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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sierra Moran, a transgender service member, listens during a press conference in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

Another federal judge blocks President Trump’s policy banning transgender troops in the military

March 27, 2025 at 9:42 p.m.

The order Thursday from U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma came in a case brought by several long-serving transgender military members who say the ban is insulting and...

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Appeals court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit

March 25, 2025 at 6:11 p.m.

The Trump administration can stop approving new refugees for entry into the U.S. but has to allow in people who were conditionally accepted.

FILE – A member of the Seattle Fire Department inspects a burned Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla lot in Seattle, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Elon Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House

March 19, 2025 at 3:56 p.m.

Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up across the U.S. and overseas. While no injuries have been reported, Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown during a press conference after a hearing in a federal court in Seattle over President Donald Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

Judge blocks President Trump’s order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth

March 1, 2025 at 10:01 a.m.

A judge has continued to block President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Retired reverend Carrol Jensen wears a hat mimicking the Statue of Liberty as Reverend Emilie Binja, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo speaks during a rally outside the U.S District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Refugee aid groups say the Trump administration is trying to circumvent court order

February 27, 2025 at 7:20 p.m.

Major refugee aid groups say President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be trying to circumvent a federal court ruling this week that blocked his efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee...

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Getty-AFP)

A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system

February 25, 2025 at 1:22 p.m.

A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system Tuesday.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown departs a press availability after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in a case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Second federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

February 6, 2025 at 3:25 p.m.

A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.

FILE – Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Oct. 22, 2024, hoping to reach the country’s northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente, File)

What to know about the ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

January 24, 2025 at 8:23 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests. It...

Burned-out cars sit amongst debris at a residence on Altadena Drive destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Are cars ‘structures’? Here’s a look at how damage is tallied in devastating Los Angeles wildfires

January 10, 2025 at 6:27 p.m.

Officials have prompted some confusion by suggesting their count of “structures” damaged by the wildfires — more than 12,000 — includes not just homes, apartments and businesses, but also vehicles.

A woman stands in front of the home where a New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion killed and injured people, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Will a devastating New Year’s Eve explosion change Hawaii’s fireworks culture?

January 3, 2025 at 8:02 a.m.

Authorities and residents alike are now wondering whether the toll will dissuade people from putting on such shows in the future, or whether it will prompt more effective efforts by...

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