Biden-appointed judge blocks Trump admin from terminating legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating funding for legal counsel for unaccompanied migrant minors.  Appointed by former President Joe Biden, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday that will stop the Trump administration from ending the funding while the merits of … Read more

Democrats hail major win as Susan Crawford delivers blow to Trump and Musk in Wisconsin – US politics live

Liberal judge Susan Crawford wins race for seat on Wisconsin supreme court in litmus test for Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s popularity Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate The result in Wisconsin means that liberals will keep a 4-3 ideological majority on the state supreme court. That majority is hugely significant because the court will … Read more

Trump and Musk have ushered in a terrible era of cataclysm capitalism. But I have a plan to counter it | Julia Steinberger

The speed with which US democracy is being dismantled is dizzying, but if we organise resistance now we can stop this Everything is moving too fast. The Trump-Musk administration is tearing through US government, universities and health organisations, firing tens of thousands of employees, eliminating billons in funding. The scope and speed of the attack … Read more