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White House Says US Judges 'Usurping' Trump's Authority

The White House on Wednesday accused judges of "usurping" executive power after a series of rulings against Donald Trump's administration, including one that blocked the deportation of Venezuelan migrants and drew the president's ire.

International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025

Trump's Judge Bashing Provokes a Rebuke From Chief Justice John Roberts (Again)

"Impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision," Roberts noted after Trump said federal judges who impede his agenda should be fired.

Reason · Mar 19, 2025

Texans Roast Proposal to Rename 'Death Trap' Highway After Trump: 'Everyone Hates I-35 Anyway'

A recently filed Texas bill aims to rename Interstate 35 in Travis County to the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."

Latin Times · Mar 19, 2025

Trump administration drops challenge to Texas law targeting people who illegally cross the border

Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that makes illegally crossing the border a state crime, will continue to be challenged by two immigrant rights groups and El Paso County.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 19, 2025

California has a $6.2 billion Medicaid funding gap partly due to expanding immigrant coverage

California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

JB Pritzker is getting pissed off

A billionaire heir to a hotel fortune, the Democratic governor is striking a combative, populist-inflected tone

Salon · Mar 19, 2025

Nancy Mace Blames 'Paid Agitators' As Reason Why She Refuses to Attend Town Hall With Constituents: 'It's Not Safe'

Nancy Mace refused an invitation to attend a town hall meeting in her home state, blaming "paid" protestors she claims have disrupted GOP-led town halls.

Latin Times · Mar 19, 2025

Trump "declared war" on the rule of law

The criticism comes after the Trump administration defied a federal court order

Salon · Mar 19, 2025

Amanda Edwards to run to succeed the late-U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner

Edwards unsuccessfully ran for the seat twice last year. She faced off against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the 2024 Democratic primary. Jackson Lee won the primary but died before the general election, opening the party’s nomination anew

The Texas Tribune · Mar 19, 2025

Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights

The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to to El Salvador

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025