Breccan Thies

Detention River, Washington

Elections Correspondent at The Federalist

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Judge Indefinitely Blocks DHS Ban On Foreign Students At Harvard

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

A U.S. district judge escalated her attack on executive authority to control immigration on Friday by indefinitely blocking the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students. The preliminary injunction, which extends her initial temporary restraining order, was issued by Judge Allison Burroughs, an Obama appointee serving in Massachusetts. She issued the initial restraining order within hours of the lawsuit being filed.
Supreme Court Deals Blow To Deep State Control In Ruling Against EPA

1 week ago | lucianne.com | Breccan Thies

Original ArticlePosted By: earlybird, 6/19/2025 1:12:10 PMThe U.S. Supreme Court took a major step in helping dismantle the federal government's stranglehold on public policy on Wednesday. In an 8-0 decision, the court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not defend itself against a lawsuit from Oklahoma and Utah in its rubber-stamp home court, the D.C. Circuit.
Despite Riots, Americans Still Support ICE And Want Deportations

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

No matter how much left-wing agitators want to riot to oppose enforcing immigration law, the American people still support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and deporting illegals. That is the takeaway from a new Harvard/Harris poll taken in the middle of the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots that have been excused by Democrat leadership like city Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Federal Judge Takes Swipe At Judicial Coup In Opinion Dismissing Teachers Union Suit Against Trump Admin

1 week ago | lucianne.com | Breccan Thies

Original ArticlePosted By: earlybird, 6/18/2025 12:34:23 PM"Our democracy cannot very well function if individual judges issue extraordinary relief to every plaintiff who clamors to object to executive action," U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil said in her ruling on Monday.
SCOTUS Deals Blow To Deep State In Ruling Against EPA

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step in helping dismantle the federal government’s stranglehold on public policy on Wednesday. In an 8-0 decision, the court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not defend itself against a lawsuit from Oklahoma and Utah in its rubber-stamp home court, the D.C. Circuit.
Judge Bashes Judicial Coup In Dismissal Of Anti-Trump Admin Suit

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

“Our democracy cannot very well function if individual judges issue extraordinary relief to every plaintiff who clamors to object to executive action,” U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil said in her ruling on Monday.
Trump Overturns California's Authoritarian Ban On Gas Cars

2 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

President Donald Trump overturned California’s authoritarian ban on gas-powered vehicles on Thursday, signing a resolution approved by Congress last month. California became the first state in the nation to pursue a phase-out of gas-powered cars, attempting to halt all new sales by 2035 and effectively force its citizens to purchase electric vehicles. After Trump’s move, Gov.
DOJ, Ed Dept. Probe MN For Allowing Male On Girls Softball Team

2 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that it would be elevating its inquiry into Minnesota’s Title IX violations after the state let a male athlete dominate a girls’ softball competition, depriving all-female teams of the state championship.
Dem Sen. Threatens To Fire Youngkin University Board Appointees

2 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

Virginia Democrat Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell sent a threatening letter to all current university rectors and board members in the state, telling them to comply with his brand of politics or face being fired. The move came after a handful of Virginia Senate Democrats blocked Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees to serve on the boards of public universities across the Commonwealth.
Castro Acolyte Karen Bass Is No Stranger To Orchestrating Chaos

2 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Breccan Thies

With riots and looting destroying Los Angeles (again), it is important to remember that the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, reportedly led a radical Cuban communist cell that was part of a group responsible for radicalizing youth and organizing chaos. In the 1970s, when Bass was in her 20s, she led the Southern California cell of Cuban Venceremos Brigade — a Fidel Castro regime-linked organization and alleged terror group started to subvert the United States and proliferate communism.