A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to expand mandatory detention for noncitizens arrested inside the United States, escalating a legal clash that is increasingly likely to be decided by the Supreme Court. In a 61-page ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, a three-judge panel concluded […]
The Justice Department has reportedly indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time in the span of months. The specifics surrounding the charges were not immediately clear. CNN first reported the charges on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump previously pushed former Attorney General Pam Bondi to move […]
The Government Accountability Office, an independent agency in the legislative branch, agreed on Tuesday to open an investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced the news over a month after he signed a bipartisan letter asking the GAO to open such an investigation to ensure the DOJ […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is pushing back on a Republican proposal to spend up to $400 million in federal funds on President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, citing the nation’s mounting debt and deficit spending. “I don’t know why you would do it” with taxpayer money, Scott told NBC News, “if it’s all funded […]
A foreign ship’s arrival at an Israeli port has sparked a frenzy as Europe and Ukraine accuse Tel Aviv of illicitly buying Russian grains. A vessel known as the Panormitis, operating under a Panamanian flag, arrived in Haifa this week with 19,000 tons of barley and 6,200 tons of wheat. Ukraine is claiming that those […]
Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico is narrowly leading both potential Republican opponents in a new survey of the Texas U.S. Senate race, offering Democrats fresh optimism in a state that has long eluded the party. A poll conducted by nonpartisan Texas Public Opinion Research from April 17 to 20 found Talarico ahead of Sen. […]
President Donald Trump withdrew his nominee to lead the National Park Service, adding to the uncertainty looming over the agency, which the Trump administration is seeking to shrink. The White House gave notice of the withdrawal of the nomination for hospitality executive Scott Socha on Monday as part of an announcement on the latest nominees […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson condemned political violence against President Donald Trump and said that it “should be intolerable for every single American.” “A lot of rhetoric is flying in all directions, yes, including from the president. The bullets seem to be flying in one direction toward the president, and that should be intolerable for […]
UnitedHealthcare fired an employee who expressed disappointment with the third assassination attempt against President Donald Trump over the weekend. “Violence is never acceptable and any comments that suggest otherwise are in no way consistent with our mission and values,” the health insurance provider said in a statement on Tuesday. “The person who made comments online […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former senior adviser was federally indicted on charges of allegedly taking part in a conspiracy to evade federal records requests regarding government-funded COVID-19 research. David Morens, a former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official who advised Fauci in the agency’s Office of the Director from 2006 to 2022, is facing […]
