Trump’s first-year actions sparked a legal war and rebukes from judges
A few months into President Trump’s second term, federal appeals court Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III — a…
Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders
BOSTON — A federal judge said Friday that she expects to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end…
While celebrating Maduro’s capture, Venezuelan immigrants worry about deportation
WASHINGTON — After President Trump ordered strikes that led to the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, celebrations erupted in…
A deadly Minneapolis shooting puts the White House on defense
WASHINGTON — When a 37-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by an immigration agent Wednesday morning, driving in her…
Federal child care funding freeze puts Kern County families at risk
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The federal government is freezing billions of dollars in child care and social services…
CIA advised Trump against supporting Venezuela’s democratic opposition
WASHINGTON — A highly confidential CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned President Trump of a…
The Roberts court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with these key exceptions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., ended the first year of President Trump’s…
With CIA strike, signs Trump is ‘shaping the battlespace’ in Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The day after Christmas is typically quiet in the nation’s capital. But President Trump’s decision to acknowledge a…
Trump regime’s lies against immigrants in 2025 even did Frank Sinatra dirty
This is a column about lies. Big lies. Presidential lies. Dumb lies. The type of lies that have…
Contributor: The Supreme Court finally pushed back against Trump
In one of its most consequential rulings of the year, just before breaking for the holidays last week…
California has lost more than a quarter of its immigration judges this year
WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of federal immigration judges in California have been fired, retired or quit since the…
Trump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children
The Trump administration and House Republicans advanced measures this week to end gender-affirming care for transgender children and…