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1933 The Federal Emergency Relief Act is signed into law to retain teachers during the Great Depression and lessen the impacts of economic turmoil on education programs.
US District Judge James Boasberg called for an emergency hearing Friday amid reports that the Trump administration is planning “imminent” deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
A lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s mass firings of probationary employees and reduction-in-force initiatives cannot proceed in a federal trial court. U.S. District Judge Christopher ...
The short filing comes after Judge Boasberg, who tried to block the first wave of deportation flights to El Salvador, threatened to hold some officials in criminal contempt.
A second federal judge has ruled against President Donald Trump’s sweeping use of emergency tariffs, intensifying the legal and political battle over one of the administration’s signature ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied a request from Washington last week for disaster relief funds in the wake of a deadly "bomb cyclone" windstorm. The winter storm in November ...
Washington applied for federal disaster relief following November’s “bomb cyclone” and series of severe storms.
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But it remains uncertain whether Trump will act — under this administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has all but declared that disaster recovery efforts would fall on ...
US District Judge James Boasberg denied an emergency request from lawyers for alleged Venezuelan gang members Thursday seeking to block “imminent” deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
Washington applied for federal disaster relief following November’s “bomb cyclone” and series of severe storms.
WA Gov. Bob Ferguson said Monday that the state will appeal after FEMA denied its request for federal aid following November’s bomb cyclone and severe storms.