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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.

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Immigrants File Class-Action Lawsuit To Prevent ICE From Making Arrests At Courthouses

A group of immigrants filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop arrests at immigration courthouses, an increasingly popular tactic.

Latin Times

Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries

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Trump Administration Deports Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members Despite Court Order

The White House invoked a rare wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, sparking a legal battle.

Reason

Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations

Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge

The Guardian - US

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

OMB rescinds memo, causes more confusion

A memo ordering federal agencies to suspend most federal grants was already temporarily blocked by a judge

Salon

In the wilderness: Democrats struggle to navigate the politics of new Trump era

Once united in opposition to Trump during his first term, Democrats now flounder with his return to the White House

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Republican-run states see opportunity to push extreme policies under Trump

Emboldened red states could advocate for rightwing reforms from steep tax cuts to slashes to education

The Guardian - US

Democracy 2025: the lawyer leading ‘swift legal defenses’ against new Trump threat

Skye Perryman and her progressive coalition are preparing to fight in court and in the public square against Project 2025 and other foes

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Project 2025 plot would take ‘wrecking ball’ to US institutions, key Democrat warns

Jared Huffman sounds alarm over extremist manifesto for second Trump term produced by Heritage Foundation

The Texas Tribune

Texas anti-abortion activists pushed abortion restrictions in New Mexico, records show

A handful of cities and counties in New Mexico have passed restrictions – with help from Texans Mark Lee Dickson and attorney Jonathan Mitchell.

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The Guardian - US

‘Criminal liability for librarians’: the fight against US rightwing book bans

Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward, which helped block a controversial Arkansas law, says attacks will continue

Texas Observer

Dragging Democracy into the Future

As the Texas Observer survives to muckrake another day, Steven Monacelli highlights the battle for democracy happening in the Lone Star State.

The Independent UK

Mississippi judge blocks private schools' tax-funded grants

A Mississippi judge has blocked a state law that put $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools

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