Zach Montague

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Zach Montague

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump from punishing the law firm Susman Godfrey, calling the retribution campaign he has waged from the White House against the nation's top firms "a shocking abuse of power."In her ruling, the judge, Loren L.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Zach Montague

A federal judge on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from carrying out detention and deportation operations in houses of worship, finding that a coalition of more than two dozen religious organizations had not made a clear case that their spaces and congregants had become common targets. The ruling stemmed from a lack of clarity about how President Trump's promised mass deportation campaign has been carried out in practice since he took office.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Zach Montague

A federal judge in Washington rejected the White House's effort to keep The Associated Press from routinely covering President Trump, siding with the wire service and finding that it had faced political retaliation over its editorial decisions. The order dealt a blow to Mr. Trump, who, in a departure from decades of tradition, has moved to leverage access to White House events as a way of asserting more direct control over coverage of his administration.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Zach Montague

2 days agoWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised …

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Zach Montague

NowFederal judge says White House’s punishment of Associated Press is unconstitutionalCNN — The White House’s decision to punish the Associated Press by eliminating its access to President Donald Trump’s events, the Oval Office and Air Force One is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Tuesday. The preliminary injunction issued Tuesday afternoon against the White House by US District …NowWATCH: ‘Whose throat do I get to choke’ if tariff approach fails, Tillis asks trade repSen.