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Law enforcement officers stand amid smoke from a smoke grenade released to disperse demonstrators in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
Jun 5, 2026

Senate passes $70B in new funds for ICE, Border Patrol

The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement.

Muslim migrants stranded after President Donald Trump cancelled all U.S. asylum appointments for migrants waiting in Mexico are seen at the Assabil shelter, the only such refuge in Mexico specifically for Muslim migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File Photo)
Jun 5, 2026

Judge invalidates Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries

The Trump administration unlawfully barred applicants from 39 travel‑ban countries from receiving decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship, a federal judge ruled.

Cyclists ride by the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, renamed The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ordered that President Trump’s name be removed from the building, in Washington on June 3, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Jun 5, 2026

Kennedy Center to remove Trump name after court decision

The Kennedy Center in Washington ordered staff to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the institution to comply with a federal court ruling.

President Donald Trump looks on as he delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD)
Jun 1, 2026

Trump’s ‘weaponization’ fund put on hold after fierce opposition from Congress

President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate ‌victims of alleged government “weaponization" has been put on hold.

The newly added lettering for President Donald Trump's name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a day after its board announced it would rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Jun 1, 2026

Trump says he will ‘transfer’ Kennedy Center to Congress after court setback

President Donald Trump said his administration will transfer control of the Kennedy Center to Congress, after a judge ruled against the administration.

U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC) speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) National Convention in New York City, on April 10, 2026. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
May 26, 2026

South Carolina Republicans block Trump’s effort to gain more House seats

Republicans faced another setback in their plans to redraw congressional maps, with members of their own party blocking new districts in South Carolina.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 26, 2026

Supreme Court sides with Trump on speech curbs of immigration judges

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a dispute involving a free-speech challenge by federal immigration judges.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent assists Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers as passengers are screened at a checkpoint at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on March 27, 2026. (REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo)
May 22, 2026

Republican revolt over Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund stalls ICE funding vote

Senate Republicans abandoned plans to vote on funding for immigration enforcement in a revolt against President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion fund for victims of government "weaponization."

Models depict proposals for an arch near Arlington National Cemetery during an Oct. 15 fundraising dinner at the White House. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
May 21, 2026

Commission packed with Trump allies approves towering triumphal arch in DC

A federal arts commission voted to approve designs for President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch, advancing the project amid public opposition and some confusion on the panel.

State Representative Matt Morgan (R-TX) holds a map of the new proposed congressional districts in Texas, during a legislative session as Democratic lawmakers, who left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, begin returning to the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Sergio Flores/File Photo)
May 20, 2026

Supreme Court’s uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans

The Supreme Court's seemingly inconsistent approach to the Purcell principle in three cases resulted each time in a decision favorable to Republicans.

A graduating student waits to cross the street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 7, 2019. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
May 19, 2026

MD among states suing over Trump administration’s student loan restrictions

Maryland is challenging a new rule the Trump administration issued that could limit access to federal student loans for people pursuing advanced healthcare-related degrees.

Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California, on Sept. 17, 2020. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
May 19, 2026

Supreme Court turns away Eli Lilly’s challenge to whistleblower law

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge by Eli Lilly to a whistleblower law allowing individuals to bring fraud lawsuits on behalf of the federal government.