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Obama calls Trump administration’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Sunday called the Justice Department’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar “appalling,” saying the government is attempting to intimidate and deport one of President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics. “The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a…
Rep. Ilhan Omar challenges legality of Trump administration search of her homeBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is fighting back against the Trump administration’s search of her home earlier this week – disputing its legality and demanding the return of her property seized by federal agents. Omar’s attorneys sent a letter Friday, obtained by CNN, to prosecutors at the Justice Department, saying,
Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kidsBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A group of attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the accelerated immigration process for unaccompanied migrant children, saying the Trump administration’s policies are unlawful. Under President Donald Trump, unaccompanied migrant children have been increasingly forced to navigate a complicated and accelerated…
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate White House access to CNN, MS NOW and PoliticoBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal Judge Timothy Kelly has ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Donald Trump. Kelly found that the revocation of reporter’s press badges was done without “constitutionally adequate due process,”
Russia deal, execution plans and deportations tell a defining tale about Trump and powerBy Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to make America more like him. But voters will soon get to deliver a verdict on the president’s efforts to redefine how the government he leads wields power at home and abroad. Three flashpoints illustrate how his coercive and transactional instincts are changing the character
Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his 2016 election lawsuit against Hillary ClintonBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Friday to wade into his years long legal battle with former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and ex-Justice Department officials over the 2016 election, appealing a case that a lower court concluded was “frivolous.” Trump filed the lawsuit in 2022 against
CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask judge to stop Trump from reviving White House banBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — News organizations targeted by President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban them from the White House asked a federal judge late Monday to extend his order temporarily restoring their access, describing the ban as an “unlawful assault on the most fundamental First Amendment freedoms.” The new filing, submitted by attorneys
Trump posts series of attacks on GOP congresswoman who criticized him on immigrationBy Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump appeared to intensify his irritation with GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on Saturday evening after reposting a series of social media attacks on the congresswoman who made waves last week for breaking with him on his immigration tactics. The president shared in quick succession on Truth
US Institute of Peace and ousted board members ask court to block Trump from carving his name into the buildingBy Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Another DC institution is fighting to stop President Donald Trump from permanently planting his name on the front of their building. The US Institute of Peace and its ousted board members on Thursday asked a federal appeals court for emergency relief to prevent the administration from carving Trump’s name
Supreme Court faces scrutiny over potential ‘loopholes’ in prediction markets policyBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a fast answer when she was asked during a recent Senate hearing if the Supreme Court had done anything to address the meteoric rise of prediction markets — and the ethical predicament they present for the judiciary. “That’s already covered,” Barrett said confidently during