news2shortsUS district judge Beryl Howell says order violates first, fifth and sixth amendments and permanently blocks it A federal judge on Friday permanently struck down Donald Trump’s executive order that targeted the firm Perkins Coie, which once worked with his 2016 presidential election rival Hillary Clinton, after declaring in an extraordinary ruling that the order … Read more
Military spending plans would also see $163bn cuts in non-defense spending – key US politics stories from Friday 2 May at a glance The Trump administration is considering cuts worth $163bn to departments including health and education as well as environmental schemes while increasing spending on defense, according to a White House budget blueprint. In … Read more
A former senior cybersecurity official who refuted President Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was “rigged” is under federal investigation, a DHS spokesperson said.
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed concerns about potential economic trouble, saying everything would be “OK” in the long term, even if the U.S economy experienced a recession in the short term.
There is a very real possibility that Trump keeps Marco Rubio as both secretary of state and national security adviser, according to three people familiar with the matter.
A new report warns that NATO is unprepared for modern digital warfare. Without stronger leadership, especially from the U.S., the alliance could face serious security risks. The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) released a study showing that many NATO members are failing to modernize their military data systems. Although NATO leaders talk about the … Read more
A hysterical protester yelling about the “genocide” in Gaza interrupted a district town hall event being held by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., shortly after it began on Friday night. As Ocasio-Cortez first began speaking, she pulled up a PowerPoint presentation for the night’s event. She was then interrupted before even getting through her first slide … Read more
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U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, who called the executive order an attack on the American judicial system, said Trump’s directive “violates the Constitution and is thus null and void.”
USDA had suspended funds for child nutrition program after state said it would not bar trans girls from girls’ sports The Trump administration has agreed not to freeze funds to Maine schools, a win for a state that was targeted by the president over its support of transgender rights. In a settlement disclosed on Friday, … Read more
