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Judge says Trump administration can’t deport Georgetown University fellow

By Kaanita Iyer, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Aishwarya S Iyer and Chris Boyette, CNN A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Trump administration could not deport Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri, who the university said was detained by the Department of Homeland Security as the Trump administration continues its immigration clampdown. US District Judge Patricia Tolliver

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Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ban on transgender service members, saying it’s ‘soaked in animus’

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members, dealing a major defeat to a controversial policy the president resurrected from his first term. In a scathing ruling, US District Judge Ana Reyes said the administration cannot enforce the ban — which was set

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Federal judge says Elon Musk exceeded his authority and that dismantling USAID was ‘likely’ unconstitutional

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have overstepped his executive branch authority with his Department of Government Efficiency, a federal judge said Tuesday as he indefinitely blocked the dismantling of USAID. “The court finds that Defendants’ unilateral actions to shut down USAID likely violated the United States Constitution,” said Judge

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The White House insists it is closing in on a temporary ceasefire deal to pause the war between Russia and Ukraine.

After call with Trump, Putin agrees to temporary pause on attacks on Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure targets

CNN By Alayna Treene, Alex Marquardt, Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s lengthy phone call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin ended with an agreement to temporarily halt attacks on energy and infrastructure targets, the White House and Kremlin both said, as a broader ceasefire arrangement is worked out

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The White House insists it is closing in on a temporary ceasefire deal to pause the war between Russia and Ukraine.

After call with Trump, Putin agrees to pause attacks on Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure targets

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to temporarily halt attacks on energy and infrastructure targets in Ukraine after a lengthy telephone call with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the White House said, as Russia stopped short of signing off on a broader ceasefire

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‘He’s got a bit of a curse’: Howard Lutnick’s role as tariff cheerleader faces mounting scrutiny amid market turmoil

By Kayla Tausche and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was adamant: The US is not headed toward recession. “Donald Trump is bringing growth to America. I would never bet on recession. No chance,” Lutnick said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” one of dozens of TV appearances he’s made in touting the

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DOGE gains access to US Institute of Peace after Trump administration overhauls board

By Jennifer Hansler and Harlan Schmidt, CNN Washington (CNN) — Personnel from the Department of Government Efficiency, accompanied by DC police officers, gained access to the US Institute of Peace Monday after being turned away last week. The dramatic escalation follows the Trump administration’s Friday gutting of the organization’s board and tees up another court

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Getting paid not to work: Federal probationary workers are being reinstated but put on paid leave

By Tami Luhby, Ella Nilsen, Marshall Cohen, Rene Marsh and Linda Gaudino, CNN (CNN) — Days after a Maryland federal judge ruled that terminated probationary workers must be temporarily reinstated, multiple federal agencies have told their staffers that they are complying with the decision – but placing the employees on paid administrative leave. Workers at

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‘‘Delete’ is one of their favorite terms’: Inside DOGE’s IRS takeover ahead of tax season

CNN By Rene Marsh and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The chaos at the Internal Revenue Service began almost immediately after the first envoy from the Department of Government Efficiency arrived last month at the agency’s Washington, DC, headquarters. Within minutes of showing up, a twenty-something software engineer dispatched from DOGE began demanding access to

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Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump has for years wildly exaggerated the size of US trade deficits with various other countries. Now, as Trump cites those trade deficits as a key justification for his tariff policies, newly released federal statistics show just how wrong Trump’s numbers are. Previously released federal figures

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Trump admin plans to cut more than 70,000 jobs at Department of Veterans Affairs, memo says

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is planning to cut tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN. In a memo dated March 4 addressed to “under secretaries, assistant secretaries, and other key officials,” the Veterans Affairs department’s chief of staff

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