The Biggest Loser

If he actually goes through with that parade on his birthday, the self-obsession will be off the charts, even by his standards.

xavier233 said:

If he actually goes through with that parade on his birthday, the self-obsession will be off the charts, even by his standards.

"The U.S. Army will hold a military parade in the nation’s capital on June 14 as part of its 250th birthday celebration—an event that also coincides with President Trump’s 79th birthday.

Plans call for about 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, and 50 helicopters to follow a route from Arlington, Virginia, to the National Mall. 

The parade will feature reenactors, demonstrations, and historical equipment spanning from the Revolutionary War through the Global War on Terror (Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria), alongside active-duty troops and cadets from U.S. military academies.

The event will require involvement from several federal agencies, including those requiring security. The Army plans to have soldiers from each of its 10 divisions represented in the parade, according to a U.S. official."

JohnInCarolina said:

"Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie was unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Friday. In a final ruling directing the Trump administration not to enforce the order’s terms, Judge Beryl Howell opined that the directive amounted to unlawful coercion and imperiled lawyers’ ability to freely practice law. Zach Montague reports for the New York Times.

A divided federal appellate court on Saturday issued a stay of a lower court decision that had ordered the government to reinstate staffers working for the ​​Voice of America news outlet, finding that the lower court likely did not have jurisdiction to order the employees back to work. Prior to the ruling, the DOJ indicated the agency would begin a “phased return” to the office and resume programming next week, with the plans for the outlet now unclear. Katherine Long and Ben Johansen report for POLITICO.

Radio Free Asia is laying off most of its staff and shutting down some of its broadcasts, the news outlet’s CEO Bay Fang said, saying the RFA’s funds are running low amid a court battle with the Trump administration over congressionally allocated funding. Brian Stelter reports for CNN.

The Justice Department on Friday sued Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering with federal efforts to enforce immigration laws, in the Trump administration’s latest attempt to target “sanctuary” policies adopted by some cities. Thomas Peipert reports for AP News.

The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower court's order restricting DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security Administration data, arguing that the judicial order excessively stymied Trump’s executive authority. Gary Grumbach and Nnamdi Egwuonwu report for NBC News. "

"A federal appeals court yesterday rejected the Trump administration’s request to stay a lower court’s order prohibiting the government from revoking the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans living in the United States. Nate Raymond reports for Reuters.

A federal judge yesterday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States, ruling on the interpretation of an earlier federal appeals court ruling on the government’s efforts to suspend the U.S. refugee admissions program. Gene Johnson reports for AP News.

Attorneys general from nineteen states and Washington, D.C., yesterday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s restructuring and downsizing of the U.S. Health and Human Services, arguing the government’s cuts have destroyed life-saving programs and left states to fund the responses to mounting health crises. Rebecca Boone and Amanda Seitz report for AP News.

Attorneys general from eighteen states yesterday sued the Trump administration over its halt of permits for wind energy projects, arguing that complying with the pause would put investments the states have already made at risk. Karen Zraick reports for the New York Times.

New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday asked a judge to block the Trump administration’s efforts to undo Manhattan’s congestion pricing program and threats to withhold federal government funding and approvals for other projects. David Shepardson reports for Reuters.

Mark Zaid, a prominent Washington attorney, yesterday filed a lawsuit against Trump’s executive order depriving Zaid of his security clearance, arguing that the move constituted an act of “improper political retribution” that jeopardizes his ability to represent some of his clients. Eric Tucker reports for AP News.

Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official whom Trump accused of potentially “treasonous” conduct in a memorandum last month, has told NBC News he plans to challenge what he called Trump’s attempt to “turn the government into a revenge machine” in court and that he fears he is under federal investigation. Dan De Luce, Laura Jarrett, and Fallon Gallagher report. "

"Two judges yesterday issued separate orders indefinitely blocking the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to facilitate deportations from the Southern District of New York and Colorado due to the administration’s use of the statute violating constitutional due process protections and failing to conform to the law’s purpose. Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole report for CNN.

The Supreme Court yesterday lifted a lower court’s ruling pausing the administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, with the one-page order allowing the administration to implement the policy as proceedings challenging it continue. Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney report for POLITICO.

A federal judge yesterday issued a preliminary injunction barring the Education Department from rescinding more than $1 billion in aid earmarked to help students recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Ed Shanahan reports for the New York Times.

The Trump administration is temporarily barred from unilaterally ending the funding and programs for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service after a federal judge ruled the government provided “vague” justifications for the sweeping cuts. Rebecca Boone reports for AP News."

Legume said:

Still amazing to me how many people were utterly fooled by his bs...twice.

A coalition of 17 states led by Washington, Colorado, and California yesterday filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding billions of dollars for electric-vehicle charging stations allocated by Congress. Karen Zraick and Shawn Hubler report for the New York Times.

The Trump administration cannot deport immigrants to Libya, Saudi Arabia, or any other country where they are not citizens without notice and the right to avail themselves of statutory protections against torture, a federal judge warned yesterday, stating that such a move would violate court orders. Judge Brian Murphy’s decision was in response to an emergency request from lawyers for a number of immigrants following reports of possible deportations to Libya. Maria Sacchetti, Adam Taylor, Marianne LeVine, and Dan Lamothe report for the Washington Post.

Federal immigration authorities have one week to return Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont from a detention facility in Louisiana, a federal appellate court saidyesterday. Masked federal agents arrested Ozturk, a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey, in March. Vimal Patel reports for the New York Times.

A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new conditions on mass transit grants for the Seattle area or homelessness grants for several local governments worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The court ruled that the claimant governments had shown they were likely to prove the attempted imposition of anti-diversity, equality, and inclusion conditions was unlawful. Gene Johnson reports for AP News.

Judge James Boasberg yesterday expressed skepticism about the Trump administration’s reasons for not seeking the return of Venezuelan immigrants deported to El Salvador and stated that he intended to order the government to disclose more information about its arrangements with El Salvador. Alan Feuer reports for the New York Times.

The Trump administration has invoked the state secrets privilege in the case of Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador, according to yesterday’s court filing. Sareen Habeshian reports for Axios."