A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked any deportations that would occur under President Donald Trump’s invocation of a little-used wartime law to expedite the expulsion of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Trump invoked earlier in the day the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the group saying the country was…
A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration from ordering multiple agencies, including the Department of Defence, to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees, as part of the government downsizing drive, spearheaded by Elon Musk. District Judge William Alsup found that the mass firings…
A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system Tuesday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid groups, who argued that Trump’s executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program ran afoul of the system Congress created for moving refugees into the US….
A federal judge in Maryland granted a temporary restraining order on Monday blocking the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing sensitive data to members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency team and anyone assisting them. The order, issued by Judge Deborah L. Boardman in Federal District Court for the…
A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown. In a legal filing earlier in the day, lawyers for the men said the detainees “fit the profile of those the administration has…
A US judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from moving transgender women to men’s prisons and ending their gender-affirming care. In a broad ruling temporarily halting an executive order that Trump, a Republican, signed on his first day back in office on Jan. 20, US District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington found that…
Our solar system contains planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets — but only one world is known to harbor life. Scientists have long debated whether Earth is truly unique. Perhaps our planet just happened to have the right combination of ingredients, conditions and timing to allow life to emerge. But a pinch of grit from…
Israeli troops were preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes in the north of the Gaza Strip on Sunday after Israel accused Hamas of violating the terms of the cease-fire agreement. Under the terms of the initial phase of the deal agreed earlier this month, Israel had been expected to withdraw some of its forces…
American President Joe Biden on Friday declined the proposed acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, valued at approximately $15 billion, upholding his earlier pledge to prevent the takeover.“We need major US companies representing the major share of US steelmaking capacity to keep leading the fight on behalf of America’s national interests,” Biden stated.The…
PITHORAGARH: A major landslide on Saturday halted vehicular movement on the Tawaghat-Lipulekh road in Dharchula tehsil, cutting off access to the Darma, Byas and Chauda valleys. No casualties or property damage was reported.The Tawaghat-Lipulekh road, situated along the Kali river and bordering Nepal and China, serves as a crucial route for Kailash Mansarovar and Adi…