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Judge orders White House to pay full SNAP benefits by Friday

"Not making payments to them for even another day is utterly unacceptable," the judge said.

Axios · Nov 7, 2025

Trump's H-1B visa bombshell: What comes next

Small businesses and startups say the changes will effectively block them from hiring foreign talent.

Axios · Oct 4, 2025

White House rushes to Donald Trump’s defence after his ‘arguably racist’ decision is challenged

More lawsuits against Trump - evidently, this will be his "legacy" this time.

We Got This Covered · Aug 14, 2025

DOGE’s haphazard takeover of Social Security risked data of millions of Americans ‘leaking into the wrong hands’

Tiffany Flick, a civil servant of 30 years, detailed the speed with which a DOGE associate was parachuted into the Social Security Administration to access sensitive data

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Doge takeover of social security seemed ‘based on myth’, says ex-senior official

Tiffany Flick claims agents from Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting unit assailed staff with questions about fraud

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025

Abortion pill manufacturer asks to join suit that could rewrite US abortion access

GenBioPro seeks to defend access to mifepristone in suit brought by attorneys general of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas

The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2025

A government watchdog that was fired by Trump is trying to protect tens of thousands of federal workers from latest culling

The Office of Special Counsel’s findings could have major implications for fired federal workers trying to get their jobs back.

Fortune · Feb 25, 2025

Trump sued by USAID workers union for shutting down global aid agency: ‘Profound moral stain’

Trump administration’s actions already triggered a ‘global humanitarian crisis,’ lawsuit states

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025

Trump White House Abruptly Flip Flops On Federal Aid Freeze After Judge Blocks Move

The Trump Administration abruptly reversed its federal aid freeze Wednesday after immense backlash and a federal judge's intervention.

International Business Times · Jan 29, 2025

Trump White House Says Federal Aid is Still Paused, Insists It Only Rescinded Memo About the Freeze Not the Freeze Itself

The Trump administration rescinded Wednesday a memo freezing federal spending on federal loans and grants, sending the country into a state of confusion.

Latin Times · Jan 29, 2025