Kyle Cheney
Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and Jan. 6
- NEW: Congressional Republicans are pushing back against Trump’s attempted takeover of the Library of Congress after a brief standoff with DOJ officials this morning. w/ @ktullymcmanus @jordainc t.co/BJ79oZAj9C
- Reposted by Kyle CheneyNEW: Federal judges across the country are increasingly warning of a due process crisis caused by President Donald Trump’s deportation blitz. Their message: If we eliminate due process for the ‘least’ of us, Americans could be next. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
- JUST IN: A judge in Md. says Donald Trump's pardon does *not* apply to a Jan. 6 defendant's unrelated conviction for possessing illegal firearms in his home. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- JUST IN: A federal judge has invalidated key components of a Biden-era rule on asylum claims — finalized under the Trump administration — ruling that its restrictions on asylum-seekers violated the clear language of federal law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Quite an exchange just now between Sen. Merkley and FBI Director Kash Patel over whether due process applies to people targeted by the Alien Enemies Act.
- JUST IN: The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the Trump administration to transfer Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts student grabbed by ICE and teed up for deportation over her op-ed critical of Israel, back to Vermont for her bond proceedings. www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...
