Judge orders Trump to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers

Judge orders Trump to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers

A California federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary federal workers who were unlawfully fired, following a lawsuit filed by a coalition of labor unions. The Trump administration is likely to appeal the decision.

21 states sue Trump to block education department demolition

Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump after the Education Department fired around half of its workforce. The attorneys general argued the cuts will “incapacitate” the department while causing “immense” damage to the education system.

$97M released to NED amid Trump lawsuit over withheld funds

After the National Endowment for Democracy sued Trump for withholding $200 million in federal funding, new court filings revealed $97 million was released to the organization earlier this week, with another $72 million expected soon.

The latest on Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship

Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let his executive order banning birthright citizenship go into effect in some states as litigation challenging the move continues.
Courts in three states have issued nationwide injunctions blocking the implementation of the order purporting to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented parents or parents who have lawful but temporary residency status.

A loss for Wisconsin voters

Voters with disabilities are not allowed to receive absentee ballots by email after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling yesterday.

Hearing coming up tomorrow

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument on the constitutionality of the district’s law allowing noncitizen voting in local elections. It will also determine whether a group of Washington, D.C. voters have the right to challenge the law.
The law allows noncitizens who have lived in D.C. for at least 30 days before the election to vote for local offices and ballot initiatives. This gives noncitizens a voice in choosing the district’s mayor, school board members, attorney general, and more.

Congressman Raskin on how to fight back against Elon Musk's DOGE

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin joined Marc to discuss the state of democracy, how Republicans are ceding their constitutional powers and the one action every American should do to protest DOGE.