Good morning from Superior Court here in Washington, where former Olympian David Hearn will appear in court after being charged with destruction of property for allegedly pulling up a piece of the bottom of the Reflecting Pool last month. Rally in support of him getting underway

DOJ lawyer: “I don’t have the ability to speak directly to the attorney general.” Judge: “I can not believe given the significance you don’t have an answer." @garygrumbach.bsky.social reports from EDVA: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’

The judge said that she’s concerned if the fund isn’t really dead that it might come back in a different form.

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Former CIA officer accused of stashing gold bars ordered to remain jailed pending trial

David Rush appeared in federal court in Virginia on Friday, he will remain behind bars because ‘he is in a different position from most people,’ the judge said.

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“Asking a question is not a crime" Federal judge appears skeptical of Pentagon’s restrictions on press access www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Federal judge appears skeptical of Pentagon’s restrictions on press access

Defense Department policy instituted last year prohibits gathering or publishing any information that isn’t authorized by the government.

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NEW: The American public rely on officials to be giving them accurate and trustworthy information. Lately, during emergency situations, they haven't been getting that. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

From Charlie Kirk to Brown University, Trump officials have posted inaccurate info in wake of tragedy

Senior administration officials released confusing, incorrect or misleading information after Kirk's assassination and the shooting of two National Guard members.

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NEW: I sat down with DNC Chairman @kenmartin.bsky.social today in Washington, where we discussed Tuesday’s elections, redistricting, the government shutdown, and the role Martin plays in vetting Democratic candidates w/ @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

DNC chair defends party's redistricting push: This isn't 'your grandfather's Democratic Party that just rolled over'

Asked whether two "unconstitutional" acts make a right as Democrats look to counter GOP redistricting efforts, Ken Martin said, "In this case, I would say yes."

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New documents from DOJ whistleblower sheds light on internal Abrego Garcia deliberations w/ @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

New documents from DOJ whistleblower shed light on internal Abrego Garcia deliberations

New documents obtained by NBC News shed light on early internal Trump administration deliberations about the court battle over deportations under the Alien Enem

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NEW: Judge Charles Breyer in California has set a trial date to hear arguments on whether the Trump admin violated the Posse Comitatus Act by deploying members of the California National Guard on the streets of Los Angeles.  The trial will take place August 11-13, 2025 in SF.

🚨 Within the span of about two hours tonight, a federal judge ordered the California National Guard out of Los Angeles + back into the control of Gov. Newsom, and an three-judge panel on 9th Circuit Court of Appeals paused that order until further notice. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump administration can keep control of California National Guard troops for now, appeals court rules

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has paused an order for the National Guard to leave Los Angeles.

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BREAKING: Judge halts Trump administration military deployment in L.A., pauses his own order from going into effect until 12p PT tomorrow to allow time for the Trump administration to appeal www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Judge halts Trump administration military deployment in L.A.

A judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s military deployment in Los Angeles, writing that the federal government did not have the authority to

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NOW on the @nbcnews.com Live Blog: DOJ says California's bid to block troops puts lives at danger www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

NEW w/ @lawrencehurley.bsky.social: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on deportations to 'third countries' www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on deportations to 'third countries'

A federal judge ruled that convicted criminals the administration wants to deport to countries that are not their country of origin should be given more time to raise concerns about the potential risk...

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A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government, a significant setback as the Trump administration works to downsize. MORE: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Judge pauses Trump's effort to reduce the size of the federal government

A judge in California temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government.

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BREAKING: Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk has been ordered released from detention "immediately" "The court finds that her continued detention can not stand," Judge William Sessions said. “These are very substantial claims of both due process and first amendment violations."

NEW: President Trump's words undermine DOJ's argument regarding the men deported to El Salvador's CECOT during a hearing before Judge James Boasberg this evening w/ @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Trump's words undermine DOJ's argument regarding men deported to El Salvador's CECOT

A Justice Department lawyer conceded that $4M in "grants" from the United States were funding the detention of men deported to El Salvador.

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80 years ago this week, my grandfather wrote to my grandmother from the front lines of World War II. “I am all through fighting,” he wrote. “I feel happy; I ended up the war without missing a day of combat.” "My only concern," he wrote. "Where do we go from here?" #VEday80

NEW: Restaurants across Washington D.C. have been visited today by agents identifying them as Homeland Security, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to multiple sources who spoke to @nbcnews.com

It has been a difficult week for Trump administration priorities in courts around the country...

JUST IN: An Executive Order signed by President Trump surrounding how elections are run in this country got little attention at the time. But today, a federal judge blocked two of the biggest parts of that EO, calling them unconstitutional. More here: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Federal judge blocks portions of Trump executive order on elections

A federal judge in Washington today has blocked the Election Assistance Commission from following through on two key portions of Trump’s executive order on

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NEW: "Here we are again," wrote Judge William Orrick. Judge who blocked Pres. Trump's efforts to block $$$ to sanctuary cities in the first Trump administration has today blocked Trump's efforts to block $$$ to sanctuary cities in the second Trump administration www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Judge blocks Trump bid to halt federal funding for sanctuary cities

"Here we are again," wrote U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who blocked a similar effort during the president's first term.

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Big setback for a top Trump administration priority: A federal judge today paused the Education Department's efforts to end "DEI" in schools www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Federal judge pauses Education Department effort to end DEI in schools

A federal judge today directed the Department of Education to pause its enforcement of the anti-DEI initiatives it outlined in a February letter sent to

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TONIGHT: Judge Paula Xinis rips DOJ for not answering questions in Abrego Garcia case www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump administration live updates: White House says Trump 'stands strongly' behind Pete Hegseth

Live updates and latest news on the Trump administration, President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Supreme Court.

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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in the Oval Office, makes clear he has no interest or intention to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States. "I don't have the power to return him to the United States," Bukele said. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S.

President Nayib Bukele made the comments shortly after White House adviser Stephen Miller defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the Trump administration is required to "facilitate" the release of a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to an El Salvador prison. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Supreme Court says Trump admin must 'facilitate' release of man wrongly deported to El Salvador prison

The Trump administration conceded that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who officials allege is a member of the MS-13 gang, was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

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JUST IN: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that, for now, President Donald Trump is not required to reinstate two members of independent federal agencies he wants to fire. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup... It's been a whirlwind for Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox -->

Evolution of the Supreme Court's shadow docket: Before 2016: Hardly anything aside from death penalty cases 2017-2024: Often at least one shadow docket case pending. 2025- Multiple shadow docket cases pending at all times.

We are 27 hours out from the deadline for the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US. We await a ruling from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on the Government's emergency motion for a stay - or a pause - of Judge Xinis' Friday order. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

What to know as deadline looms for Trump administration to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

The administration has conceded the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a green card holder, was an “administrative error,” but it has resisted a judge’s order to bring him back to the U.S.

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“That is no way to run a government.”  Trump admin in a court filing slams Judge Paula Xinis’s order to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, after he was sent there due to an “administrative error.” DOJ appealing order to 4th circuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social -- Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p

NEW: Two women that the Trump administration tried to send to an El Salvador prison tell NBC News that they were "lied to" and that authorities told them they were going to Venezuela.

'We were lied to:' Two women the Trump administration tried to send to El Salvador prison speak

The women’s accounts raise questions about the thoroughness of the administration’s vetting of migrants it has sent to the notorious prison.

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