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Trump approves Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday officially giving the green light to Nippon Steel Corporation's ...
What exactly does Donald Trump think the federal government is supposed to do?
There are some major contradictions in President Donald Trump’s view of what government should do to help and protect ...
In Trump’s ‘Patriotic’ Hiring Plan, Experts See a Politicized Federal Work Force
Political appointments inherently take into consideration loyalty to the president or the party. But expanding those types of ...
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A Brief History of U.S. Military Interventions Within the United States
Although the National Guard has often been used against civil rebellion, deploying federal military forces within the U.S. is ...
JOHN YOO: 'No Kings Day' protests: Trump has constitutional, legal power to keep the peace
President Trump's deployment of troops to protect federal agents during anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles falls within ...
Federal judge blocks Trump executive order that requires proof of US citizenship to vote and limits mail-in ballots
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday blocked part of President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to revamp how ...
Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent
Can the president fire leaders of more than 50 independent agencies overseen by Congress because he wants to? The Supreme ...
Trump’s deployment of the California National Guard in Los Angeles stands on shaky legal ground
President Donald Trump has unilaterally summoned thousands of members of the California National Guard into federal service ...
The U.S. spends $1 trillion a year to service its debt. Here's why experts say that's a concern.
The federal government now spends more on servicing its debt than it does on defense. The GOP's new tax bill could ratchet ...
Government can't hold Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, federal judge rules
Khalil has been detained since he was arrested in March. The government has argued that the secretary of state can ...
Appeals court temporarily blocks federal judge’s order directing Trump to ‘return control’ of National Guard to California
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the administrative stay just hours after a federal judge ruled that President Trump must “return control” of the Guardsmen to the state of ...
A tumultuous week in Los Angeles illustrates the human toll of the Trump administration's more aggressive immigration crackdown
(CNN) — Days before immigration raids sparked sometimes violent protests and the deployment of US troops in Los Angeles, Nancy Raquel Chirinos Medina said, her husband received a “strange” text.