March 3 Fraud-plagued Minnesota sues Trump admin for withholding $243M in Medicaid payments Minnesota is suing CMS and HHS after the Trump administration moved to withhold $243 million in Medicaid payments from the state.
February 27 Luigi Mangione escapes federal death penalty after federal prosecutors decline to appeal judge's ruling Luigi Mangione escaped the death penalty after federal prosecutors said they won't appeal judge's ruling in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder case.
February 27 5th Circuit clears Texas to enforce drag show law in front of minors, Paxton claims ‘major win’ Appeals court allows Texas to enforce its drag show law near minors, with Attorney General Ken Paxton calling the ruling a “major win."
February 26 Federal prosecutor admits 'extraordinary' timing in Abrego Garcia smuggling case charges Federal prosecutor defends human smuggling charges against Salvadoran migrant two years after traffic stop amid claims of vindictive prosecution.
February 25 Biden-appointed federal judge rules Trump's 'third country' deportation policy is unconstitutional The Boston-based federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s third-country removal policy is unlawful and violates due process protections under the Constitution.
February 24 Federal court refuses to block new Utah congressional voting map that may favor Democrats A court refused to block a new Utah redistricting map which creates a Democrat-heavy Salt Lake City district, potentially flipping a GOP-held House seat.
February 23 Federal judge blocks release of Jack Smith report's second volume The judge’s ruling blocks the release of Jack Smith’s report on President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. The report was slated for publication Tuesday.
February 21 Judge forces CA hospital to keep trans treatments for minors despite Trump funding threat The diverging approaches from hospitals in New York and California preview of what could become a fight over compliance, and threatening millions in federal funding.
February 20 Supreme Court blocks Trump tariffs in major test of executive branch powers The Supreme Court ruled on one of the president's signature economic achievements, which Trump has billed the tariff case as 'life or death' for the US economy.
February 19 Federal judge strikes down large parts of Trump mass detention policies for migrants A federal judge blocked Trump deportation policies, ruling government's "worst of the worst" claim about detained migrants is inaccurate and overly broad.