Top Democrats simulate election threats as Trump continues assault on voting Chuck Schumer and other senators took part in exercises in which legal experts laid out election disruption scenarios The Guardian - US · Aug 9
Trump's $1.77B "anti-weaponization" fund temporarily blocked by federal judge The plan has sparked bipartisan skepticism. Axios · Jun 7
Trump's New Order Could Make 8,000 Federal Employees Easier To Fire President Trump's executive order reclassifies 8,000 federal employees, allowing dismissal without cause. Critics warn of impacts on civil service independence and potential legal challenges. International Business Times UK · Jun 3
Trump drops $10 billion IRS lawsuit in exchange for $1.7 billion fund for allies The US Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were politically persecuted by the department under his predecessor Joe Biden's term in office. The fund is part of a deal to bring an end to… France 24 · May 18
Trump $10B IRS Lawsuit Hits an Already Chaotic 2026 Tax Season A new Trump lawsuit and warnings from a tax-industry watchdog point to an IRS under strain, just as millions of taxpayers begin filing their 2025 returns. Kiplinger · Feb 3
Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of power The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2025
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
Fired Surface Transportation Board member sues Trump over his dismissal ahead of rail merger review A former Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board has filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal by President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
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 · Jul 17, 2025
Federal lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts A group immigrants and legal advocates have filed a class-action lawsuit that seeks to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from arresting migrants who appear at immigration courts for previously scheduled hearings and placing them on a fast-track to deportation The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs Salvadoran officials claim ‘legal responsibility’ lies with the US, contradicting statements from the Trump administration The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Challengers to Trump birthright citizenship order quickly try again - Roll Call Signs quickly emerged Friday that challenges to President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order are far from settled. Roll Call · Jun 27, 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
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 The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2025
The Guardian - US · Jan 1, 2025 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 · Dec 28, 2024 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 · Apr 4, 2024 New Biden rule aims to protect US federal employees if Trump is elected Regulations will bar career civil servants from being reclassified as political appointees – who are more easily dismissed
The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2023 ‘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
WEKU · Apr 19, 2023 Generic abortion pill manufacturer sues FDA in effort to preserve access GenBioPro, which makes a generic form of mifepristone, is suing the FDA seeking to preserve access to the drug amidst ongoing federal litigation.
Texas Observer · Apr 3, 2023 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.