Washington Post – Politics:
Judge James E. Boasberg started the inquiry after Trump officials did not abide by his orders in 2025 to turn back planes carrying Venezuelan migrants.
Author: Salvador Rizzo
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Appeals court signals support for contempt inquiry on deportation flights
Washington Post – Politics:
Judge James E. Boasberg started the inquiry after Trump officials did not abide by his orders in 2025 to turn back planes carrying Venezuelan migrants.
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Judge is skeptical Trump administration has fully abandoned payout fund
Washington Post – Politics:
Officials dropped plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay those who claimed they were wronged by the justice system. But a suit against the effort is ongoing.
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Woman deported to Afghanistan in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court
Washington Post – Politics:
Nazira Haji Zada conceded being an “alien terrorist” in a case heard by a secretive court established three decades ago but which held its first hearing this year.
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Judge orders DOJ to disclose who conceived of now-defunct payout fund
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The Trump administration dropped plans for a fund to compensate people who say they were unfairly prosecuted, but several lawsuits are ongoing.
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American sentenced to 2 years for working as Chinese intelligence asset
Washington Post – Politics:
Thomas W. Pauken II developed sources with access to sensitive information in the U.S. and was told his reports were being sent directly to China’s president, according to court records.
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Judge orders forced feeding of alleged National Guard shooter
Washington Post – Politics:
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is accused of shooting two National Guard troops in D.C., one fatally, had been refusing food and water as he awaits trial.
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Ex-DOD worker admits trying to trade classified info for foreign citizenship
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Cybersecurity specialist Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, had expressed disagreement with the Trump administration, court records state.
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Woman who planned to kill Treasury Secretary Bessent gets six years in prison
Washington Post – Politics:
Riley English of Massachusetts turned herself in after arriving at the Capitol with miniature molotov cocktails just before Scott Bessent’s Senate confirmation.