Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty
The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
Executive Orders and Memorandums
Trump Administration Reclassifies Medical Marijuana, Loosening Restrictions
The rule moves F.D.A.-approved marijuana and state-regulated marijuana out of the Schedule I category, which includes drugs like heroin.
D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says
The issue threatens to renew chaos at airports as lawmakers remain divided over a deal to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nears
Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut out of the process.
Above the Law Is Where Lawyers Mock Firms Bowing to Trump
Above the Law, a legal industry website with a long history of skewering the nation’s most elite firms, has found a moment and plenty of inside tipsters.
The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans
The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.
At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight
Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.
Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others
The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.
Afrikaners Arrive in U.S. as Trump-Approved Refugees
The first group of Afrikaners have arrived in the United States, claiming they were victims of persecution or had reason to fear persecution in their home country.
Trump Executive Order Restricts ‘Gain of Function’ Research on Pathogens
Scientists have long debated the merits and risks of tinkering with viruses and bacteria, which the president claims caused the coronavirus pandemic.