20 States Sue Trump Over Immigration Demands and Threats to Cut Funding
A coalition of 20 states, most led by Democrats, filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration on Tuesday after it ...
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The Biggest Medicaid Cut Left for House Republicans Would Hit Red States Hardest
For months, Republicans have been trying to figure out how to reduce Medicaid spending to help enact President Trump’s domestic ...
G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money
In 1989, New Hampshire’s Republican governor, Judd Gregg, had a gaping budget hole he didn’t know how to fill. His ...
Trump Administration Sues Colorado and Denver Over Immigration Policies
The Trump administration sued Colorado and Denver on Friday, accusing the state, city and their leaders of impeding federal immigration ...
How California Sanctuary Policies Are Faring Under Pressure From Trump
In 1971, Berkeley, Calif., became the first place in the nation to deem itself a sanctuary city, at the time ...
Democrats Sue Trump Over Executive Order on Elections
Nearly every arm of the Democratic Party united in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday night, arguing ...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’
A federal judge on Thursday extended an order barring the Trump administration from withholding billions in congressionally approved funds to ...
Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
The White House on Sunday released an executive order by President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the ...
Appeals Court Upholds Injunction on Iowa’s State-Level Immigration Enforcement Law
A federal appellate panel said on Friday that Iowa could not enforce a Republican-backed law that made it a state ...
Trump Suggests Shutting Down FEMA, Saying States Should Manage Disasters
President Trump mused on Friday about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying that states could do a better ...
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