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Pentagon demands Congress make Department of War name change permanent
The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced a resolution that would have approved the permanent renaming earlier this year, but it failed to make it into the final 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
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First Amendment advocates sue Trump admin over media bans
The plaintiffs specifically ask the court to declare the policy a violation of the First Amendment, block its enforcement, and award them attorneys' fees.
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Judge finds Trump admin illegally fired James Comey's daughter
The administration will likely appeal the decision.
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New Alex Murdaugh murder trial set for April 2027
Murdaugh was accused of murdering his family in June of 2021 and convicted in 2023.
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Two undocumented Venezuelans sentenced to years in prison on child sex trafficking charges
One of the migrants illegally entered the U.S. through Texas in 2023 and was arrested by Border Patrol officers, but was then released by the Biden administration.
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Supreme Court rules that 'geofence warrants' are a Fourth Amendment search, remands case
Under a geofence warrant, law enforcement accesses cellphone data from a company in a location during a specific time period.
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DC settles lawsuit for protester who followed National Guard playing Darth Vader theme song
The District of Columbia has reached a settlement agreement with a resident who claimed the National Guard violated his constitutional rights by detaining and handcuffing him after he followed them playing the Darth Vader theme song
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Trump’s efforts to reverse birthright citizenship may succeed with or without SCOTUS
Several bills, most notably the Birthright Citizenship Act in 2025, seek to end or sharply restrict automatic birthright citizenship by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. Will it pass constitutional muster?
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Trump tours beloved but shaggy DC public golf course he plans to remake, says work starts Sept 1
Trump announces date for construction of municipal golf course despite pushback
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Trump fumes as SCOTUS refuses to intervene in E. Jean Carroll case
Carroll came forward during Trump's first term with assertions that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman's sometime in the 1990s.
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Trump hails 'big win' after SCOTUS lets him fire executive agency officials
"Subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President, and the President to the people," they added.
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Supreme Court lets Trump fire FTC commissioners
In January of last year, Trump fired FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, without citing causes for termination.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump admin's bid to lift stay on Fed Board director's firing
The court found that the administration had not shown it was likely to prevail on the merits of the case while Cook's termination moved through the appeals process.