2025-02-14
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I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today's Friday, February 14th.
Here's what we're covering.
President Trump is facing mounting pressure in the courts over his agenda
and how he's been trying to carry it out.
14 state attorneys general sued Trump
and Elon Musk yesterday over how Musk has been dismantling federal agencies.
The lawsuit argues Trump violated the Constitution by giving Musk,
an unelected private citizen, so much power, calling it an unlawful delegation.
And two federal judges moved to temporarily pause other Trump policies.
Yesterday, A judge in D.C.
ruled the administration cannot freeze the foreign aid spending that was approved by Congress.