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Federal Judge Orders Restoration of Health Webpages Removed Under Trump Executive Order

A federal judge has ordered several U.S. government agencies to restore health-related webpages and datasets that were removed in compliance with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.  U.S. District Judge John Bates issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in response to a lawsuit filed by the […]

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Cuts to NIH Research Funding

Federal Judge Angel Kelley has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to slash billions of dollars in medical research funding. The ruling came on February 10 after The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the American Council on Education (ACE) filed a […]

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Trump Administration Halts Operations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Undermining Post-Crisis Safeguards

The Trump administration has effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis. Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of Management and Budget and acting head of the CFPB, has ordered the agency to cease nearly […]

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Trump Expands Tariffs: 25% on All Steel and Aluminum Imports, Sparking Economic Concerns and Industry Backlash

President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports entering the United States, effective March 4, 2025. This move marks a significant expansion of trade restrictions, removing previous exemptions and exceptions from his 2018 tariffs. The new tariffs apply to all countries without exception, […]

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Federal Judge Issues Second Ruling to Unfreeze Federal Grants, Reaffirms Trump Administration Must Comply

A federal judge in Rhode Island has once again ordered the Trump administration to restore frozen federal grants and loans, citing noncompliance with a previous court directive. U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued the ruling on Monday, February 10, following allegations from 22 states and the District of Columbia that […]

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Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s Efforts to Scale Back USAID Operations

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by Trump during his first term, announced he would enter a “limited” order that temporarily prevents the administration from: The judge’s decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the largest U.S. government workers’ union and an association of foreign service […]

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Federal Judge Halts Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’ Federal Employee Buyout Plan Hours Before Deadline

U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious plan to offer federal employees a “deferred resignation” package. The ruling came just hours before the midnight deadline on Thursday, February 6, 2025, when government workers were required to decide whether to accept the administration’s buyout […]

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Federal Court Temporarily Restricts Elon Musk’s DOGE From Accessing Sensitive Treasury Data Amid Lawsuit Concerns

Justice Department lawyers have agreed to a proposed order that would temporarily restrict access to sensitive Treasury Department financial data for operatives of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk. This decision comes in response to a lawsuit challenging DOGE’s actions. The American Federation of Government Employees […]

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Rep. Andy Biggs Introduces ‘NOSHA Act’ to Abolish OSHA

U.S. Representative Andy Biggs (R) of Arizona has introduced a bill aimed at abolishing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The proposed legislation, titled the “Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act” or “NOSHA Act,”  Key Points of the Bill The NOSHA Act seeks to: Representative Biggs argues that […]