Harvard to Review Its Policies Amid Trump Administration Legal Fight
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Deported 2-Year-Old May Not Have Had ‘Meaningful’ Legal Process: Judge
A Trump-appointed federal judge has raised concerns that a 2-year-old U.S. citizen may have been deported to Honduras “with no meaningful process.” The toddler, who was born in Louisiana, court documents say, was deported along with her Honduran mother and sister on Friday after her mother wrote a letter asking for the 2-year-old girl to […]
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Legal Analyst Warns White House’s ‘Cute’ Abrego Garcia Post May Hurt Admin
A White House social media post about Kilmar Abrego Garcia may come back to haunt them in a courtroom, legal analyst Joyce Vance warned on Friday. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday via online form. Why It Matters Abrego Garcia was arrested in 2019 and has since been accused of being […]
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Trump Admin Handed Legal Loss as Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation Plan
By Adeola Adeosun is the Newsweek Weekend Night Editor based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her focus is reporting on U.S. national news, politics and trends. Adeola joined Newsweek in 2024 and has previously worked for CNN, Bossip, and The Messenger. You can get in touch with Adeola by emailing a.adeosun@newsweek.com. Languages: English. Adeola Adeosun Weekend Night […]
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Could Donald Trump Deport Americans? Legal Experts Weigh In
Donald Trump could strip criminals of their U.S citizenship and deport them, say legal experts. Why It Matters Both Trump and the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, have recently said that he wants to deport U.S citizens who commit serious crimes. If Trump succeeds in stripping criminals of their U.S citizenship and deporting them […]
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Elon Musk Scores Big Legal Win at Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Jason Lemon is a Senior Politics Editor at Newsweek based in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to taking on the editor role, Jason’s reporting focused on U.S. politics and international affairs. He joined Newsweek in 2018, and had previously worked as an editor at a Middle Eastern media startup called StepFeed. He also worked a year as a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution […]
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Trump Admin Handed Legal Loss Over Transgender Troops Ban in Stinging Order
The Trump administration’s motion to dissolve a court order blocking the president’s ban on transgender military troops was denied on Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense (DOD) via email for comment Wednesday night. Why It Matters President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders and previously pushed policies aimed at rolling back […]
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Donald Trump Suffers Two Legal Blows Hours Apart
Two judges have forced the government to reinstate two senior federal officials fired by President Donald Trump, one saying: “An American President is not a king.” One official was chair of the National Labor Relations Board, the other was president of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF). Why It Matters Trump has laid off […]
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Elon Musk Faces Legal Threat Over Federal Worker Ultimatum: ‘Utter Disdain’
The president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Everett Kelley, has condemned Elon Musk‘s recent request for federal employees to account for the work they did in the past week or face dismissal as “cruel and disrespectful.” Kelley said the union would continue to legally challenge “any unlawful terminations of our members and […]
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Donald Trump Hit With Major DEI Legal Setback
Baltimore-based U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson on Friday granted a preliminary injunction which largely blocked an executive order signed by President Donald Trump shortly after his inauguration that banned diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government. Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular […]
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