Alerts and Updates

In 1982, Congress passed the Nunn-McCurdy Act — a bill that intended to curb Pentagon overspending by involving Congress when weapons programs go over their baseline estimates. 

On Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the entire federal judiciary of Maryland over a court order that prevents immediate removals by requiring a 48-hour pause on deportations that are under legal challenge.

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump called for the deployment of at least 700 Marines and 4,000 members of the National Guard in response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles.

The executive branch made some more unwise cuts this week.

The Justice Department has filed felony charges against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) following a scuffle involving Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during a visit to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey earlier this month.

The Trump administration’s plan to accept a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar — one of the most expensive “gifts” to the U.S. for use by a president — raises glaring ethical (and legal) concerns for us.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from removing migrants from Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines to Libya earlier this week, reportedly managing to stop the unconstitutional and illegal removals at the eleventh hour.

April 29 marked 100 days since the start of President Trump’s second term.

The administration is officially making good on their day-one promise to reimplement the Schedule F plan from President Trump’s first term (now called “Schedule Policy/Career”, which will reclassify federal workers).

Last week, the Trump administration authorized military control of the Roosevelt Reservation, a stretch of border land that spans across California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

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