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Legal Affairs Reporter for @NBCNews.com. 2020 campaign embed. Always curious. Always eating rice cakes. Elon grad. #GaryOnTheGround

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From Charlie Kirk to Brown University, Trump officials have posted inaccurate info in wake of tragedy Senior administration officials released confusing, incorrect or misleading information after Kirk's assassination and the shooting of two National Guard members.

NEW: The American public rely on officials to be giving them accurate and trustworthy information.

Lately, during emergency situations, they haven't been getting that.

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16.12.2025 03:01 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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DNC chair defends party's redistricting push: This isn't 'your grandfather's Democratic Party that just rolled over' Asked whether two "unconstitutional" acts make a right as Democrats look to counter GOP redistricting efforts, Ken Martin said, "In this case, I would say yes."

NEW: I sat down with DNC Chairman @kenmartin.bsky.social today in Washington, where we discussed Tuesday’s elections, redistricting, the government shutdown, and the role Martin plays in vetting Democratic candidates

w/ @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

02.11.2025 22:32 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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New documents from DOJ whistleblower shed light on internal Abrego Garcia deliberations New documents obtained by NBC News shed light on early internal Trump administration deliberations about the court battle over deportations under the Alien Enem

New documents from DOJ whistleblower sheds light on internal Abrego Garcia deliberations

w/ @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

10.07.2025 13:44 — 👍 24    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

NEW: Judge Charles Breyer in California has set a trial date to hear arguments on whether the Trump admin violated the Posse Comitatus Act by deploying members of the California National Guard on the streets of Los Angeles. 

The trial will take place August 11-13, 2025 in SF.

10.07.2025 01:39 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Trump administration can keep control of California National Guard troops for now, appeals court rules The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has paused an order for the National Guard to leave Los Angeles.

🚨 Within the span of about two hours tonight, a federal judge ordered the California National Guard out of Los Angeles + back into the control of Gov. Newsom, and an three-judge panel on 9th Circuit Court of Appeals paused that order until further notice. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

13.06.2025 03:53 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Judge halts Trump administration military deployment in L.A. A judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s military deployment in Los Angeles, writing that the federal government did not have the authority to

BREAKING: Judge halts Trump administration military deployment in L.A., pauses his own order from going into effect until 12p PT tomorrow to allow time for the Trump administration to appeal
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

13.06.2025 01:22 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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NOW on the @nbcnews.com Live Blog:
DOJ says California's bid to block troops puts lives at danger

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

11.06.2025 20:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on deportations to 'third countries' A federal judge ruled that convicted criminals the administration wants to deport to countries that are not their country of origin should be given more time to raise concerns about the potential risk...

NEW w/ @lawrencehurley.bsky.social: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on deportations to 'third countries'
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

27.05.2025 20:44 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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Judge pauses Trump's effort to reduce the size of the federal government A judge in California temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government.

A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government, a significant setback as the Trump administration works to downsize.

MORE: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

10.05.2025 03:11 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

BREAKING: Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk has been ordered released from detention "immediately"

"The court finds that her continued detention can not stand," Judge William Sessions said. “These are very substantial claims of both due process and first amendment violations."

09.05.2025 17:25 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump's words undermine DOJ's argument regarding men deported to El Salvador's CECOT A Justice Department lawyer conceded that $4M in "grants" from the United States were funding the detention of men deported to El Salvador.

NEW: President Trump's words undermine DOJ's argument regarding the men deported to El Salvador's CECOT during a hearing before Judge James Boasberg this evening

w/ @ryanjreilly.com

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08.05.2025 00:03 — 👍 54    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 2
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80 years ago this week, my grandfather wrote to my grandmother from the front lines of World War II. “I am all through fighting,” he wrote. “I feel happy; I ended up the war without missing a day of combat.”

"My only concern," he wrote. "Where do we go from here?"

#VEday80

07.05.2025 18:09 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

When these agents arrived at restaurants, some restaurant owners chose to lock the doors of their establishment and move everyone away from the door, and wait until the agents left. Others allowed the agents into the establishment. Other restaurant managers had convos outside.

06.05.2025 21:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

But not all restaurants visited today received these notices - some were just given verbal warnings that they’d be back in three days to check I-9 paperwork. A source indicates between Friday and Monday, there may be return visits to some of these establishments.

06.05.2025 21:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The doc says all I-9 forms for employees of the business must be received by HSI no later than 5/12/25, and that any I-9 forms altered or prepared after today will not be accepted as part of the inspection. The form was signed by DHS Supervisory Special Agent Maria Stavropoulos

06.05.2025 21:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

These agents are, in some cases, issuing “Notice of Inspection” documents, that indicate I-9 inspections will be underway this week. “This Notice serves as your advanced notification that HSI has scheduled an inspection of your company's original (wet ink) Forms 1-9," it reads.

06.05.2025 21:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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NEW: Restaurants across Washington D.C. have been visited today by agents identifying them as Homeland Security, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to multiple sources who spoke to @nbcnews.com

06.05.2025 21:11 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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It has been a difficult week for Trump administration priorities in courts around the country...

25.04.2025 14:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Federal judge blocks portions of Trump executive order on elections A federal judge in Washington today has blocked the Election Assistance Commission from following through on two key portions of Trump’s executive order on

JUST IN: An Executive Order signed by President Trump surrounding how elections are run in this country got little attention at the time. But today, a federal judge blocked two of the biggest parts of that EO, calling them unconstitutional.

More here: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

24.04.2025 19:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Judge blocks Trump bid to halt federal funding for sanctuary cities "Here we are again," wrote U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who blocked a similar effort during the president's first term.

NEW: "Here we are again," wrote Judge William Orrick.

Judge who blocked Pres. Trump's efforts to block $$$ to sanctuary cities in the first Trump administration has today blocked Trump's efforts to block $$$ to sanctuary cities in the second Trump administration
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

24.04.2025 19:20 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Federal judge pauses Education Department effort to end DEI in schools A federal judge today directed the Department of Education to pause its enforcement of the anti-DEI initiatives it outlined in a February letter sent to

Big setback for a top Trump administration priority:
A federal judge today paused the Education Department's efforts to end "DEI" in schools www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

24.04.2025 19:12 — 👍 32    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump administration live updates: White House says Trump 'stands strongly' behind Pete Hegseth Live updates and latest news on the Trump administration, President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Supreme Court.

TONIGHT: Judge Paula Xinis rips DOJ for not answering questions in Abrego Garcia case www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

22.04.2025 23:28 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S. President Nayib Bukele made the comments shortly after White House adviser Stephen Miller defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in the Oval Office, makes clear he has no interest or intention to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States.

"I don't have the power to return him to the United States," Bukele said. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

14.04.2025 16:44 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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Supreme Court says Trump admin must 'facilitate' release of man wrongly deported to El Salvador prison The Trump administration conceded that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who officials allege is a member of the MS-13 gang, was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the Trump administration is required to "facilitate" the release of a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to an El Salvador prison.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

10.04.2025 23:03 — 👍 84    🔁 15    💬 2    📌 4
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JUST IN: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that, for now, President Donald Trump is not required to reinstate two members of independent federal agencies he wants to fire.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

It's been a whirlwind for Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox -->

09.04.2025 21:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Evolution of the Supreme Court's shadow docket:

Before 2016: Hardly anything aside from death penalty cases

2017-2024: Often at least one shadow docket case pending.

2025- Multiple shadow docket cases pending at all times.

09.04.2025 18:18 — 👍 119    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 1

No set schedule - They can rule at any time.

07.04.2025 01:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What to know as deadline looms for Trump administration to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador The administration has conceded the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a green card holder, was an “administrative error,” but it has resisted a judge’s order to bring him back to the U.S.

We are 27 hours out from the deadline for the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US.

We await a ruling from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on the Government's emergency motion for a stay - or a pause - of Judge Xinis' Friday order.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

07.04.2025 00:59 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

“That is no way to run a government.” 

Trump admin in a court filing slams Judge Paula Xinis’s order to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, after he was sent there due to an “administrative error.”

DOJ appealing order to 4th circuit.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

05.04.2025 14:50 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social --

Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p

04.04.2025 18:59 — 👍 42334    🔁 8661    💬 1433    📌 538

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