Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censured Kelly over his participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
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Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states
The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, including battery plants, hydrogen technology projects, upgrades to the electric grid and efforts to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment
The move represents an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency he has repeatedly attacked for not cutting its key interest rate as sharply as he prefers.
Protesters vent outrage over the immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis and Portland
Hundreds of people protesting the Wednesday shooting of Renee Good marched in freezing rain Thursday night down one of Minneapolis’ major thoroughfares, chanting “ICE out now!”
Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
The order came this week in a lawsuit filed in April that accuses the Trump administration of illegally dismantling Head Start by shutting down federal Head Start offices and laying off half the staff.
ICE shooting reinforces Minnesota’s grim role as Trump’s public enemy No. 1
While President Donald Trump has focused on several blue states in the divide-and-conquer campaign that has characterized his second term, Minnesota has become public enemy No. 1.
Rubio, Hegseth brief congressional leaders as questions mount over next steps in Venezuela
Republican leaders entered the closed-door session at the Capitol largely supportive of Trump’s decision to forcibly remove Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power, but many Democrats emerged with more questions.
UPDATE: Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela.
ICE doesn’t plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge’s order banning it stands
U.S. immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands, according to a Tuesday court filing.
Indiana AG joins 23 states in support of Trump passport policy on biological sex listings
Indiana is one of 24 states, as well as the Arizona Legislature, that joined the amicus brief. Rokita authored the brief and his office issued a news release regarding the brief, which was filed Monday.
Trump rural health grants come with clawback threat to states
The Trump administration is announcing awards to states from a rural health care fund, with the threat that some of that money can be clawed back if jurisdictions fail to embrace policy initiatives backed by the president.
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says
The allegations were laid out in a Justice Department memo arguing that Brian J. Cole Jr., who was arrested earlier this month on charges of placing pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national committees, should remain locked up while the case moves forward.
Indiana lawmakers to weigh joining Trump’s tax cuts
Republican legislators are poised to take up proposals on conforming the state tax code with federal rules after the legislative session resumes Jan. 5.
‘60 Minutes’ segment on Trump immigration policy accidentally airs online
The segment featured interviews with migrants who were sent to a notorious El Salvador prison called the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, under President Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration.
Voluminous new Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions, but little revelatory news
The release is the most voluminous so far and comes after a massive public campaign for transparency into the U.S. government’s Epstein investigations.
Judge rules Trump administration must allow court challenges for Venezuelan migrants sent to prison
The Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S.
Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stressed that the department was obligated to act with caution as it goes about making public thousands of documents that can include sensitive information.
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump’s direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program.
Some Indiana lawmakers ponder taking up the marijuana debate after Trump’s reclassification order
Indiana lawmakers could feel more pressure to legalize or regulate marijuana in some form now that the president has signed an order to reclassify it as a less dangerous drug.
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
Reclassification by the Drug Enforcement Administration would not make it legal for recreational use by adults nationwide, but it could change how the drug is regulated and reduce a hefty tax burden on the cannabis industry.