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Columbia University capitulates to Trump demands to restore $400m in federal funding – as it happened

Changes include allowing security officers to arrest students and a new official for Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies department. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’

As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activism

The Guardian - US

Don't expect Trump regrets any time soon

It's not totally hopeless: Some swing voters who backed Trump may learn their lesson

Salon

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Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes

Critics fear increased election prosecutions could intimidate voters and local election officials. Attorney General Ken Paxton has long sought more autonomy over election cases.

The Texas Tribune

Warrantless Home Searches Under the Alien Enemies Act?

Trying to figure out a reported new legal argument.

Reason

Trump administration briefing: Democrats denounce education department ‘shutdown’

Education secretary ordered to take ‘all necessary steps’ to dismantle department; US rejects Mexico’s request for water – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education

The executive order begins the process of dismantling the department, a process which requires congressional approval.

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Trump Signs Order To 'Eliminate' US Education Department

US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at "eliminating" the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, which wants individual states to run schools free from the federal government.

International Business Times

Trump Pressures Courts After Reprimand On Deportations

US President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration ignored an order to block summary deportations.

International Business Times

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities

The Independent UK

Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now

A federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining order

The Independent UK

What's happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump's executive order

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Dismantling of education department casts US student loans into uncertainty

Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loans

The Guardian - US

Abbott praises Trump’s efforts to eliminate Education Department at White House

Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed concerns that federal funding and civil rights could be jeopardized by the reduction of the department.

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Evening Standard

Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Education Department

President Trump has ordered a plan to dismantle the US Education Department

Salon

Trump DOJ: Warrantless searches OK

Trump administration lawyers believe agents should be able to enter homes without a warrant under Alien Enemies Act

Latin Times

Crowd Chants 'Deport Elon' At Town Hall Held By GOP Lawmakers In Ruby Red State

Rep. Harriet Hageman was loudly booed after claiming that "DOGE is not dismantling social security"

The Guardian - UK

So who is Kirsty Coventry, who now has global sport’s most powerful job?

IOC’s first female president faces significant challenges including handling Donald Trump’s power and protecting women’s sports

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The Guardian - US

Judge blocks Elon Musk’s Doge from accessing social security records

Ellen Hollander calls Trump aide’s hunt for supposed fraud a ‘fishing expedition’ in temporary restraining order

Latin Times

Trump Praising Barron for Turning On a Computer Leaves Users Stunned: 'This Guy Has the Nuclear Codes'

Social media users are mocking President Donald Trump after he praised his son Barron Trump's skills with technology simply for knowing how to use a computer.

The Guardian - US

What is the US Department of Education and what does it do?

Donald Trump signed an executive order to undo the federal department on Thursday

The Independent UK

New York's top court blocks NYC from letting noncitizens vote

New York state’s top court has put an end to New York City’s effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections

Latin Times

ICE Reveals Latest Arrest Figure Since Inauguration; It's Still Well Short Of Trump's Goals

While arrests have increased compared to the Biden administration, ICE is still far from the 1,200 to 1,500 daily arrest quota set by Trump officials.

The Guardian - US

Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education

Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval

Latin Times

What Mike Johnson Can Do To Appease Trump's Crusade Against Judge Who Blocked Venezuelan Deportation Flight

Trump is calling for the impeachment of Judge James Boasberg. Here's what Speaker Mike Johnson could do to side with the president even if that doesn't end up being the outcome

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