Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
Mayor Ras Baraka says the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite. Baraka was denied entry to Delaney Hall and arrested on May 9.
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The federal budget bill, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, would add Medicaid work requirements for childless adults to stay in the program.
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Listen 1:31Ex-Trump attorney, top DOJ official picked to be federal judge in Philadelphia-based appeals court
As acting deputy attorney general, Bove has been at the center of some of the department’s most scrutinized actions since Trump’s return to the White House in January.
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Penn researchers worked on USAID contracts for years. Some are now out of a job
Researchers say losing USAID funding means less research that benefits the U.S. government, fewer opportunities for students, and a loss of trust in the U.S. overseas.
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Listen 3:41NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media
The lawsuit from NPR and three local stations argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment.
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Some of Trump’s loyalty-first picks for prosecutors draw opposition from senators who can block them
Some picks have drawn Senate pushback because of their politics and, in certain cases, lack of robust legal experience.
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Trump administration sues 4 New Jersey cities over ‘sanctuary’ policies
The Justice Department filed the suit Thursday against Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Hoboken in New Jersey federal court.
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President Trump signed the Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, who represents Berks and Montgomery counties, is among the legislation's co-sponsors.
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Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma
The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
The status allows people already in the U.S. to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.
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Philly Democratic PAC smashes (their own) Tesla to protest Musk and DOGE
FUBAR PAC offered a sledgehammer, a wrench and “Chuck Schumer pool noodle” to participants angry with the Trump administration and GOP’s funding cuts.
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El breve acuerdo de Camden con ICE genera alarma y acción en Delaware
El alcalde de Camden, Larry Dougherty, dice que él no estuvo involucrado directamente en el acuerdo y que no lo vio como un problema importante en ese momento.
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Los líderes de Delaware advierten que los recortes de $1.1 millones a AmeriCorps y a la ayuda alimentaria de USDA afectará servicios.
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Springsteen doubles down on political criticism with a digital EP that includes anti-Trump comments
The EP features four live songs from his concert in England last week, along with his on-stage comments attacking Trump's “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration."
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Trump’s big tax bill has passed the House. Here’s what’s inside it
The House early Thursday passed a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities.
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