https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/us-politics/ The latest Flip News stories on us-politics. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/engelmayer-orders-doj-boat-strikes-memo-ruling/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/engelmayer-orders-doj-boat-strikes-memo-ruling/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A federal judge in New York has ordered the Trump Justice Department to hand over the secret legal memo justifying deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, after rejecting the administration's privilege claims. James Calloway boat-strikes us-politics foia All Rise News https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/judge-blocks-trump-doj-hearn-case/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/judge-blocks-trump-doj-hearn-case/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Washington judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, ruling that political pressure from Donald Trump made any revival of the Reflecting Pool charges a fanciful prospect. Sarah Whitfield us-politics donald-trump department-of-justice david-hearn jeanine-pirro CNN, USA Today https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/judge-dismisses-capitol-plaque-lawsuit/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/judge-dismisses-capitol-plaque-lawsuit/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled former officer Harry Dunn and Metro officer Daniel Hodges lacked standing to force changes to the memorial plaque honouring January 6 defenders. Sarah Whitfield capitol-plaque-lawsuit january-6 us-politics 710 WOR / Newsmax https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/states-sue-epa-emissions-repeal/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/states-sue-epa-emissions-repeal/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Twenty-one states led by New York are suing the Trump administration over the EPA's repeal of greenhouse-gas limits for coal and gas power plants. Sarah Whitfield epa climate-policy us-politics Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/scotus-trump-mandatory-detention-dispute/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/scotus-trump-mandatory-detention-dispute/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:02:00 GMT The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a Trump administration policy subjecting undocumented immigrants to mandatory detention without bond hearings during deportation proceedings. Sarah Whitfield supreme-court trump-immigration us-politics Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/california-bans-child-marriage/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/california-bans-child-marriage/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:55:00 GMT Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1267, setting California's minimum marriage age at 18 with no exceptions and closing a loophole that let children of any age marry with parental consent. Sarah Whitfield california-child-marriage-ban ab-1267 gavin-newsom us-politics Office of the Governor of California, MyNewsLA, Equality Now, Unchained at Last https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-10-01-0300-salah-sarsour-deportation-ruling/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-10-01-0300-salah-sarsour-deportation-ruling/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Immigration Judge Jayme Salinardi has ruled that Palestinian-born Islamic Society of Milwaukee president Salah Sarsour can be removed from the US on foreign policy grounds, leaning on a 2025 Marco Rubio memo — while rejecting claims he lied on his green card application. Priya Raman deportation immigration islam milwaukee wisconsin salah-sarsour first-amendment us-politics Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/blackburn-sues-jack-smith-phone-records/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/blackburn-sues-jack-smith-phone-records/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Senator Marsha Blackburn has sued former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he secretly subpoenaed her mobile phone records during the Arctic Frost probe. James Calloway jack-smith marsha-blackburn us-politics USA Today https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/white-house-removes-cnn-tv-pool-second-time/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/white-house-removes-cnn-tv-pool-second-time/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT CNN was dropped from the rotating TV press pool for Donald Trump's Thursday trip to Texas and Oklahoma, its second removal in a week despite a federal judge's order restoring the network's White House access. Sarah Whitfield cnn-press-pool trump-media-ban white-house-press-access us-politics The Hill https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-09-30-1945-trump-us-withdraws-greco-anti-corruption/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-09-30-1945-trump-us-withdraws-greco-anti-corruption/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Trump administration has withdrawn the US from the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption, saying it "does not provide tangible benefits to US national security". Sarah Whitfield trump greco corruption us-politics Associated Press