Recent Updates
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Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics move leftward
National Legal News 10/15/2025President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina — led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy is similar to that of the Republican administration — if the nation’s internal politics don’t a...
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
National Legal News 10/01/2025Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 7...
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Appeals court upholds Florida law barring noncitizens from gathering voter petitions
National Legal News 09/14/2025Provisions of a Florida law restricting the state’s process for getting citizens’ initiatives on the ballot can go into effect, a federal appeals court has decided. The decision issued Tuesday overrules a lower court’s order that bl...
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Washington, Oregon and California governors form a health alliance
National Legal News 09/03/2025The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California announced Wednesday that they created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the...
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Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
National Legal News 09/02/2025Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, they wi...
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Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections
National Legal News 08/22/2025The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched weeks of protests by Democrats and a widening national battle over redistricting...
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Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants
National Legal News 08/10/2025An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make th...
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Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s detention center
National Legal News 08/08/2025A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as attorneys argue whether it violates e...
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Court hears arguments in Trump’s bid to erase hush money conviction
National Legal News 07/20/2025As President Donald Trump focuses on global trade deals and dispatching troops to aid his immigration crackdown, his lawyers are fighting to erase the hush money criminal conviction that punctuated his reelection campaign last year and made him the f...
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Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail
National Legal News 06/13/2025A judge blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail, in part because of concerns the mayor invited them back in as part of a deal with the Trump administration to end...
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Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions
National Legal News 06/07/2025As President Donald Trump builds a crypto empire — including hosting a private dinner with top investors at his golf club — Democrats have united in condemning what they call blatant corruption from the White House.But the Democratic Part...
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Amid Cinco de Mayo celebrations, a tax on Mexican tomatoes looms
National Legal News 05/02/2025Guacamole has been spared from tariffs for now. But salsa may not be so lucky. While President Donald Trump put threatened tariffs on Mexican avocados on pause, the U.S. government plans to put a nearly 21% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes starting Jul...