Bridget Brown

6 days ago | apnews.com | Bridget Brown |Bernard McGhee

The Friday release continues the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Trump. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says in a statement the RFK files’ release will “shine a long-overdue light on the truth.”Gabbard says, “Nearly 60 years after the tragic assassination of Senator Robert F.

1 week ago | apnews.com | Bridget Brown |Bernard McGhee |Curtis Yee

A federal judge on Tuesday placed a hold on much of Trump’s order forbidding the federal government from doing business with anyone who hires the law firm Susman Godfrey, making it the fourth time a judge has found the president’s targeting of law firms is likely unconstitutional.

1 week ago | apnews.com | Lisa Mascaro |Seung Min Kim |Marcos Aleman |Chris Megerian |Bridget Brown

Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he plans to travel to El Salvador this week if Abrego Garcia, a constituent, isn’t returned by that time. “Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia never should have been abducted and illegally deported, and the courts have made clear: the Administration must bring him home, now,” the Maryland Democrat said in a statement. He said that since the Trump administration “appears to be ignoring these court mandates,” more action is needed.

1 week ago | apnews.com | Annie Ma |Ellen Knickmeyer |Jake Offenhartz |Amanda Seitz |Bridget Brown

The White House has said that the grants violate an executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. A lawsuit filed by groups representing teacher training programs had obtained a preliminary injunction against the cuts. But in a different lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, the Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from the government, allowing the administration to move forward with canceling the funding.

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Bridget Brown |Bernard McGhee

The president will host House Republicans at the White House on Tuesday as the GOP leadership continue to wrangle votes for the party’s budget resolution. That meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m., according two people with knowledge of it. The people were granted anonymity to discuss a meeting that hasn’t been made public. The U.S. tourism industry expected 2025 to be another good year in terms of foreign travelers.