A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration from ending protections from deportation for some 600,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. The decision from a three-judge panel for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstalls Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the U.S., which were lifted by the Supreme Court despite a lower...
Plus: Judge weighs Trump firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook {beacon} LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN from August recess next week to dive into funding fights and multiple controversies involving the Trump administration: one focused on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and another over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Congress will also...
President Trump is using a tool known as a "pocket rescission" to unilaterally cut roughly $5 billion in congressionally approved funding, sparking bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill. The rare move, which Trump announced in a letter sent to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) late Thursday, is the latest step by Trump and his team to test the bounds of presidential...
The case centers on Trump's attempt to fire Lia Cook from her role on the Fed's Board of Governors, and whether he has "cause" to do so, under the Federal Reserve Act.
Missouri faces a congressional redistricting battle as Republicans seek to change Kansas City's 5th District while Democrats oppose the partisan effort.