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Feb. 13, 2026, 6:28 PM EST According to several expert estimations, the Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development has already caused hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide — and it’s projected to lead

Welcome, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. I’m filling in for Jordan Rubin, who is off today. This week, a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump correctly blocked a Texas law designed to punish companies for factoring environmental, social and governance

February 14, 2026 0 Comments

Feb. 13, 2026, 5:30 PM EST As he wrestles with his growing unpopularity, Donald Trump and his allies in Washington are now targeting Apple in their push to bring media companies to heel. On Thursday, CNBC reported

Jordan Rubin February 13, 2026 0 Comments

The government’s serial lawbreaking in Donald Trump’s second term raises the recurring question: What are the consequences? It’s an important question with a frequently unsatisfying answer — whether due to the law itself, the judges tasked with carrying it out, or

Marc Wheat February 12, 2026 0 Comments

Feb. 11, 2026, 7:10 PM EST The House of Representatives voted 219-211 on Wednesday to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The Senate will take up the matter next, but even if the upper chamber votes

Steve Benen February 9, 2026 0 Comments

About a month ago, Donald Trump published a provocative statement to his social media platform, which sparked some confusion. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25%

Feb. 2, 2026, 9:07 PM EST Uninitiated audiences — and film critics far and wide — see in “Melania,” the feature-length documentary about America’s tight-lipped first lady, 100-plus minutes of tone-deaf moments. The movie is intended to

Feb. 2, 2026, 7:05 PM EST President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he is planning to shut down the Kennedy Center for two years for construction in order to ensure the institution achieves “the highest level

Erum Salam February 2, 2026 0 Comments

Feb. 1, 2026, 12:28 PM EST A federal judge dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Department of Justice against Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, who oversaw a case related to the Alien Enemies Act

Feb. 1, 2026, 8:44 AM EST Democrats flipped a seat in the Texas Senate on Saturday when Democrat Taylor Rehmet won 57% of the vote in a special election for state Senate District 9. Rehmet, a union