https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/trump-administration/ The latest Flip News stories on trump-administration. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-names-john-coale-hostage-affairs-envoy/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-names-john-coale-hostage-affairs-envoy/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Donald Trump said on Truth Social on Sunday that his Belarus envoy John Coale — credited with securing the release of over 65 Americans and 800 political prisoners — will replace Adam Boehler as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, with the rank of ambassador. James Calloway trump-administration hostages john-coale belarus Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/2026-10-03-0515-judge-blocks-big-bend-border-wall/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/2026-10-03-0515-judge-blocks-big-bend-border-wall/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued a preliminary injunction from the bench in El Paso, halting ground-disturbing border barrier construction across Texas' Big Bend region while the lawsuit proceeds. Sarah Whitfield border-wall trump-administration texas big-bend court-ruling CNN https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/miami-judge-noncitizen-voting-law-unconstitutional/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/miami-judge-noncitizen-voting-law-unconstitutional/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Miami federal judge has dismissed the case against a Jamaican-born Florida resident, finding the 1996 law banning noncitizen voting unconstitutional — a first-of-its-kind ruling and a setback for the Trump administration. Sarah Whitfield noncitizen-voting us-midterms trump-administration Reuters; Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-jay-clayton-ai-czar/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-jay-clayton-ai-czar/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House's AI czar, CNN reported on Friday, with an announcement possible within days. Sarah Whitfield jay-clayton ai-czar white-house trump-administration artificial-intelligence CNN https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/vance-h1b-eliminate/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/vance-h1b-eliminate/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vice President JD Vance told commentator Jack Posobiec aboard Air Force Two that the H-1B programme is "completely broken" and he would support eliminating it outright. Sarah Whitfield us-immigration h1b-visa trump-administration Firstpost https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-state-department-revokes-250000-visas/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-state-department-revokes-250000-visas/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:20:00 GMT The US State Department says it has revoked more than 250,000 visas since Donald Trump took office, calling it a historic milestone in its immigration vetting crackdown. James Calloway us-visa-revocations us-immigration trump-administration marco-rubio New York Post / Peoples Gazette https://flipnews.co.uk/world/renee-good-family-lawsuit/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/renee-good-family-lawsuit/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Becca Good and Brent Ganger have filed two federal lawsuits over the January killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, naming ICE agent Jonathan Ross and, in a conspiracy claim, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller and Gregory Bovino. Sarah Whitfield renee-good ice minneapolis trump-administration wrongful-death The Guardian https://flipnews.co.uk/world/second-judge-blocks-trump-h1b-fee/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/second-judge-blocks-trump-h1b-fee/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A federal judge in Oakland, California, has blocked the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, the second court to halt the charge. Sarah Whitfield us-immigration h1b-visa trump-administration Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/trump-admin-scotus-transgender-prison-care/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/trump-admin-scotus-transgender-prison-care/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal on Monday asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce Bureau of Prisons restrictions on surgeries, hormones and social accommodations for transgender inmates while litigation continues. Sarah Whitfield supreme-court trump-administration transgender prisons justice-department CNN