Patrick Ryan

For weeks, President Trump has been issuing executive orders and memos that levy or threaten sanctions on major law firms.The moves suspend security clearances, cancel government contracts, bar employees from federal buildings — and other actions that threaten their ability to represent their clients.While Trump complains the law firms employed "very dishonest people," legal experts say Trump is retaliating against firms who have represented his political opponents or, in one case, rehired an attorney who had left his position to help prosecute a case against Trump.We hear from Rachel Cohen, who publicly resigned from her law firm in protest.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at [email protected].

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department resisted a federal judge's demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador, arguing Wednesday that the court should end its "continued intrusions" into the authority of the executive branch.

Tribune gives endorsement to Daniel Biss for another term as Evanston mayor.

Nebraska lawmakers pushed the decision on adopting a year-round time system to another day, advancing two bills that take opposing approaches to ending semiannual clock changes.

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, was censured last month for her posts about a transgender high school athlete.

A Trump administration directive to pause all federal grants in late January triggered a flurry of emails from Nebraska government officials who expressed confusion and, in some cases, concern.

Just when it looked like the Colorado Avalanche made a big move by getting center Brock Nelson, their chief rivals in the Central Division answered with serious salvos in the hours before the NHL trade deadline

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been one of the biggest names in music for years. Now, he's one of the big names in court. He faces multiple major criminal charges and over 100 lawsuits.

The Trump administration is working to overturn a Biden SEC mandate that faced multiple lawsuits last year over its climate rule requiring companies to disclose carbon emissions.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in December that the league would continue to abide by its minority hiring programs 'because this has made the NFL better.'

Buffalo Mayor Christopher Scanlon told a joint legislative panel Tuesday that he plans to increase city property taxes to address the city's budget deficit, seeks more state funding and wants approval to impose a 3% hotel occupancy tax.

Federal prosecutors have dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients who weren’t under his care. The dismissal of the case...

Dave Portnoy has claimed to win the amount will putting money into Trump's cryptocurrency before immediately spending it

Patrick Mahomes knew he could run on the ankle he sprained last week. The bigger concern for the Chiefs quarterback was how he would stop, when all the weight and pressure and momentum would land squarely upon it.

On Thursday, as Gov. Kathy Hochul received a newer version of the proposed Grieving Families Act, a Buffalo attorney representing victims of the May 14, 2022 racist massacre at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue urged her to sign the legislation.

Biden said he would be taking more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions.

The Milk River Irrigation Project delivers water to 18,000 people spread across the Montana Hi-line.

Trump signaled his view that government leaders should function as instruments of retribution.

Michael Andretti is seemingly out of motorsports just a year after he was drumming support for a Formula 1 team

The Fulton County, Georgia, board filed a lawsuit against the Georgia State Election Board this week over how to best monitor the election process in the 2024 election.

President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must not retreat from the world.

Former President Donald Trump dismissed pop superstar Taylor Swift's support for Vice President Kamala Harris, saying on Wednesday morning that the endorsement was always "just a question of time."

If Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown becomes the next president of the Western Regional Off Track Betting Corporation, he will assume the leadership of an entity that has been the subject of calls for reform since at least 1989.

Why do conservatives wrap themselves in the flag so desperately? Maybe because their ideas are un-American

Kicking off in Salt Lake City this year, one of the largest open source events in North America will bring together thousands of open source and cloud native enthusiasts SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable...

In a solemn address marking the end of his political career, President Joe Biden says nation’s democracy lies in the hands of voters.