Apple takes down app that allows people to track and anonymously report sightings of ICE agents
Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities.
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Senate rejects plans to extend funding; Congress skips votes on holiday
The federal government remained shut down Thursday amid an ongoing partisan divide over funding laws with no immediate end in sight.
Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.
Lawyers for the federal government and immigrant advocates have presented plans before a federal judge that would open the door again to accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA.
Federal judge says immigrants in Washington state have right to bond hearings
U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright’s order said certain immigrants “are not subject to mandatory detention” and holding them without the possibility of a bond hearing violates the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said layoffs were “imminent.”
Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada from overseeing multiple criminal cases
U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell disqualified the attorney from supervising the criminal prosecutions, siding with defense lawyers who argued that her authority expired in July.
Government shutdown begins as the nation faces a new period of uncertainty
Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by Trump’s Republican administration. Many offices will be shuttered. However, federal courts will remain open for now.
Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday
Prosecutors seek over 11 years in prison for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Combs, 55, has remained jailed since his July conviction on charges related to arranging male sex workers to travel to hotels or residences where he directed them to have sex with his girlfriends.
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
If government funding legislation isn’t passed by Congress and signed by Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices across the nation will be temporarily shuttered and nonexempt federal employees will be furloughed, adding to the strain on workers and the nation’s economy.
Trump’s big bill is prompting urgent action in some Democratic states, but not in Republican ones
The diverging responses highlight the partisan schism over Trump’s signature legislative accomplishment of his second term and raise the question: Are Republican-led states ignoring the financial fallout, or are Democratic-led states overstating the urgency?
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to the White House
Republicans are daring Democrats to vote against legislation that would keep government funding mostly at current levels, but Democrats have held firm, demanding Congress take up legislation to extend health care benefits.
Judge approves $1.5B copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors
About 465,000 books are on the list of works pirated by Anthropic, according to Justin Nelson, an attorney for the authors.
Trump administration to hold back grants from schools over bathroom policies
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights had given three school systems until Tuesday to agree to change policies supporting transgender students.
Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump pushes for prosecution of longtime foe
The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to face prosecution in connection with one of Trump’s chief grievances: the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Amazon to pay $2.5B to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
The Seattle company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties — the largest such fine in the agency’s history for a rule violation — and $1.5 billion will be paid back to consumers who were unintentionally enrolled in Prime.
Judge rules feds can’t require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money
A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general in May filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars of disaster-relief funds.
FBI seized documents labeled classified from John Bolton’s office
The seized documents marked as confidential appear to be about weapons of mass destruction, national “strategic communication” and the U.S. mission to the United Nations.
IU safety Louis Moore wins court case in Texas making him eligible for the rest of season
Moore had filed suit in August, challenging the governing body’s five-year rule.
Judge rejects ex-FBI agent’s claim he was illegally fired for disparaging Trump in texts
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday rejected the agent’s claim that his August 2018 firing violated his First Amendment free speech rights.