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Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building

Headline from KSNT Topeka

A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump's administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland.

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  1. PJ Media

  2. FOX 5 DC

    Judge rules Trump administration cannot halt FBI HQ move to Maryland (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot halt the planned relocation of the FBI headquarters to Maryland.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Trump administration can’t move forward with relocating FBI HQ to Reagan Building, judge rules (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump's administration cannot scrap those plans in favor of its preference to move the bureau's headquarters across the street to the Ronald Reagan Building in D.C.

  4. Washington Post

    Trump administration can’t scrap plan to move FBI headquarters to Md., judge rules (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The administration sought to keep the agency’s headquarters in Washington.

  5. KSNT Topeka

    Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building (opens KSNT Topeka)

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    KSNT Topeka's feed description

    A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump's administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland.

  6. Just the News

    Judge blocks Trump administration's plan to relocate FBI headquarters to federal building in DC (opens Just the News)

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    U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang, an appointee of President Barack Obama, ruled that the Trump administration illegally tossed a plan that had been previously approved to build a new facility in Maryland.

  7. CBS News

    Judge blocks plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building (opens CBS News)

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    U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the Trump administration's move to divert funding and cancel a plan to move the FBI to Maryland was "arbitrary and capricious and not in accordance with law."

  8. Triblive

    Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to D.C. office building (opens Triblive)

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    A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI’s headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland.

  9. ABC News

    Judge blocks Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    A U.S. judge has blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington

  10. NBC4 Washington

    Judge blocks plan to scrap FBI headquarters move to Greenbelt (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to locate the FBI’s new headquarters in D.C. rather than a long-planned move to Greenbelt, Maryland. Last summer, FBI Director Kash Patel announced the bureau would instead relocate a few blocks away to the Ronald Reagan Building.

  11. West Hawaii Today

    Judge rules Trump administration can’t scrap FBI move to Maryland (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    A federal judge in Maryland blocked the Trump administration from abandoning a planned move for the FBI from its crumbling headquarters in Washington to a new facility in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

  12. FOX 5 DC

    Judge rules against moving FBI headquarters; Maryland site must stand (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration’s attempt to pull plans for a new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, ruling the move was not in accordance with the law. The administration had sought to reverse the 2023 decision made under the Biden administration, which selected the …

  13. Local News 8

    Judge rules FBI can’t abandon Biden-era plan to relocate headquarters to Maryland (opens Local News 8)

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    By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from abandoning a Biden-era plan to relocate the FBI headquarters to suburban Maryland. The FBI and the General Services Administration had announced plans in July 2025 to move the agency’s headquarters from the J.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Judge halts FBI plan to relocate headquarters in DC after Maryland lawsuit (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving the FBI headquarters to a federal building in Washington, D.C., after a yearslong battle over the agency’s future home. The FBI’s current headquarters, the J.

  15. The Week

    Judge bars Trump from keeping FBI HQ in DC (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    A congressionally approved 2023 plan would move the headquarters to Maryland

  16. CBS News

    Judge blocks plan to move FBI headquarters (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A judge blocked a Trump administration plan to move the FBI headquarters to Washington, D.C.

  17. Government Executive

    Plans to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building blocked by federal judge (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    A federal judge in Maryland ruled that the Trump administration's decision to move the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building runs counter to spending bills passed by Congress.

  18. PBS NewsHour

    Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters out of Maryland to DC office building (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The ruling is the latest development in a yearslong battle over where to house the main office for the nation's premier law enforcement agency.

  19. Fox News

    Federal judge blocks Trump admin plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building (opens Fox News)

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    The FBI blasted the court ruling blocking its Reagan Building headquarters move, calling it political interference against the Trump administration.

  20. BizPac Review

    ‘Judicial coup’? Fed judge rules against Trump admin’s plans for FBI headquarters (opens BizPac Review)

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    An Obama-appointed judge ruled against the Trump administration’s plan to move the FBI headquarters into the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Fox News reported: U.S. District […]

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