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‘Outside The Power Of A Federal Judge’: Courts Test Boundaries As Trump Admin Sparks Showdown Over Executive Authority

Elon Musk's government efficiency (DOGE) and other court orders restricting the actions of the Trump administration are causing a public showdown against important constitutional questions: What are the legitimate powers of the administrative department? Before Doge cuts wasteful programs and focuses on the agency as a whole, judges make progress by issuing temporary restraint orders […]

Trump signs executive order restoring plastic straw use in government

President Trump has signed an executive order directing the federal government to return to using plastic straws. “We're going back to plastic straws,” he said, adding that the paper straw “isn't going well.” The move comes after former President Biden set the goal of phased out the government's use of single-use plastics. At the time, […]

Trump signs executive order reversing Biden’s plastic straw ban

WASHINGTON – President Trump wrote an executive order Monday night that overturned former President Joe Biden's ban on plastic straws in the federal government. “We're going back to plastic straws. These things don't work,” the 78-year-old Trump said in his oval office after signing the orders, referring to paper straws. “I had them many times, […]

Massachusetts university promotes DEI and illegal immigration despite Trump admin executive orders

Public universities in Salem, Massachusetts have been in the Trump administration over recent weeks, including student protection and gender identity for illegal immigrants, according to multiple emails shared with students in the days following President Donald Trump's inauguration. It demonstrates support for various controversial topics that challenged the executive order. Christopher Macdonald-Dennis, vice president of […]

Johnson: Courts should 'allow the executive and the legislative branches to work'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that he believes the court should have the Trump administration and Congress continue to work to rebuild the federal government. Speaking to Capitol Hill reporters, Johnson expressed support for the work President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are doing through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee, but […]

Third judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship executive order 

The third federal judge indefinitely blocked President Trump's presidential order to limit his birthright citizenship, dealing another hard blow to the controversial order. US District Judge Joseph Laplante granted the request Monday morning, but said there was an order that said his reasoning would continue in the coming days. “I intend to grant the injunction,” […]