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A former employee of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, has filed a lawsuit alleging systemic mistreatment of women at the high-profile golf resort, including sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation after reporting misconduct. The lawsuit, filed Monday, January 12, in New Jersey Superior Court in Morristown, was brought by Maria Hadley, who…
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U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and other senior military officials, arguing that actions taken against him in retaliation for his political speech are unconstitutional and unlawful. The case, filed on January 12, 2026 in federal court in Washington, D.C., raises…
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Several Republican lawmakers have publicly broken ranks with President Donald Trump in response to the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The development reveals deepening concerns both home and abroad over the independence of the U.S. central bank and the rule of law. The controversy stems from a criminal probe…
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In a recently published interview with The New York Times, President Donald Trump delivered one of his most unambiguous statements to date endorsing the idea that landmark civil rights protections of the 1960s have resulted in discrimination against white Americans. The comments reflect a broader recalibration of civil rights discourse under the Trump administration and…
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A series of recent federal court rulings is reshaping how immigration detention is applied in the United States, with hundreds of judges rejecting the Trump administration’s policy that mandated automatic detention without bond for certain immigrants, according to immigration attorney LaToya McBean Pompy. In a public legal advisory shared on Instagram, Pompy explained that the…
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has obtained access to a powerful new surveillance technology capable of monitoring mobile phones across entire neighborhoods, raising fresh concerns about privacy, civil liberties, and government overreach, according to a report by 404 Media. Documents reviewed by the outlet show that the system allows ICE to identify and track…
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is facing mounting legal and political scrutiny over its continued failure to fully release documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite a statutory deadline requiring disclosure by December 19, 2026. As of late January 2026, the DOJ has not released any new…
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The Trump administration has moved to suspend more than $129 million in annual federal funding for food stamps and related hunger-relief programs in Minnesota, citing what it describes as “widespread and systemic” fraud in the administration of federal benefits. In a letter sent Friday, January 9, 2026, to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor…
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Federal prosecutors have opened a new investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, focusing on financial transactions with her longtime hairdresser, Iyesata Marsh, who faces unrelated identity theft charges in Louisiana, according to a New York Times report citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The inquiry, in its early stages, involves prosecutors seeking…
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A U.S. federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from blocking billions of dollars in federal funding for child care and social welfare programs to five Democratic-led states, ruling that the states met the legal threshold for emergency relief while the case proceeds. In a decision issued on Friday, January 9, 2026, U.S. District…
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