WASHINGTON — U.S. courts are foiling efforts by the Trump administration to keep under wraps information about the Department of Government Efficiency and the role that Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, played in it during his whirlwind stint with the White House last year.

A New York federal judge last week forced the government to ...Read more

There have been no documented instances of federal immigration enforcement taking place on Washington’s public college campuses.

Yet across the state, college leaders say they are actively preparing for the possibility. They are updating policies, retraining staff and reinforcing legal boundaries as student anxiety grows in response to ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore County bill that would bar law enforcement officers from wearing masks and require visible identification is drawing legal questions and accusations of political pandering.

Councilman Izzy Patoka, a Pikesville Democrat running for county executive, introduced the legislation last week, citing concerns about U.S. ...Read more

The Pentagon threatened to invoke a Cold War-era law to compel Anthropic PBC to allow the U.S. military to use the artificial intelligence startup’s technology if the company failed to comply with the government’s terms by Friday, according to people familiar with the matter.

During a meeting Tuesday between Chief Executive Officer Dario ...Read more

A five-day series of protests, training and events organized by those opposed to aggressive ICE operations kicks off Wednesday in the Twin Cities and is expected to draw participants from across the country eager to learn strategies for resisting what organizers describe as a federal occupation.

“Bring the Heat, Melt the ICE Week of Action”...Read more

It’s not unusual before the spring planting season to see tanker trucks lurching across eastern South Carolina, on their way to deposit a slurry of industrial and municipal waste on farmland.

The sludge these tankers carry, which often comes from North Carolina chicken processing plants, is supposed to enrich the soil so crops can grow. But ...Read more

Amid a devastating energy and humanitarian crisis in Cuba worsened by U.S. oil supply restrictions, the Trump administration is planning to expand ability of the island’s private sector to import U.S. fuel.

“We want to open the spigot of U.S. fuel exports to Cuba, so long as the ultimate beneficiary is the private sector,” a source with ...Read more

Boycotts. Prebuttals. Rebuttals. Historic guests.

California members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approach to President Donald Trump's state of the union address Tuesday night are as varied as their politics and their districts.

Prior to the speech, Sen. Adam Schiff described Trump as an out-of-control and corrupt ...Read more

Five people alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that federal immigration agents attacked or arrested them in North Carolina last year without warrants or probable cause.

Department of Homeland Security agents arrested the plaintiffs “without a warrant and without probable cause to believe they were removable or any evaluation that they were likely ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration on Tuesday sued the University of California, alleging that UCLA administrators have "routinely ignored" and "failed to report" employee complaints of antisemitism since the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's war in Gaza spurred a surge in pro-Palestinian campus activism.

The Department of Justice ...Read more

BOSTON — Students are set to return to class in Boston after an extended February school vacation, thanks to the Blizzard of ’26 that dumped 17 inches of snow in the city and canceled two days of class.

Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that Boston Public Schools and central offices will reopen on Wednesday, while scores of other districts ...Read more

NEW YORK — Only 63.3% of students showed up at school Tuesday, as Mayor Mamdani took heat for reopening the schools while New Yorkers were still digging themselves out of a historic blizzard.

That’s down from an average daily attendance rate of 89.8% last school year, according to the mayor’s annual management report.

“I know that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Tuesday night marks the deadline for incumbents and aspiring politicians to decide whether or not they’re running in 2026, determining who will be on the ballot for state and federal offices in the upcoming June primary.

Already, Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey, an Upper Eastern Shore Republican, has announced he will not ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Twin brothers sued Universal Orlando Resort on Friday alleging they suffered back and neck injuries when a Harry Potter ride at its new Epic Universe theme park malfunctioned.

Derrick Burrough of Tennessee and Erick Burrough of Georgia, who are being represented by the Morgan & Morgan law firm, are each seeking over $50,000 in...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — What should the Idaho Legislature do when someone’s testimony is offensive?

That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.

As David Pettinger began speaking, Rep. Steve Berch, D-Boise, cut him off...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz renewed his push to tackle gun violence prevention on Feb. 24, asking lawmakers in Minnesota’s divided Legislature to meet the moment after last year’s killing of two schoolchildren at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis.

Walz, who will leave the governor’s office next year, has thrown his ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, the event will unfold against the backdrop of a widening Democratic protest and mounting resistance from lawmakers who are standing by to balk at the president’s remarks.

More than 30 congressional Democrats have pledged to ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — A key figure in the shootout that left more than a dozen people injured on Juneteenth in 2024 is expected to be released on parole this week, after his attorney argued that the man fired in self-defense during one of Oakland’s largest mass shootings.

JaJuan Kelly, 25, was sentenced Thursday after accepting a plea deal that...Read more

Three members of Nevada’s congressional delegation confirmed Monday that they will be attending President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday, while a congresswoman said she was boycotting it.

Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto and their Democratic colleague, Rep. Susie Lee, were slated to show up to the joint-...Read more