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• Maduro jailed at New York detention center that held Diddy, Ghislaine Maxwell and Sam Bankman-Fried - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be detained at MDC Brooklyn, the same prison housing Luigi Mangione and where Diddy, Ghislaine Maxwell were held.
• Inside Trump’s first-year power plays – and the court fights testing them - Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in all four years of his first term, combined. It's unclear whether many of them can survive the challenge in court.
• New motion seeks Colorado clerk Tina Peters' release, challenging state after Trump pardon - President Donald Trump's pardon of Colorado county clerk Tina Peters is front and center in a legal battle as she remains jailed on a state conviction.
• Federal judge strikes down 'gender secrecy' policies in California public schools - A California public school policy barring teachers from informing parents about student gender identity changes was struck down by a federal judge on Monday.
• Judge gives 'green light' to controversial New York driver's license law in blow to Trump admin - A judge ruled against the Trump administration's challenge to New York's Green Light Law, which allows people to obtain driver's licenses with proof of legal U.S. residency.
• Judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia – but signals ruling could come fast - Abrego Garcia's hearing ended with little new information — but plenty of harsh words from Xinis.
• MIKE DAVIS: Why Trump's blue-slip blues aren't Grassley's fault - Senate Republicans clash over Trump's criminal attorney picks as blue slip rule blocks nominees. Grassley defends process while critics demand action.
• Trump administration appeals ruling restoring $2.7B in federal funding to Harvard - The appeal revives a bitter, months-long dispute between the Trump administration's and the nation's oldest univeristy.
• Federal appeals court rules in favor of Trump administration on DC National Guard deployment - A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's bid to continue National Guard deployment in Washington DC through February.
• Judge warns Trump administration against 'irreversible' White House ballroom construction work - Federal judge warns Trump administration against irreversible White House ballroom construction work ahead of January hearing that could halt the project.