Good morning from Superior Court here in Washington, where former Olympian David Hearn will appear in court after being charged with destruction of property for allegedly pulling up a piece of the bottom of the Reflecting Pool last month. Rally in support of him getting underway

DOJ lawyer: “I don’t have the ability to speak directly to the attorney general.” Judge: “I can not believe given the significance you don’t have an answer." @garygrumbach.bsky.social reports from EDVA: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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“Asking a question is not a crime" Federal judge appears skeptical of Pentagon’s restrictions on press access www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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...

New documents from DOJ whistleblower sheds light on internal Abrego Garcia deliberations w/ @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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.

🚨 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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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."

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 www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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

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

It has been a difficult week for Trump administration priorities in courts around the country...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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 -->

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.

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...

“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...

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

NEW: Two women that the Trump administration tried to send to an El Salvador prison tell NBC News that they were "lied to" and that authorities told them they were going to Venezuela.

It’s President Trump’s self-described “Liberation Day,” a big day for the global economy he pushed off from April 1st, to ensure people wouldn’t think it was an April Fools Day Joke, he says. Here’s what to expect: www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...

READ: A federal judge in California today issued an order blocking the Department of Homeland Security from ending "Temporary Protected Status" for more than 350,000 Venezuelan nationals. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump to @kristenwelker.bsky.social about a third term: "There are methods which you could do it." "I’m not joking. But I’m not — it is far too early to think about it," he added later The 22nd amendment limits presidents to 2 terms in office www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

A busy week in the legal news world Here's a brief recap for @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Only in DC: The judge who the Government argued can't be trusted with sensitive information in the Alien Enemies Act case has been assigned to a case about top government officials appearing to share sensitive information on commercial messaging application Signal. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW: Watchdog group @weareoversight.bsky.social sues Signal "group chat" members over adherence to Federal Records Act www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

TODAY: Appeals court temporarily halts reinstatement of USAID www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

DNI Tulsi Gabbard, who wouldn’t confirm if she was a member of the group chat, is now recollecting discussions in the group chat

NEW: In an interview with @nbcnews.com, @hmaesq.bsky.social tells us his client Badar Khan Suri - the Georgetown researcher detained by federal immigration officials this week - never made pro-Hamas statements. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Federal officials are urging risk assessments for dozens of bridges across 19 states, saying that the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to perform such an evaluation before the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed nearly a year ago.

JUST IN to @nbcnews.com : Judge rips DOJ's 'woefully insufficient' response to questions on Alien Enemies Act case www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Georgetown University graduate student detained by immigration authorities www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

TODAY: The U.S. Institute of Peace sues to block DOGE 'takeover by force,' including in their lawsuit details of a showdown inside the building that reads as if it were out of a movie. w/ NBC's @ryanjreilly.com + Abigail Williams www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

JUST IN: New details about the showdown inside of the U.S. Institute of Peace on Monday, in lawsuit filed this morning against the Trump administration w/ @ryanjreilly.com, Abigail Williams, @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW: Radio Free Europe sues Trump administration over grant termination www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW: The DOJ on Tuesday refused to answer questions from a federal judge seeking more details on deportations carried out under a rarely used wartime act, leading the judge to issue a new order for the information. MORE w/ NBC's Chloe Atkins + Dareh Gregorian www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

BREAKING: Elon Musk and DOGE efforts to close USAID likely unconstitutional, agency must be restored, judge rules www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

“I am sure many in the profession are watching in horror at what Perkins Coie is going through here,” Judge Howell said. @garygrumbach.bsky.social: www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

I spent the morning in Baltimore, where a federal judge suggested that he might direct that thousands of fired federal workers get their jobs back, at least temporarily, after hearing arguments that their layoffs were unlawful. More w/ Dareh Gregorian @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

BREAKING: Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers @garygrumbach.bsky.social: www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...