FACT FOCUS: The Trump administration is falsely claiming Jimmy Carter was against mail-in voting

The Trump administration is using a 20-year-old report to misrepresent former President Jimmy Carter’s views on mail-in and absentee ballots as it pushes for federal legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship and photo ID requirements for voting ahead of the midterm elections. On two successive days this week, President Donald Trump and White House … Read more

States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data

BOSTON — A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren’t considering race in admissions. President Donald Trump ordered the new policy in August after he raised concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements … Read more

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it end deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians

Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to clear the way for it to end temporary deportation protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.  The bid for emergency relief from the Justice Department is the latest arising out of the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for … Read more

How the Trump administration is justifying the war with Iran

How the Trump administration is justifying the war with Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration briefed the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday about Operation Epic Fury, but questions loom around the White House’s justification for the Middle East conflict. CBS News’ Aaron Navarro has more. Source link

Trump administration designates Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention

Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention on Monday, paving the way for the Trump administration to impose restrictions such as sanctions and export controls as punishment for the Taliban’s arbitrary imprisonment of Americans.  The designation allows for powers created by an executive order in September to … Read more

FBI subpoenas 2020 Arizona voting docs as federal push into election administration widens

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arizona state lawmaker revealed Monday that federal authorities subpoenaed him for records related to the 2020 election, marking the second publicly confirmed jurisdiction the Department of Justice is investigating over the matter. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, a Republican, said in a social media post he … Read more

Anthropic sues Pentagon, Trump administration over

Washington — Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies on Monday over the Trump administration’s move to designate it a supply chain risk and eliminate its use across the government, the latest chapter in a bitter dispute over the firm’s powerful artificial intelligence model. In a 48-page lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court … Read more

Lawmaker blasts Trump administration for Iran war and claims lies are being fed to Americans

Lawmaker blasts Trump administration for Iran war and claims lies are being fed to Americans – CBS News Watch CBS News California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez is claiming the Trump administration is lying to Americans about its objectives for the Iran war. Gomez joined CBS News with his take on the conflict. Source link

24 states sue Trump administration over tariffs imposed after Supreme Court ruling

Two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Thursday, alleging that President Trump exceeded his authority in imposing new global tariffs after the Supreme Court in February struck down emergency import duties he introduced last year. The lawsuit centers on 10% tariffs the Trump administration recently implemented under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. Mr. Trump later … Read more