8/24/17  //  Daily Update

President Trump held a campaign rally in Phoenix during which he threatened a government shutdown if Congress does not fund a wall along the Mexican border. The Trump Administration announced that it will withhold almost $100 million in aid to Egypt in response to that country’s human-rights abuses and support for North Korea. And Congressional investigators have discovered an email in which a Trump campaign official discussed attempts to set up a meeting between the campaign and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

8/23/17  //  Daily Update

The President may be considering pardoning controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Trump Administration is also reportedly considering providing legal protections for DREAMers who entered the country illegally as children. And Take Care's book symposium on "Congress's Constitution" continues.

8/22/17  //  Daily Update

The Trump administration is working with local sheriffs and law enforcement on new strategies to move undocumented immigrants from local jails to federal custody. Steve Bannon’s exit from the White House was delayed and heavily negotiated in light of the violence in Charlottesville. Recent polling shows a majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s response to the deadly protests in Charlottesville. President Trump has agreed to a new strategy for Afghanistan that will likely result in thousands more U.S. troops in the region.

8/21/17  //  Daily Update

The events in Charlottesville may have implications for various Trump brands. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has refused to resign. DOJ continues to support the position that websites are covered by Title III of the American Disabilities Act. And President Trump has decided on a new strategy regarding Afghanistan.

8/18/17  //  Daily Update

Thirteen people were killed and over eighty injured when a suspected terrorist drove a van through a crowd of tourists in Barcelona. President Trump, in response, tweeted that Americans should study what “General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught,” a reference to a false story about an American general who dipped bullets in pigs’ blood and used them to kill unarmed prisoners of war. Three days after white supremacists and neo-Nazis marched on Charlottesville, VA, killing one and injuring many others, President Trump tweeted that removing “beautiful” confederate statues was “foolish,” and that doing so would risk our country’s “history and culture.” Meanwhile, President Trump’s personal attorney, John Dowd, forwarded an email claiming that there is “literally no difference” between Robert E. Lee and George Washington.

8/17/17  //  Daily Update

Reaction continues to the President's remarks on the Charlottesville attack. The Administration commits to making controversial Obamacare cost-sharing reduction payments through the end of this month. And Democrats claim that the President's FCC chair is giving special assistance to Sinclair Broadcast Group, a right-leaning newscaster and station owner.

8/16/17  //  Daily Update

President Trump reverted to his earlier statement on Charlottesville, saying “both sides” are to blame for the violence. California is joining the city of San Francisco in its sanctuary city suit against the Trump Administration. The Justice Department is demanding information on visitors to a website used to protest President Trump’s inauguration. The Congressional Budget Office concluded that President Trump’s proposal to cut cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act would increase premiums and the federal deficit.

8/15/17  //  Daily Update

Commentary and reaction about President Trump's handling of the events in Charlottesville abound. The President said he might pardon controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio. And DOJ filed a brief in the case regarding the President's twitter usage.

8/14/17  //  Daily Update

President Trump’s rebuke of the violence in Charlottesville on Saturday, where a white supremacist killed a counter-protester and injured 19 others, contained no specific condemnation of white supremacy, the alt-right, or neo-Nazism. The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that the Trump Administration has unconstitutionally detained immigrant teens based on false allegations of gang affiliations. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is implementing an anti-regulatory agenda with extraordinary secrecy. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is seeking to interview current and former White House staff as part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

8/11/17  //  Daily Update

Transgender service members challenge the President's proposed ban on military service by transgender people. The President talks about war with North Korea, and commentary ensues about whether the President legally could order a military strike there. And the Administration delays an Obama-era rule governing the relationship between financial advisers and their clients.

8/10/17  //  Daily Update

The Trump Administration indicated in its latest brief in the Ninth Circuit that it will go back to the Supreme Court if parts of its revised entry ban is not restored soon. Two LGBTQ rights groups are suing the Trump Administration over President Trump’s transgender service ban. The Labor Department is seeking to delay an Obama-era fiduciary rule for investment advisors. The White House has selected its top choices for key U.S. Attorney posts; among the candidates are partners of Rudy Giuliani and President Trump’s personal lawyer.

8/9/17  //  Daily Update

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson calls on President Trump to defend the DACA program in court. In response to reports that North Korea has produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead, President Trump threatened to use “fire and fury” against the country. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has instructed diplomats to avoid answering questions about the Paris Climate Agreement. President Trump wants to combat the opioid crisis with a “law and order” approach and is debating whether to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency.

8/8/17  //  Daily Update

Chicago has sued the federal government over new Justice Department rules that would cut off federal grants for sanctuary cities. The DOJ has filed an amicus brief in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph, reversing the Department’s position on the Ohio voter roll purge statute. President Trump’s company has submitted applications for the rights to the Trump name for casinos and other real estate projects in Macau. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that its Chief Information Officer has resigned.

8/7/17  //  Daily Update

Civil rights groups are suing the State Department for refusing to process visa applications for winners of a federal visa lottery program from the countries included in President Trump’s travel ban. Lambda Legal reacts to reported guidance on the transgender military ban by saying "See you in court, President Trump." Betsy DeVos declined to answer a question about whether she would intervene if states offered vouchers to private schools that discriminated against LGBTQ students. The Trump administration issued a formal notice announcing the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate deal. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has asked the White House for documents related to Michael Flynn.

8/4/17  //  Daily Update

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has empaneled a grand jury in Washington D.C. in relation to the Russia probe. Two bipartisan pairs of Senators have proposed legislation to limit President Trump’s ability to fire Robert Mueller. In a phone call in January with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, President Trump asked the Mexican President to stop refuting claims that Mexico would pay for the wall. Supporters and critics of President Trump continue to react to Attorney General Jeff Session’s new focus on affirmative action. Democrats and Republicans at finding common ground despite ideological differences on a number of issues.