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Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday said Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi can remain released from immigration custody while a legal challenge to his detention moves forward, denying a request from the Trump administration to allow immigration officials to re-detain Mahdawi.The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit unanimously rejected the government’s bid for emergency relief, finding that it is unlikely to succeed on its arguments that a Vermont district court did not have jurisdiction over Mahdawi’s habeas petition. The 2nd Circuit panel also said that the Justice Department was unlikely to succeed on…

The Federal Unionists Network is the first large-scale network for government workers, and they’re building solidarity across departments and the labor movement. Ad Policy Chris Dols, founding member of FUN, addresses the crowd during the May Day rally at Foley Square in New York City on May 1, 2025. (Phoebe Grandi) New York City—On May 1, at 5 pm, around 30 federal workers gathered in a corner of Foley Square in Manhattan. Jammed between bright blue Hotel & Gaming Trades Council signs and Federal Plaza street, members of the Federal Unionists Network (FUN) passed out signs with Environmental Protection Agency…

Representative Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who has resisted his party’s efforts to cut Medicaid to pay for President Trump’s domestic agenda, says he has a powerful ally on his side: Mr. Trump himself.“He does not want to hurt Medicaid,” said Mr. Van Drew, a congressman from New Jersey. “He hasn’t said it once, twice, three times — it’s been about half a dozen times. And I’ve had those conversations with him one on one.”Mr. Trump has traditionally acted as House Republicans’ most effective whip when they are facing tough votes, leaning on holdouts in person and on social media…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday it would take months to fully resolve the air traffic control problems plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, with normal operations unlikely to resume until summer.”It’s going to take a little time. I hope by the summer we’re going to be fully functioning,” Duffy told “CBS Mornings” as he announced a major overhaul of the nation’s aging air traffic control system.The plan includes new software, updated equipment and the first new ATC centers since the 1960s amid growing concerns about nationwide system reliability following massive delays and cancellations at Newark.Duffy explained that both primary and…

Officials at the Federal Reserve on Friday showed little sign of deviating from their message that there was no urgency to lower interest rates, despite a claim by President Trump that there was “no inflation.”A solid economy affords the central bank the flexibility to wait and see what the economic impact of Mr. Trump’s tariffs will be, the policymakers made clear in a series of public remarks on Friday.“Right now we have time,” John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said in an interview. “Policy is in a good place.”That view was echoed by Adriana Kugler,…

The primary transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area was forced to shut down all trains on Friday morning because of a computer problem, sending commuters scrambling to find alternatives with little notice. Bay Area Rapid Transit, which transports more than 170,000 passengers on weekdays throughout much of the region, said service had been suspended because of a “computer networking” problem. Riders were searching for alternatives, from car pools to local bus services and ferries. The outage came as BART has struggled mightily to attract passengers after the Covid-19 pandemic. Many residents in the tech-driven Bay Area have been…

Washington — Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who was a steady member of the high court’s liberal wing during his tenure despite being appointed by a Republican president, died Thursday. He was 85.The Supreme Court said Souter “died peacefully” at his home.”Justice David Souter served our court with great distinction for nearly twenty years. He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement. “After retiring to his beloved New Hampshire in 2009, he continued to render significant service to our branch by sitting regularly on the Court of…

The U.S.-Canada border, as seen in this satellite map, mostly runs along the 49th parallel — and wasn’t chosen at random. Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images When President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office, conversation turned not only to the relationship between the two countries, but to the border itself. Echoing a phrase he has used in recent months, Trump described the U.S.-Canada border as an “artificially drawn line” — and suggested it should be erased. “Somebody drew that line many years…

“Everyone who knew him knew that he was a sophisticated, well-read, and urbane man, hardly a hayseed from New Hampshire,” Professor Tushnet said, as he had some reason to know; his daughter, Rebecca, spent a year as one of the justice’s law clerks.Justice Souter inspired fierce, almost protective, affection and loyalty from his friends and former clerks. Academic appraisals were less generous. His name was on so few significant opinions and his profile at the court was so low that after his first few years, legal academia essentially stopped paying attention to him. That was most likely a source of…

What’s at stake for U.S., China trade talks What’s at stake for U.S., China trade talks 03:48 President Trump signaled Friday that the U.S. may be open to lowering tariffs on China.”80% Tariff on China seems right!” he wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. “Up to Scott B.”The conciliatory tone of Mr. Trump’s post comes as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are scheduled to meet with Chinese negotiators this weekend in Switzerland.The U.S. has imposed tariffs of 145% on imports from China, which retaliated with a 125% levy on American goods. Mr. Trump on…