US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses has become the latest high-ranking official to openly criticize judges as the Trump administration has stepped up its attack on court agendas on political agendas.
On Saturday, Hegses laughed at US District Judge Ana Reyes for blocking US transgender forces. The ban was enacted by an executive order signed by Donald Trump on January 27th.
In a social media post, Hegseth called the judge “Commander Reyes,” suggesting he had no authority to make decisions about the war.
Reyes was appointed by former Democratic president Joe Biden and is the latest judge to be publicly attacked by Trump administration officials.
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Hegses’ Reyes’ public ock laugh followed similar remarks by Trump, Elon Musk, Attorney General, Pam Bondy and other officials to judges in recent weeks. On Tuesday, Trump called for a judge’s bullet each, who would primarily pose a legal challenge to deportation, calling him a “radical left-headed man” and “troublemakers and agitators,” and urged the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a rare responsibilities for the President.
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White House cheers as major law firms attacked by Trump surrender
The Trump administration is also fighting Paulo, one of the nation’s largest law firms. Trumps’ advisors enjoyed his ability to bully the company after Chair tried to soften the company’s president after he criticized his former partner and then attempted to withdraw an executive order that threatened the company’s functional capabilities. The company also agreed to provide $40 million in free legal services over the next four years to be the cause of Trump’s advocacy, and to an audit of employment procedures to wipe out diversity, equity and inclusion recruitment initiatives. The Trump administration is threatening new actions against lawyers and law firms that bring immigration lawsuits and other cases against the government he considers unethical. It faces more than 100 lawsuits.
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20% of Americans support boycotting companies that match Trump’s agenda
According to a new Guardian poll, one in five Americans are planning to turn their backs on businesses that have shifted their policies to align with Trump’s agenda. As well-known brands, including Amazon, Target, Tesla and others, are working on economic boycotts, Harris’ poll research has shown that backlash can have lasting effects.
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Trump cancels security clearances for Biden, Harris and other political enemies
Trump moved to undo security clearances for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and a string of other top Democrats and political enemies in a presidential memo issued late Friday. The setback also covers former Wyoming representative Liz Cheney, former Illinois representative Adam Kinzinger, former Wyoming representative Liz Cheney, former Wyoming representative Liz Cheney, and Biden’s entire family, who is New York Attorney General Letitia James. All of them will no longer be able to access the classified information. This is the courtesy that is usually provided to the former president and some officials after he quits public services.
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The White House reportedly has suspended funding for legal assistance for unaccompanied immigrant children
The Trump administration reportedly cut funding for a legal program that provides representation to unaccompanied immigrant children last month, after a month directed immigrant enforcement agents to track minors entering the United States without parents. The organisation, which received more than $200 million in federal grants, was notified on Friday that the contract was partially terminated through the Refugee Resettlement Bureau, according to a memo issued by the Department of Home Affairs and obtained by ABC News.
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US team meets Ukrainian and Russian officials for consultation
Meetings between us and Ukrainian officials are scheduled to begin in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. A Washington source said he explained the plans for the meeting. The US will be led by Andrew Peak of the National Security Council and Michael Anton of the State Department, Reuters reported. After these talks, the US team will meet Russian officials on Monday. But Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelensky said earlier this week that Ukrainian officials will be attending US-Russia talks but will not be in the same room as the Russians.
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We have urged people to “think bigger” about healthcare amid Trump’s onslaught in the sector.
The Academic Journal could inject optimism into US health policies. This is a rare item among the Trump administration’s massive layoffs, fundraising freezes and ideological research reviews. A new issue of medical scholars argues that it can fundamentally change if you consider a conversation about healthcare to be “big bigger” and that policymakers invest in the community.
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The US tourism industry faces drop-offs as immigration agenda blocks travelers
Tourist experts said a series of significant arrests and detention of tourists is likely to cause a major recession in tourism to the United States. Several Western tourists have recently been rejected at the US border on increasingly thin ground under the crackdown on Donald Trump’s immigrants. Some of them were tied up and detained in detention centres in poor condition for weeks. Germany updated its travel guidance for travel to the US, warning that breaking admission rules could lead to refusals as before, as well as arrest or even detention.
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