/tags/federal-law federal law en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-02/politifact-trump-misleads-about-birthright-citizenship-birth-tourism-before-scotus-hearing Days before the April 1 oral arguments on a birthright citizenship case, Trump railed against birthright citizenship with talking points that the longstanding practice of granting automatic citizenship to U.S.-born babies is abused by wealthy foreigners, was meant for the children of enslaved people, and that the U.S. is an outlier. Time for a fact-check. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-02/politifact-trump-misleads-about-birthright-citizenship-birth-tourism-before-scotus-hearing Amy Sherman and Maria Ramirez Uribe | PolitiFact /health/2026-01-09/court-rules-florida-medicaid-termination-letters-fly-in-face-of-federal-law A federal judge ruled this week that Florida violated the constitutional rights of hundreds of thousands of people it had removed from the Medicaid rolls following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, when it sent beneficiaries “vague, confusing and often incorrect and misleading” termination letters. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:27:00 GMT /health/2026-01-09/court-rules-florida-medicaid-termination-letters-fly-in-face-of-federal-law Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2025-10-22/federal-changes-to-snap-will-make-states-pay-for-mistakes Earlier this month, Florida lawmakers learned that the state had a 15% error rate in 2024, which will soon cost the state roughly $1 billion a year. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:03:10 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-22/federal-changes-to-snap-will-make-states-pay-for-mistakes Gabriella Paul /immigration/2022-11-16/special-protections-for-about-300-000-immigrants-are-extended-amid-federal-lawsuit People from six countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal — have been at risk of deportation after the Trump administration deemed those countries safe enough for return. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:00:00 GMT /immigration/2022-11-16/special-protections-for-about-300-000-immigrants-are-extended-amid-federal-lawsuit Juliana Kim /2021-05-03/idahos-transgender-sports-ban-faces-a-major-legal-hurdle Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. Mon, 03 May 2021 09:10:00 GMT /2021-05-03/idahos-transgender-sports-ban-faces-a-major-legal-hurdle Melissa Block /2019-11-25/trump-signs-law-making-cruelty-to-animals-a-federal-crime Congress, wrought by division on many fronts, united to pass a bill making animal cruelty a federal felony. President Trump signed it into law on Monday. Tue, 26 Nov 2019 04:08:24 GMT /2019-11-25/trump-signs-law-making-cruelty-to-animals-a-federal-crime Richard Gonzales