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Federal judge delays expiration of TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalese : NPR

Federal judge delays expiration of TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalese : NPR

An activist marches during a 2023 rally in Washington, D.C. for temporary protected status for Central American migrants to allow them to stay in the United States. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday blocked the Trump administration, for now, from terminating Temporary Protected Status for people from Honduras, …

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More Than 150,000 Federal Workers Accepted Trump’s Resignation Incentives – The New York Times

More Than 150,000 Federal Workers Accepted Trump’s Resignation Incentives  The New York Times The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work  The Washington Post Why a federal program paying employees not to work may violate spending laws  Government Executive About 154,000 federal workers took Trump administration’s buyout offers, source says  Reuters Federal government paying 154K not to work: Report  The Hill …

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Federal judges detail rise in threats as Trump steps up criticism

Federal judges detail rise in threats as Trump steps up criticism

In 2020, a disgruntled litigant posing as a deliveryman opened fire at the New Jersey home of District Judge Esther Salas, killing her 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl. Five years later, as President Donald Trump steps up hiscriticism of federal judges who have blocked some of his agenda, dozens of judges have had unsolicited pizzas delivered to their homes, often in …

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Trump’s tariffs get frosty reception at federal appeals court – Politico

Trump’s tariffs get frosty reception at federal appeals court  Politico Are Trump’s tariffs unlawful? A major court case could reshape his trade strategy  CNN Trump’s lawyers encounter some courtroom skepticism as they defend tariffs that start Friday  Yahoo Finance Trump Sees Emergencies Everywhere. Judges Are Considering Whether to Rein Him In.  The Wall Street Journal Appeals Court Hears Legal Challenge to Trump Tariffs as …

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Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House – Politico

Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House  Politico Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism  AP News “Daunting” and “frightening”: Federal judges warn of rise in threats and harassment  CBS News In emotional event, Rhode Island judge, peers make rare public comments about increasing threats to judiciary  The Boston Globe Judges overseeing Trump cases speak out …

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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work – The Washington Post

The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work  The Washington Post Why a federal program paying employees not to work may violate spending laws  Government Executive About 154,000 federal workers took Trump administration’s buyout offers, source says  Reuters More Than 150,000 Federal Workers Accepted Trump’s Resignation Incentives  The New York Times Federal government paying 154K not to work: Report  The Hill …

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Colorado lawmakers must cut $1 billion from state’s current budget because of GOP federal tax and spending bill

Colorado lawmakers must cut  billion from state’s current budget because of GOP federal tax and spending bill

Colorado lawmakers must cut about $1 billion from the state budget for the current fiscal year, which began July 1, to address tax revenue reductions caused by the federal spending bill passed by Republicans in Congress earlier this month.  Nonpartisan Legislative Council Staff and the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting told top state legislators Wednesday that the so-called …

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Brown reaches deal with federal government to restore funding

Brown reaches deal with federal government to restore funding

Brown University has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore funding for things like research grants, the prestigious college said. The “voluntary agreement” reached Wednesday restores funding for medical and science research that is funded by the federal government, the school said in a release. The deal also resolves three outstanding reviews that were looking at Brown’s “compliance …

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Trump’s new plan to install MAGA cronies as top federal prosecutors, explained

Trump’s new plan to install MAGA cronies as top federal prosecutors, explained

On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump called for Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to eliminate what Trump called the “‘Blue Slip’ SCAM,” a Senate tradition that gives home-state senators a veto power over some presidential nominees who wield power entirely within the senator’s state. Trump posted about his opposition to blue slips on Truth Social, his personal communications platform. …

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