re: a grand jury subpoena for lawmakers' phone activity records during the 2020 election probe buff.ly/Kp0Oaq6
Letter: buff.ly/hVUbwGl
Letter: buff.ly/hVUbwGl
October 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Return of Jack Smith, pt. II: The former Trump prosecutor's lawyers offered the latest rebuttal to escalating attacks -- this time re: a grand jury subpoena for lawmakers' phone activity records during the 2020 election probe buff.ly/Kp0Oaq6
Letter: buff.ly/hVUbwGl
Letter: buff.ly/hVUbwGl
Shutdown firings status: A federal judge on Friday expanded/clarified her temporary restraining order pausing layoffs after US agencies said they'd interpreted the original TRO to exclude thousands of workers who already got RIF notices. Next hearing set for 10/28
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Shutdown firings status: A federal judge on Friday expanded/clarified her temporary restraining order pausing layoffs after US agencies said they'd interpreted the original TRO to exclude thousands of workers who already got RIF notices. Next hearing set for 10/28
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: The Treasury Department and several other federal agencies told a US judge that her order temporarily halting layoffs tied to the government shutdown doesn’t apply to more than 2,000 employees who have already received firing notices
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
New: The Treasury Department and several other federal agencies told a US judge that her order temporarily halting layoffs tied to the government shutdown doesn’t apply to more than 2,000 employees who have already received firing notices
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
On current events and "vindictive" prosecutions
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October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
On current events and "vindictive" prosecutions
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Happening now: DOJ has charged John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of his fiercest critics, for his mishandling classified material.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Happening now: DOJ has charged John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of his fiercest critics, for his mishandling classified material.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...