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Federal Judge Halts Trump-Era Attempt to End Work Permits for 530,000 Migrants in Biden Parole Program

A federal judge has blocked efforts by the Trump administration to strip legal protections and work permits from more than 530,000 migrants who entered the United States through a humanitarian parole...

LDF Withdraws from Meta’s Civil Rights Advisory Committee Over DEIA Concerns

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) has officially severed ties with Meta’s external civil rights advisory board, citing serious concerns over the tech giant’s recent rollback of...

Trump and Musk Criticized for Giving Billionaires Too Much Power in Government

There is growing concern in the U.S. about how much power wealthy people now have in government, especially under President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk. At Trump’s 2025...

Trump’s Tariffs: Threat or Opportunity? How Five Major Economies React

The trade tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday have triggered sharp reactions across the globe, drawing criticism from key allies and trading partners. While many nations have...

Progressive Judge Wins Key Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Voters in Wisconsin chose progressive Judge Susan Crawford on Tuesday to fill an open seat on the state’s Supreme Court. Crawford, a circuit court judge from Dane County, defeated conservative Judge...

Woman Loses Home Over Unpaid Bill, Then Sees It Flipped for Nearly $1M

A late payment cost a North Carolina woman her family home—and now she wants to warn others. Taylor Sanders, a Charlotte-area homeowner, says one missed payment led to her Homeowners Association (HOA)...

Trump Signs Order Requiring Citizenship Proof for Voter Registration

Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would require prospective voters to prove U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. The new order also mandates that states share data with federal...

GOP Lawmakers Intensify Pressure on Hegseth

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing intense scrutiny from Republican lawmakers over a mishandling of sensitive military details in a group chat—conducted over the commercial app Signal—that...

Federal Judge Stops Trump Admin from Banning Transgender People from the Military

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to end an order that stops a military policy banning transgender people from enlisting. The policy was set to go into effect on...