Judges Ordering Trump

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s mass firings at federal agencies

Judge says office of personnel management lacks power to order firings, including those of probationary employees. A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked the Trump administration ...

The Guardian - 4d

Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal

A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.

The New York Times - 3d

Judge extends block on Trump gender-affirming care federal funding ban

A federal judge extended a temporary injunction on Friday blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender ...

The Hill - 2d

Judge rules that Trump's firing of whistleblower office chief was unlawful

Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, sued President Trump last month after he was fired.

CBS News - 2d

Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful', judge rules

President Donald Trump's effort to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency was "unlawful," a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said Saturday.

NBC News - 1d

Trump's birthright order to remain blocked; Pentagon to cut $50B

The Pentagon is in the cost-cutting crosshairs of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders officials to find $50 billion in cuts to the defense ...

NBC News - Feb. 20

Trump executive order could cut ‘infant assistance’ benefits for undocumented migrants

NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss a new executive order from President Trump and the latest legal challenges to his administration's ...

NBC News - Feb. 20

Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies

A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Mangione receives large donation after Trump death penalty order

The donor said the death penalty should not be politicized.

The Hill - Feb. 21

Trump signs order protecting American companies from ‘overseas extortion’

President Trump issued a memo on Friday that seeks to protect American companies and innovators from what he called "overseas extortion," adding to a bevy of actions proposed in his first month in ...

The Hill - Feb. 22

Hegseth: Fired military lawyers were potential 'roadblocks' to Trump orders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. "It's not about roadblocks to an agenda,” ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’

The NCAA has ruled only women assigned female at birth can compete in college sports. We spoke to some of those affected by the ban. On 5 February 2025 – coinciding with Women and Girls in Sports ...

The Guardian - 6d

Trump defying a court order would trigger a constitutional crisis

The administration can disagree with judicial rulings all it wants, but one thing is clear: it can’t disobey them.

The Hill - 6d

Bondi warns states to comply with Trump order on transgender athletes

Attorney General Pam Bondi warned officials in Maine, California and Minnesota on Tuesday to comply with President Trump’s executive orders to bar transgender athletes from participating in girls’ ...

The Hill - 6d

House Democrats call on Trump to rescind order against gender-affirming care

More than 80 House Democrats are calling on President Trump to revoke an executive order to broadly restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender young people, alleging the ...

The Hill - 5d

Trump signs executive order giving Musk and DOGE more power

President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving Elon Musk and DOGE more power. The order will require agency heads to track contracts and payments. It will also freeze credit card payments ...

NBC News - 5d

Supreme Court blocks order for Trump to release $2B in foreign aid

The Supreme Court has blocked a judge’s order that the Trump administration release $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funds. It comes as President Donald Trump held his first cabinet where Elon Musk ...

NBC News - 4d

Trump to sign order to make English official language of US

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to make English the official language of the United States, rescinding policies that require federal agencies to provide language assistance ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump plans to sign executive order making English the official language

The U.S. has never had an official language, though many states have designated English.

CBS News - 3d

Paramount ends DEI policies, cites Trump executive order

Paramount Global announced it is ending numerous diversity, equity and inclusion policies to comply with President Trump's executive order banning the practice.

CNBC - 3d

Trump to sign executive order making English the official US language

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to make English the official language of the United States, according to a White House official.

ABC News - 3d

Trump likens UK order against Apple to Chinese surveillance

US president lashes out at demand for tech group to grant access to secure cloud data

Financial Times - 3d

Trump to Sign Order Designating English as Official Language of the U.S.

The order is expected to be largely symbolic but would be a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has long had ties to efforts to reduce immigration and restrict bilingual education.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump orders probe into alleged dumping of lumber in US market

Move raises fear that commodity will be next to be targeted for tariffs after levies on steel and aluminium

Financial Times - 2d

Trump signs an executive order making English the official U.S. language

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S., the first time in American history such a designation has been made.

NBC News - 2d

Trump Signs Order to Designate English as Official Language of the U.S.

The order did not require changes to federal programs but was a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has ties to efforts to restrict immigration and bilingual education.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump signs executive order designating English as official language of US

Directive allows government organisations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer services in languages other than English. President Donald Trump has signed an ...

The Guardian - 1d

Trump orders probe into lumber imports ahead of possible tariffs

President Trump signed a Saturday executive order requesting an evaluation of lumber imports, which he described as a “critical” manufacturing industry “essential” to national security, economic ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump signs executive order designating English official language of US

President Trump designated English as the official U.S. language in a Saturday executive order that repealed former President Clinton’s executive action aiding individuals who are limited in their ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump signs order making English the official U.S. language

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order making English the official language of the United States.

CNBC - 1d

Sorry Democrats, but Trump's 'two sexes' executive order is constitutional

Progressive politicians are opposing President Trump's executive order to recognize a government-wide "two sexes" policy, arguing it is unconstitutional, while the administration is following the ...

The Hill - 9h

Trump 2nd term live updates: Judge rules Trump's firing of watchdog was unlawful

Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government suffered a loss in court when a judge blocked his administration from firing the head of a federal watchdog agency.

ABC News - 1d

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump orders 'pause' on military aid to Ukraine

Trump directs his administration to "pause" military aid to Ukraine after the contentious meeting with Zelenskyy, two White House officials told ABC News.

ABC News - 51m

Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from placing USAID workers on leave

President Trump has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of his plan to shrink the size of the federal government.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Judges in D.C., Once Flooded With Jan. 6 Cases, Turn to Trump’s Executive Actions

The jurists are grappling with how to handle a different sort of bid for power by Mr. Trump, sometimes halting his blizzard of executive orders and sometimes letting them move forward.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

Trump administration does not have to allow Associated Press access yet, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order for The Associated Press in its effort to gain full access to the Trump administration, asking for a fuller briefing before ...

NBC News - Feb. 24

Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups

Lawyers for plaintiffs said many immigrants are afraid to attend religious services while the government enforces the new rule.