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Judge hands Trump administration partial win in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ fight

A federal judge late Monday dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought by “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees, handing the Trump administration a partial win in its pushback on allegations that the migrants aren’t being given sufficient access to attorneys.  U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz agreed the administration’s new designation of a Miami-based immigration court to handle the detainees’ cases makes their…

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Democrats launch probe into DOGE staffers embedded across agencies

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers is launching an investigation into the “alarming extent” to which staffers with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have embedded themselves in agencies across the government. “Although Elon Musk has departed, his influence remains, as DOGE and its employees attempt to become a permanent part of the federal government, scattered…

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Trump to nominate top White House economist to Fed board

President Trump announced Thursday he would nominate Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), to serve as a “temporary” member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he would nominate Miran to a soon-to-be vacant spot on the Fed board while the…

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Trump signs executive order targeting debanking

President Trump signed Thursday an executive order taking aim at alleged discrimination against conservatives by large banks, directing regulators to investigate and punish financial institutions for “politicized or unlawful debanking.”  Conservatives have long complained that they have been unfairly treated by the banking system, a cause taken up by Trump in his second term.  “Financial…

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US unveils new sanctions aimed at Iran revenue generation, sanctions evasion

The Treasury Department sanctioned 18 entities and individuals tied to revenue-generating efforts for Iran on Thursday in an effort to block the foreign government from evading previous economic restrictions implemented by the United States.   “These sanctions target how Iran has engineered banking schemes and alternate payment messaging systems specifically designed to bypass sanctions and…

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