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  • December 23, 2025

    DHS Ordered To Restore $233M Grants To 'Sanctuary' States

    A Rhode Island federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate $233 million in funding to immigration "sanctuary jurisdictions," finding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had illegally terminated the grants for political reasons.

  • December 23, 2025

    Federal Prison Workers Seek Block On CBA Cancellation

    The union that represents employees of the Federal Bureau of Prisons asked a Connecticut federal judge to unwind the cancellation of their collective bargaining agreement, saying the agency's reasons for ending workers' union rights don't add up.

  • December 23, 2025

    Michigan AG Launches Probe Into Native Boarding Schools

    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has opened a criminal investigation into Native American boarding schools and other institutions that once operated in the state.

  • December 22, 2025

    NY's James, 21 Other Dem AGs Say CFPB Defunding Unlawful

    New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of nearly two dozen Democratic attorneys general in claiming the Trump administration's effort to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is illegal, telling an Oregon federal court Monday the municipalities are statutorily entitled to the CFPB's resources

  • December 22, 2025

    FTC Tosses Ban On AI-Fueled Tool For Stifling Innovation

    The Federal Trade Commission on Monday threw out a 2024 order that imposed a ban on an artificial intelligence-powered writing assistance service that allegedly enabled its subscribers to generate false and deceptive online reviews, concluding that the prior directive was inconsistent with the Trump administration's current policy against undermining innovation in the emerging AI field. 

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