Democrats demand Trump administration halt plan to collect federal workers’ health data

Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management has asked 65 insurance companies to provide monthly reports with detailed medical and pharmaceutical claims data of more than 8 million people … Read more

Judge orders Trump to halt White House ballroom construction, escalating legal feud

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration’s attempt to proceed with construction of its $400 million White House ballroom project, clarifying in a sharply worded order that any above-ground, physical construction of the site is blocked unless deemed strictly necessary for national security purposes. U.S. … Read more

DC appeals court orders Judge Boasberg to halt Trump contempt probe over deportation flights

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to end his contempt inquiry into senior Trump administration officials after they deported more than 130 Venezuelan migrants — capping a protracted and bitterly disputed legal fight. Judges for the D.C. Circuit Court of … Read more

Republicans block effort to halt Trump’s war with Iran after ‘civilization’ threat

WASHINGTON — House Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a resolution to halt Donald Trump’s war with Iran on Thursday — a response to the president’s shocking threat two days earlier to annihilate “a whole civilization.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. House and Senate lawmakers are … Read more

US soldier trying to halt wife’s deportation after she was detained on Louisiana military base

NEW ORLEANS — A U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a Louisiana military base where the couple was planning to live together just days after their wedding. The effort to remove the soldier’s wife, who was born in Honduras and remained in a federal immigration … Read more

Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants have agreed to return to work and halt a three-week strike after plant owner JBS USA agreed to resume negotiations, labor union representatives announced Saturday. The strike by thousands of workers at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, began on March 16 in coordination … Read more

Judge orders White House ballroom construction to halt in a ruling that leaves Trump seething

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom it demolished the East Wing of the White House to make space for, barring work from proceeding without congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a preservationist group’s request for a preliminary injunction … Read more

Federal judge orders halt to Trump White House ballroom project; DOJ to appeal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Tuesday ordered construction of the White House ballroom project halted, siding with a historic preservation group that argued the effort violated federal law. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the group is likely to succeed on the merits of its case, writing that … Read more