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The United States Supreme Court, in a 7–2 decision, dismisses a challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought before the court by Republican-led states and the former Trump administration. The Court stated that the challengers did not specify an injury caused by the ACA to establish standing. [https:--www.law.cornell.edu-supremecourt-text-19-840 (LII)] [https:--www.bbc.com-news-world-us-canada-57516488 (BBC News)]Efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act
2021-06-17

Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, says that peace talks between the Taliban and the government will start in September with the support of the Trump administration, which pushes both sides to set differences aside.
2020-08-27

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce announce that the Trump administration will not implement a proposed citizenship question in the 2020 census, and will perform the census without the question. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting the administration's rationale for the question in the case "Department of Commerce v. New York".
2019-07-2

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recommends that the Trump administration remove Kellyanne Conway from her office as senior aide to President Trump because of her repeated violations of the Hatch Act of 1939. The Trump administration rejects the OSC's recommendations, saying they "are deeply flawed and violate [Conway's] constitutional rights to free speech and due process."
2019-06-13

The Trump administration proposes regulatory changes which would allow the children of illegal immigrants to be imprisoned for more than 20 days.
2018-09-6

Amid controversy, the Trump Administration of the United States revokes the security clearance of former CIA chief John Brennan.
2018-08-16

The U.S. Supreme Court rules 5–4 in favor of the Trump administration's September 2017 travel ban.
2018-06-26

The Trump administration will, in 18 months, end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador living in the U.S. under the TPS issued after a series of devastating earthquakes in 2001. The Department of Homeland Security estimates about 200,000 Salvadorans will be impacted.
2018-01-8

The United States Senate and House of Representatives pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which sends it to United States President Donald Trump for signing. This comes after a previous and different version of this legislation was passed by the House yesterday. The law removes the individual insurance mandate from Obamacare.
2017-12-20

Unnamed White House officials believe White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly's personal cellphone was hacked, possibly since December 2016. Kelly was Secretary of Homeland Security from January 20 to July 31, 2017, when he moved to his current position.
2017-10-6