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FILE – Brian Schwalb, attorney general for the District of Columbia, center, speaks outside the federal courthouse, Sept. 3, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Lindsay Whitehurst, File)

New lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies

August 15, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration stepped up its crackdown on policing by naming a federal...

Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as Metropolitan Police wait in a parking lot before driving along Kennedy Street NW in a caravan, in the early morning of Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in northwest Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7

August 14, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence.

Federal law enforcement officers patrol The Wharf, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

August 13, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.

The new picture of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., began taking shape as some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration began arriving.

FILE – A board outlining the case against Ghislaine Maxwell is seen during a news conference to announce charges against Maxwell for her alleged role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, July 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

New lawsuit on Jeffrey Epstein case seeks records of Trump administration communications

August 8, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

A legal organization challenging President Donald Trump’s administration on multiple fronts filed a new lawsuit on Friday seeking the release of records detailing the handling of the sex trafficking investigation...

President Donald Trump departs an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Appeals court tosses judge’s contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations

August 8, 2025 at 1:20 p.m.

A split appeals court panel tossed out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison.

FILE – The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of immigrants with no ties there

July 3, 2025 at 5:32 p.m.

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they...

FILE – The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online

June 27, 2025 at 10:32 a.m.

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography.

A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands watch as anti-abortion protesters rally outside of the Supreme Court, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship

June 27, 2025 at 7:54 a.m.

The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants away from their home countries

June 23, 2025 at 8:42 p.m.

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homelands, lifting for now a court order requiring they...

FILE – Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, an educational toy company whose products are manufactured in China, stands at a warehouse in Vernon Hills, Ill., April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Vernon Hills-based toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court

June 18, 2025 at 9:24 a.m.

A Vernon Hills toy company challenged President Donald Trump’s tariffs in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a long shot bid to press the justices to quickly decide...

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