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Rivian sues the US government for 'full refund' of Trump tariffs | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Rivian has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an attempt to claw back a “full refund” on tariffs it paid under President Trump’s “Liberation Day” taxes, which the Supreme Court later ruled unconstitutional. The automaker joins a long line of companies seeking such refunds. In April, Rivian CFO Claire McDonough said she expected the company stood to reap a refund in the “tens of millions of dollars.” Rivian’s action comes as the company is in the middle of rolling out its first mass-market SUV, the R2. It expects to ship around 20,000 to 25,000 of them by the end of this year and help the company finally reach profitability. Reaching that goal may not happen until 2028, though, as Rivian is currently plowing a lot of money into developing autonomous vehicles. The company recently sold shares to raise around $1.3 billion to help pad out its cash balance in the meantime. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in the U.S. Court of International Trade, names the U.S. government, U.

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Trump’s birthright citizenship attack the latest effort in obsessive campaign

For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried – once again – to undermine the guarantee of birthright citizenship, a…

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Trump’s birthright citizenship attack the latest effort in obsessive campaign

For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried – once again – to undermine the guarantee of…

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Aug 6, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’ through executive action | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump is taking another swing at limiting so-called birth tourism and birthright citizenship, citing a “very unfortunate decision” in the Supreme Court this year that struck down his earlier attempt to…

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Aug 3, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful Trump imposes fresh tariffs on dozens of trading partners A coalition of 25 US states sued the Trump…

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Aug 3, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Trump DOJ unleashes largest denaturalization effort in department history — and says it’s ‘only the beginning’

DHS Chief Counsel James Percival said a group of federal district judges—not the judiciary as a whole—are repeatedly blocking deportations and Temporary Protected Status rollbacks despite SCOTUS rulings, calling it…

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Aug 2, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Trump DHS chief under fire from conservatives after immigration speech ignites backlash

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reacts to the Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship, calling the decision 'dead wrong' and a national security risk. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is…

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Jul 29, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
‘Each day feels like the last’: Haitians with TPS on edge as confusion clouds US work status

US employers and Haitian immigrants live in constant uncertainty as status of work permits remains in limbo For more than a month, Bobby Kuchinsky arrived at his Florida restaurant each morning worried about whether he…

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Jul 27, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail voting | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the administration to move forward with implementing a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting that lower courts blocked in nearly two dozen states…

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Inside the fights to maintain TPS status for thousands after the Supreme Court sided with Trump | CNN Politics

A month after the Supreme Court curtailed lower courts’ ability to block the Trump administration from revoking temporary deportation protections, fresh efforts to halt the government’s plans for the Syrian national and…

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Jul 26, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
ICE prepares major operation targeting Haitians losing TPS after Supreme Court ruling

Heritage Foundation immigration director Lora Ries discusses a Haitian national charged in the alleged killing of a Pennsylvania state trooper. Fox News correspondent CB Cotton reports on ‘Fox Report.’ U.S. Immigration…

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Jul 25, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Biden judge blocking Ethiopian deportations despite SCOTUS ruling clashed with ICE before

The Supreme Court delivered a significant victory for President Trump's immigration policies, ruling 6-3 that the administration can terminate temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian migrants. Fox News Legal…

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Jul 24, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Bombshell memo shows Biden planned to leave Trump with even more massive immigration crisis

The Supreme Court delivered a significant victory to President Trump's immigration policies, ruling 6-3 that the administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian migrants. Fox News…

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Rivian sues the US government for 'full refund' of Trump tariffs | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Rivian has…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 7, 2026

For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried – once again – to undermine the guarantee of birthright citizenship, a…

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President Donald Trump is taking another swing at limiting so-called birth tourism and birthright citizenship, citing a “very unfortunate decision” in the Supreme Court this year that struck down his earlier attempt to curb birthright…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 3, 2026

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful Trump imposes fresh tariffs on dozens of trading partners A coalition of 25 US states sued the Trump administration on Monday over…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 3, 2026

DHS Chief Counsel James Percival said a group of federal district judges—not the judiciary as a whole—are repeatedly blocking deportations and Temporary Protected

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 2, 2026

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reacts to the Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship, calling the decision 'dead wrong' and a national securi

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianJul 29, 2026

US employers and Haitian immigrants live in constant uncertainty as status of work permits remains in limbo For more than a month, Bobby Kuchinsky arrived at his Florida restaurant each morning worried about whether he still had enough…

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