Three environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday over the Trump administration’s waiver of more than two dozen conservation laws to build a 30-foot tall, 18-mile long border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
Read moreThe Trump administration on Thursday waived dozens of laws in preparation for construction of 18 miles of border wall in South Texas, angering an environmental group that says the wall will spoil the habitat of numerous endangered species.
Read moreA report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union and environmental and human rights groups says the Trump administration’s border policies are based on politics, not facts, and the groups called on Congress to reject funding for an expanded border wall later this month.
Read moreCompeting legal interpretations of an immigration statute used to waive dozens of environmental laws to speed up construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border dominated a Ninth Circuit hearing Tuesday.
Read morePresident Donald Trump doubled down Monday on an earlier threat to shut down the government ahead of this fall’s mid-term elections, saying he has “no problem” doing so if congressional lawmakers don’t agree to provide additional border security funding.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s plan for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border presents a plethora of human rights and political concerns. And a study released Tuesday highlights effects the proposed wall would have on animal life.
Read moreA high school senior is free to wear the T-shirt that got him suspended while his lawsuit alleging violation of his free speech rights proceeds, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreDivisions over whether to provide a conduit to citizenship for young “Dreamer” immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally loomed as the pivotal sticking point Wednesday as House Republicans searched for a solution to their campaign-season standoff over an issue that has split them for years.
Read moreThe Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday requiring contractors doing business with the city to disclose all bids, contracts, and proposals tied to construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico.
Read moreThe Rio Grande and parts of the mighty Mississippi made an environmental organization’s list of the nation’s most endangered rivers due to mining, flood control projects, dams and plans for a border wall.
Read moreCalifornia will appeal a federal judge’s finding that the Trump administration has the authority to waive environmental laws in order to speed construction of the oft-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read morePresident Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
Read morePresident Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion government spending bill Friday afternoon hours after his surprise declaration that he intended to veto it because it did not address DACA recipients and did not fully fund his proposed border wall.
Read moreThe White House said Wednesday it does not favor an immigration agreement with Congress that would involve extending protections for young immigrants for three years in exchange for three years of border wall funding.
Read moreOn Tuesday, President Donald Trump will a pay his first visit to California since taking office to personally inspect prototypes for his border wall steps away from the U.S.-Mexico border and attend a fundraiser in Beverly Hills where he is expected to be greeted by hundreds of protesters “resisting” his administration.
Read moreA tiny Nebraska startup awarded the first border wall construction project under President Donald Trump is the offshoot of a construction firm that was sued repeatedly for failing to pay subcontractors and accused in a 2016 government audit of shady billing practices.
Read moreA federal judge in San Diego sided with the Trump administration Tuesday, finding the federal government has the authority to waive environmental laws to speed up construction of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read moreA federal judge heard arguments Friday over whether environmental waivers granted by the federal government to speed up construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall violate federal law.
Read moreA San Diego federal judge will hear arguments Friday over whether environmental waivers granted by the federal government to speed up construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall violate federal law.
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