Trump immigration agenda faces setback as Obama-appointed judge issues fresh TPS stay

A Massachusetts federal judge has once again blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia, issuing a new administrative stay after plaintiffs rewrote their lawsuit around constitutional claims just days after a federal appeals court threw out similar stays terminating TPS for Ethiopia and South Sudan. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, … Read more

Trump says he ‘disagrees 100%’ with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro over Reflecting Pool case

President Donald Trump publicly broke with his top local prosecutor Saturday, insisting damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “a pure case of VANDALISM” despite federal officials citing contractor failures as they moved to dismiss a felony case against a former U.S. Olympian. “I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the … Read more

Trump’s reflecting pool saga: a timeline of failure and finger-pointing

As charges are dropped against ex-Olympian, flawed work by Trump-connected contractor emerges as culprit Donald Trump’s Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool saga appears to be winding down after prosecutors dropped vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn. On Friday, Trump appointee and US attorney Jeanine Pirro and assistant US attorney Michael ⁠Spence petitioned a judge to … Read more