Five members of the Proud Boys, a far-right group, claim their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
Category: Politics
Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard does not have document demanded in FOIA lawsuit, attorney says
The nonprofit Edgar County Watchdogs sued Dolton in February 2024 after failing to receive documents requested the month prior.
ICE subpoenas Chicago for records of applicants in city ID program used by immigrants
the Chicago Clerk’s Office has kept identifying application materials for more than 2,700 people who used the online CityKey system since December, documents ICE is seeking.
Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feud
As the Republican Party braces for aftershocks from President Donald Trump’s spectacular clash with Elon Musk, lawmakers and conservative figures are urging détente, fearful of the potential consequences from a prolonged feud.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
Judge puts temporary hold on President Donald Trump’s latest ban on Harvard’s foreign students
A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University.
Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump’s election overhaul executive order
Democratic state attorneys general on Friday will seek to block President Donald Trump’s proposal for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. elections in a case that tests a constitutional bedrock — the separation of powers.
Elon Musk’s threat to withdraw Dragon capsule would leave NASA with 1 option: Russia
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station.
Wall Street rises as focus turns from Trump-Musk feud to the May jobs data
Wall Street is pointed toward small gains early Friday ahead of the government’s May jobs report, which should at least briefly take the spotlight off the feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk that erupted publicly this week.
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump break up, and Washington holds its breath
After long months when Donald Trump and Elon Musk appeared united in their chaotic mission to remake Washington, their relationship imploded this week.