Trump administration briefing: judge incredulous at deportations defense; Doge workers break into building

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela flights; Elon Musk’s Doge workers break into non-government agency – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance
The Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it did not turn around the deportation flights of hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members over the weekend despite his specific instructions because that was not expressly included in the formal written order.
The administration also said that even if James Boasberg, the chief US district judge in Washington, had included that instruction in his formal order, his authority to compel the planes to return disappeared the moment the planes entered international airspace.
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Judge incredulous in Trump deportation case as administration lawyers argue verbal court order isn’t binding – as it happened
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Tuesday Briefing
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Monday Briefing
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Second judge blocks mass firings of probationary federal workers
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Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights
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Judge orders Trump White House to disclose deportation flight details
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Judge blocks deportations under 1798 law, orders flights turned around
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Judges order Trump to rehire thousands of fired federal workers
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Trump administration deports immigrants despite judge blocking use of Alien Enemies Act
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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate most fired probationary staff
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Judge criticizes Trump admin over deportation of migrants the WH says are violent gang members
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Trump Lawyer Refuses to Answer Judge’s Questions in Deportation Flight Hearing
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GOP lawmaker pushes to impeach judge over order to halt deportations
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Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense
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Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge on Saturday preemptively blocked the Trump administration's reported efforts to quickly deport five Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798. The move from ...The Hill - 2d -
A judge limits Trump's ability to deport people under the 18th century Alien Enemies Act
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Judge orders hearing over Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act despite court ruling
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US Institute of Peace says Doge workers have broken into its building
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DOJ seeks to boot judge questioning Trump deportations, lawyer warns of 'constitutional crisis'
The Trump administration has used the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to Central America.CNBC - 9h -
Second judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump to be reinstated
U.S. District Judge James Bredar's order applies to 12 departments and several agencies that fired probationary workers during the Trump administration.NBC News - 4d -
Judge in deportation case chides DOJ lawyer for refusing to answer key questions
The court fight focuses on the Trump administration's use of a 1798 law to deport people it claims are part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.NBC News - 9h -
White House touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after judge block efforts
The Trump administration announced deportations of hundreds of immigrants it alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.NBC News - 1d -
White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations
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Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations
Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge. Alien Enemies Act: what is it and can Trump use it to deport gang members? Donald Trump ...The Guardian - 2d -
Judge orders 6 federal agencies to rehire fired probationary workers
U.S. District Judge William Alsup extended relief to fired workers at the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury.CBS News - 4d -
Federal workers say their future is uncertain even after court rulings call their firings illegal
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Columbia announces disciplinary action for students who took over campus building last spring
Columbia University announced disciplinary actions on Thursday for students who took over a campus building last year during pro-Palestinian protests, a move that comes as the Trump administration ...The Hill - 4d -
Judge blocks Trump administration plan to cut millions for teacher training
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Details on judge's ruling that some government workers must be reinstated after mass firings
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees who were recently fired. CBS News congressional reporter ...CBS News - 3d -
What to know about Trump's court-defying deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The Trump administration says 261 people were deported to El Salvador on Saturday, 137 of whom were removed under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 over alleged gang ties. The move came despite a ...CBS News - 17h -
Judge to hear arguments over administration's failure to recall deportation flights
A judge will hear arguments Monday over whether officials knowingly violated a court order when they handed over 200 alleged gang members to El Salvadoran authorities.ABC News - 11h
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