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Why North Carolina's Supreme Court race remains undecided
A judicial race in North Carolina remains undecided more than three months after Election Day. The Republican candidate for the state's supreme court, Judge Jefferson Griffin, is trailing his ...CBS News - 4d -
Despite court orders, Trump administration freezes numerous funds
Despite recent court rulings calling for an end to the Trump administration's sweeping pause on federal grants, numerous recipients are not getting their promised cash from the government. The ...The Hill - 4d -
Breaking down court challenges that Trump administration will likely face
From firing an inspector general to attempting to freeze federal spending, the Trump administration has made several controversial moves in recent weeks. Jan Crawford, CBS News chief legal ...CBS News - 4d -
Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel
US vice-president’s speech and meeting with Germany’s AfD chief signal administration’s wider plans for continent. The Trump administration is making a big bet on Europe’s hard right.. Speaking at ...The Guardian - 4d -
Russian court orders US citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in custody
A Moscow court has ordered that a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling should be in pre-trial detention for 30 days, the Moscow courts press service saysABC News - 3d -
Russian court orders US citizen suspected of drug smuggling to be held in custody
A Moscow court has ordered a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in pre-trial detention for 30 days, the Moscow courts press service said Saturday, days after a Moscow-Washington prisoner ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to greenlight whistleblower office firing
The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to greenlight President Trump’s firing of the head of a federal whistleblower protection office, marking the new Trump administration’s first ...The Hill - 2d -
First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court
The court’s conservative majority may be receptive to the argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove leaders of independent agencies.The New York Times - 2d -
JPMorgan’s ‘huge mistake’: ill-fated purchase of Frank heads to court
Charlie Javice stands trial on charges she fraudulently induced US bank to buy her student loan start-upFinancial Times - 1d -
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Trump wants Supreme Court to allow firing of whistleblower agency's head
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.CBS News - 1d -
UN judge forced woman to work as slave, court told
Lydia Mugambe, who is currently on trial at Oxford Crown Court, denies the four charges against her.BBC News - 1d -
UK Supreme Court rejects chancellor’s attempt to intervene in car finance litigation
Judges’ decision a setback for banks facing multibillion-pound compensation billFinancial Times - 1d -
What Supreme Court might say about Musk and DOGE
Federal courts are considering whether Elon Musk’s status as de facto administrator of DOGE complies with the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.ABC News - 1d -
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow firing of whistleblower agency head
President Trump's firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a ...CBS News - 23h -
Thames Water £3bn rescue loan gets High Court approval
Bailout comes as funds inject £900mn in new equity into fellow utility Southern WaterFinancial Times - 15h -
Thames Water secures £3bn lifeline after court ruling
The UK's largest water and waste company was set to run out of money by the end of March.BBC News - 10h -
Court challenge of DOGE focuses on Elon Musk’s ‘unusual powers’
NBC News White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard and NBC News Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly discuss the sweeping personnel changes happening across the federal government as the Trump ...NBC News - 3h -
White House tells court Elon Musk is not part of DOGE
The White House is sending mixed signals about who is running the Department of Government Efficiency. A court filing revealed late Monday night that Elon Musk is technically not a part of the ...CBS News - 1h -
Court Rules Against Andrew Cuomo’s Attempt to Dismantle Ethics Panel
New York’s highest court rejected the former governor’s push to undermine an ethics commission that had been investigating a $5.1 million book deal he received for a memoir.The New York Times - 1h -
Virginia Legislature Says It Will Study Trump’s Attack on Federal Jobs
The state has one of the highest numbers of residents employed by the federal government.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
Federal Employees Push Back on Trump’s Job Slashing Drive
Civil servants, officials, and outside groups are challenging Trump’s frenzied orders to slash federal agencies and headcounts, often denouncing them as illegal.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge has temporarily blocked the buyout offer.ABC News - Feb. 6 -
Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions
Federal government payments for subscriptions to media outlets have become the latest target of President Donald Trump's spending hawksABC News - Feb. 6 -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal employee buyout program
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily halted President Trump's federal employee buyout program proposal. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist and Danny Cevallos reports on legal aspects surrounding the ...NBC News - Feb. 7 -
Small Businesses and Contractors Also Get Hit by Trump’s Federal Funding Cuts
Reports suggest several thousand private sector jobs have been lost in the last two weeks, as federal funding freezes start having knock-on effects.Inc. - Feb. 7 -
Federal judge pauses administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees
A federal judge said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.NBC News - Feb. 7 -
Trump says Musk will review "just about" every federal agency
In a press conference with the Japanese prime minister, President Trump indicated Elon Musk has wide latitude to review nearly every federal agency.CBS News - Feb. 7 -
ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law
The ACLU says it stands ready to sue for access to government records that detail DOGE’s access to sensitive personnel data.Wired - Feb. 7 -
Musk Wields Scythe on Federal Work Force, With Trump’s Full Blessing
The president defended Elon Musk’s role in seeking to slash budgets and cut payrolls as the young aides burrowing into federal agencies came under scrutiny.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration
Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and guidelines as possible last week after news reached them that the Trump ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
Sen. Adam Schiff calls for federal firefighters to be exempt from hiring freeze
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Friday called on several U.S. agencies to exempt seasonal wildland firefighters from the ongoing federal hiring freeze, as concerns about federal readiness for future ...NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Schiff calls for firefighter exemption from federal hiring freeze
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Friday urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to exempt federal seasonal firefighters from President Trump’s federal ...The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s access to US Treasury data
Order follows legal challenge by 19 Democratic state attorneys-general over risk to sensitive informationFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity
Russell Vought is now acting head of CFPB, created in wake of 2008 financial crash to supervise financial companies. Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Trump faces pushback as he works to reshape federal government
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Joe Fryer on Sunday TODAY to discuss the two dozen lawsuits against President Donald Trump that are aimed at slowing down his attempts to reshape the ...NBC News - Feb. 9 -
Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government
“It's something that people evaluated and voted for on November 5,” the Ohio Republican said.Politico - Feb. 9 -
Federal judge in Boston to hold hearing over DOGE buyouts
President Donald Trump will formally announce a 25% blanket tariff on all steel imports today, he said aboard Air Force One yesterday. He's also expected to roll out tariffs on aluminum and ...NBC News - Feb. 10
