Trump Moves To End Legal Tool Used To Fight Discrimination: Live Updates
By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer topics, and entertainment. She specializes in delivering in-depth news and live blog reporting and has experience covering U.S. presidential debates, awards shows, and more. Amanda joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Map Shows Where Marijuana Is Legal as Pennsylvania Bill Moves Forward
Pennsylvania may become the next state to allow adults to use recreational marijuana as its state legislature moves forward with a bill to expand its legalization. Why It Matters Recreational marijuana has been legalized in 24 states so far, and more than a dozen others allow adults to use medical marijuana in certain circumstances. Pennsylvania […]
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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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