Trump Administration

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants supporting writers, researchers, and scholars was unconstitutional. The decision bars the administration from ending the grants and criticizes its use of artificial intelligence in the process.

May 04, 2026 Reported by AI

The U.S. Department of Justice apologized to U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose for failing to disclose a foreign murder warrant about detainee Bryan Rafael Gomez. The apology followed a DHS press release that called DuBose an 'Activist Biden Judge' for ordering Gomez's release. DOJ clarified that the judge lacked knowledge of the warrant at the time.

Nearly 12 million applications for immigration benefits were awaiting action at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services by the end of September 2025, including 11.6 million in USCIS’ backlog and 247,974 unopened filings in a separate “frontlog,” according to an NPR review of USCIS data. NPR reported the backlog grew by about 2 million in the first year of President Trump’s second term, a faster rise than during his entire first term, leaving more applicants without timely proof their filings were received.

April 15, 2026 Reported by AI

The Trump administration has voiced strong opposition to a bill that would extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals in the US until 2029. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo criticizing the measure, sponsored by eight Democrats and Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. The House is set to vote soon after a discharge petition gained bipartisan support.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire right away, the latest in a series of Pentagon leadership changes under the Trump administration. Gen. Christopher LaNeve will serve as acting chief of staff. The move aims to align military leadership with administration priorities.

April 01, 2026 Reported by AI Fact checked

A MAGA-aligned group calling itself the Mass Deportation Coalition released a playbook on April 1 urging the Trump administration to make large-scale worksite immigration enforcement a central tool for increasing deportations, arguing the goal should be at least 1 million formal removals in 2026. The document, which invokes President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s enforcement-era example, also recommends tightening employment verification and using a broader “whole-of-government” approach that could heighten tensions with industries that rely heavily on unauthorized labor.