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Judges Are Skeptical The Trump Administration Will Reunite Separated Families When It’s Supposed To

Two federal judges ordered the government to quickly reunite individual families who sued over border separations, notwithstanding a nationwide reunification deadline at the end of the month.
Zoe Tillman • 19 hours ago

Republicans Pulled One Of Trump's Controversial Judicial Nominees After It Was Clear He Wouldn't Have The Votes

Sen. Tim Scott said he would not vote in favor of 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Bounds. Bounds came under fire for racially charged college writings.
Zoe Tillman • 21 hours ago

Prosecutors Say Accused Russian Agent Maria Butina Appeared To Have Ties To Russian Intelligence

A judge ordered Maria Butina, who is charged with illegally acting as an agent for Russia in the United States, held pending trial.
Zoe Tillman • 2 days ago

A Judge Has Temporarily Stopped The Trump Administration From Deporting Reunified Families

The judge said the government's position that his reunification orders and deadlines could put kids at risk was "exasperating" and "deeply troubling."
Zoe Tillman • 3 days ago

US Officials Are Planning To Reunite Thousands Of More Children Who Were Separated At The Border

Federal officials are also warning that they are having to use less vigorous parental vetting methods in order to meet the court-ordered deadline.
Adolfo Flores • 6 days ago

Russian Intelligence Officers Have Been Indicted For Hacking Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign

The indictments came as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Zoe Tillman • 7 days ago

A Reporter Who Had Her Records Seized Wasn’t On A List Of Subpoenaed Journalists The Justice Department Sent To A Senator

DOJ sent Sen. Ron Wyden a letter in March responding to his request for information on journalists who were subpoenaed over the past five years and only listed two instances.
Zoe Tillman • 8 days ago

Paul Manafort Said On A Monitored Phone Call In Jail That He's Being Treated Like A "VIP," According To Prosecutors

Manafort's jail conditions include private living and bathroom quarters, his own laptop and phone, and a "workaround" for the jail's no-email rule.
Zoe Tillman • 8 days ago

The Government's Struggle To Reunify Children With Their Families Is About To Get More Complicated

The Trump administration couldn't meet a court-ordered deadline to reunify fewer than 100 separated children. Now it faces a new reunification deadline for potentially thousands more.
Zoe Tillman • 9 days ago

Here’s Where Trump’s New Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Stands On Abortion, Executive Power, And Guns

Kavanaugh has written hundreds of opinions in more than a decade on the DC Circuit.
Zoe Tillman • 10 days ago

A Judge Won't Change A Settlement That Restricts How Long The Trump Administration Can Hold Kids In Immigration Detention

Altering the terms of the 1997 settlement agreement was a big part of Trump's plan to address the border separations crisis.
Zoe Tillman • 10 days ago

The Trump Administration Is Struggling To Find Separated Parents Before A Judge's Reunification Deadline

A Justice Department lawyer said Monday that of the 96 children under 5 who appeared to fall under a judge's reunification order, two had been reunited with a parent so far.
Zoe Tillman • 10 days ago

The Government Is Dropping All Charges In The Remaining Inauguration Day Prosecutions

After several trials, prosecutors were unable to secure any convictions. Of the 234 people arrested, 21 people pleaded guilty.
Zoe Tillman • 13 days ago

The Trump Administration Is Asking For More Time To Meet A Judge's Order To Reunite Separated Families

The administration said officials are having some trouble matching children with their parents.
Cora Lewis • 14 days ago

Trump Says He Will Nominate Brett Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court

President Donald Trump promoted his pick as having "impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications, and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law."
Chris Geidner • 10 days ago

A Judge Rejected Most Of The Trump Administration's Challenge To California's "Sanctuary" Laws

The Justice Department sued over three so-called sanctuary laws it said were unconstitutional. A federal judge upheld two and partially upheld the third.
Zoe Tillman • 14 days ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Is Withdrawing Obama-Era "Guidance Documents" About Affirmative Action

Other documents that Sessions has pulled included guidance on the right of refugees and asylees to work and juvenile detention policies.
Zoe Tillman • 16 days ago

Paul Manafort Is Running Out Of Options To Stop A Trial From Starting Next Month

A judge said Friday that Manafort's allegations of leaks by special counsel Robert Mueller's office wouldn't be enough to get the charges tossed out.
Zoe Tillman • 20 days ago

The White House Will Start Interviewing Supreme Court Candidates Next Week, A Key Adviser Says

"The Gorsuch model works," said Leonard Leo. UPDATE: Trump said he plans to announce a nominee on July 9.
Zoe Tillman • 21 days ago

Trump Said He’ll Choose One Of These People To Replace Anthony Kennedy On The Supreme Court

Trump has said he'll choose from a list of 25 names.
Zoe Tillman • 22 days ago
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