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Saturday, June 13, 2026

“President’s House exhibits should be restored in time for July 4, another federal judge rules; A ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts Friday evening gives the federal government 21 days to restore any dismantled or altered content at national parks, including in Philadelphia”: Fallon Roth and Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

Maxine Joselow of The New York Times reports that “Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs; The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country.”

Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post reports that “Judge blocks Trump national parks order, calling it ‘censorship’; Federal judge gives the Trump administration three weeks to restore materials that were altered as part of an executive order aimed at scrubbing sites of ‘partisan ideology.’

You can access yesterday’s 63-page decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts at this link.

Posted at 8:21 PM by Howard Bashman



“ICE’s detention policy won at the 5th Circuit. Then judges found another way to reject it. District court judges have ordered bond hearings or the release of ICE detainees more than 1,200 times since the appeals court’s ruling, a POLITICO analysis shows.” Jessie Blaeser and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan; James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump’s legal team, appealing his criminal conviction”: Maggie Haberman, Benjamin Weiser, and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

Corinne Ramey and James Fanelli of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Picks Sullivan & Cromwell Partner as Top Manhattan Federal Prosecutor; James McDonald, one of the president’s personal lawyers, would replace Jay Clayton, nominated as national intelligence director.”

Maegan Vazquez and Dan Diamond of The Washington Post report that “Trump to tap former defense team member for powerful Manhattan prosecutor post; James M. McDonald, picked for U.S. attorney for New York’s Southern District, would succeed Jay Clayton, whom the president named director of national intelligence.”

And Gregory Svirnovskiy of Politico reports that “Trump picks James McDonald to run SDNY; The move may serve as welcome relief for Manhattan prosecutors.”

Posted at 7:56 PM by Howard Bashman