Airports
Senate Democrats, led by Senators Adam Schiff, Richard Blumenthal, and Jack Reed, have called out Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem for violating federal law by asking airports to play partisan videos at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints. The videos, which accuse Democrats in Congress of not funding
Airports
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an interim final rule (IFR) on September 30, 2025, which removes race- and sex-based presumptions from the definition of "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" under its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) programs. Effective October 3,
Airports
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, overseeing three major airports, including Newark Liberty, LaGuardia, and JFK airports, has decided not to show a 30-second video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, blaming the federal government shutdown on Democrats. This decision comes as a growing number of facilities
Federal law
The United States Supreme Court has expedited the hearing of a case challenging President Donald Trump's power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law. This comes after two lower courts found that most of the tariffs were illegally imposed, but a 7-4 appeals court has left them in
Trump, Donald
Scores of protesters marched through Washington, DC, on Saturday, denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to take control of the city's police department and deploy National Guard troops to the capital. The protesters, holding signs that read "protect DC home rule" and "stop the
Activists
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington, D.C. on September 6, 2025, to protest President Donald Trump's continued deployment of National Guard troops in the nation's capital. The "We Are All DC" march, which was attended by dozens of organizations, including labor unions, faith-based
Trump, Donald
The school districts of Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William in Northern Virginia have stood firm against the US Department of Education's demands to rescind their policies protecting transgender students in schools. The Education Department had launched an investigation into the districts' policies after a complaint
Trump, Donald
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has clarified her new executive order, stating that it does not extend the federal emergency declared by President Donald Trump. Instead, her order provides a framework for the city to coordinate with federal law enforcement and exit the emergency, which is set to end on
Activists
A black-and-white poster style reminiscent of Banksy's artwork has been plastered across Washington, D.C., featuring a masked individual resembling Sean Dunn, a government employee who threw a sandwich at federal law enforcement officers. The poster illustrates the trajectory of the sandwich, hitting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and
Trump, Donald
A federal judge in California has ruled that President Donald Trump's move to deploy National Guard troops and US Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles violated a federal law against military members conducting domestic law enforcement. The ruling comes as Trump has openly mused about federalizing
Attorneys general
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime against Jewish students at The Ohio State University. Timur Mamatov, 20, of Tipp City, Ohio, admitted to violating the Hate Crimes Prevention Act by physically assaulting two students for their religion, causing bodily injury. The incident occurred on November 10,
Attorneys general
Timur Mamatov, a 20-year-old man from Tipp City, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to committing a hate crime against two Jewish students at The Ohio State University. Mamatov physically assaulted the students on November 10, 2023, fracturing one victim's jaw and causing a second victim
