Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has returned from a closely watched trip to El Salvador, where he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident whose wrongful deportation has become a flashpoint in the national debate over U.S. immigration policy and due process rights. Van Hollen’s efforts to check on […]
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Supreme Court Halts Removal of Venezuelan Detainees Under Alien Enemies Act Pending Further Review
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the removal of a proposed class of Venezuelan men detained in U.S. immigration custody, issuing an order Saturday that prevents the government from deporting them under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) until further notice. The emergency order follows an application filed by attorneys for […]
Senator: Trump Administration Paying El Salvador to Keep Innocent Marylander in Notorious Prison
“The Trump administration is paying El Salvador to keep (Kilmar Abrego Garcia) at CECOT,” Senator Chris Van Hollen revealed after meeting with Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa on Wednesday. Van Hollen, who traveled to El Salvador in an effort to secure Abrego Garcia’s release, recounted that Ulloa made this assertion […]
Trump Order Opens 59% of National Forest Lands—Over 112 Million Acres—to Accelerated Logging and Timber Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed a significant increase in timber production and the rapid implementation of forest management projects across a majority of National Forest System lands. This includes 112,646,000 acres of National Forest System lands (59 percent of all national forest acreage). The move, outlined in Secretary’s […]
Trump Rolls Back Showerhead Water Limits, Citing Need for Better Flow to “Take Care of My Beautiful Hair”
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at reversing federal regulations on water flow in showerheads. The order, signed on April 9, directs the Department of Energy to rescind rules implemented during the Obama and Biden administrations that limited water flow to 2.5 gallons per minute across all […]
USPS Proposes July 2025 Price Hike, Plans Twice-Yearly Rate Increases Through 2027
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced proposed price adjustments for mailing services, set to take effect on July 13, 2025, pending approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The changes include a 5-cent increase in the cost of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, raising the price from 73 cents […]
Trump Issues Executive Order Delaying Stricter EPA Emissions Standards in Bid to Boost Coal Industry
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order titled “Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy,” granting a two-year extension for compliance with stricter emissions standards under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The executive order is part of the administration’s broader […]
Trump Executive Order Targets State Climate Laws
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order titled “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach.” This is a significant escalation in the administration’s efforts to dismantle state-level climate regulations and bolster domestic energy production. The order says that it aims to secure “American energy dominance” by removing what the administration […]
Trump, Bukele Defy Supreme Court, Refuse to Return Wrongfully Deported Maryland Resident
Despite a Supreme Court order saying the Trump administration must facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, President Trump and El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, have now publicly stated they will not facilitate his return to the United States. Abrego Garcia is a Maryland resident who the Trump administration […]
Supreme Court Orders Trump Administration to Facilitate Return of Wrongfully Deported Maryland Resident
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously directed the Trump administration to take immediate steps to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month due to what the government has acknowledged as an “administrative error.” The ruling largely upheld a […]