Over half of the nation’s attorneys general sent a joint letter to the U.S. Senate and House appropriations committees on Tuesday, urging the upper chamber to back down from its efforts to delay the federal hemp ban that is currently set to go into effect in November. On Monday, Senate appropriations committee leadership announced a […]
Transgender inmates who are trying to prevent their imminent transfers to an all-male housing unit have moved to keep “sensitive” information about themselves concealed after female prisoners from a separate but related case identified the biological males imprisoned alongside them as convicted sex offenders. The male litigants in Jane Doe v. Blanche, all of whom […]
The Trump administration’s 6-2 losing record in appeals courts over its mandatory immigration detention policy looks like an overwhelming streak of losses. However, a closer examination of the judges behind those decisions suggests the policy may be less legally doomed than the scoreboard implies. Several of the legal defeats against the revised Immigration and Customs […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is attempting to shape California’s governor’s race before it fully takes form by making televised debates an early campaign issue, challenging Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra to meet him on stage as the candidates begin defining their campaigns. Hilton has repeatedly called on Becerra to participate in televised debates, arguing voters […]
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) could be censured when the House returns from its August recess, as a House Ethics Committee report revealed a slew of inappropriate actions the married congressman allegedly took toward female staffers. According to the report, Edwards invited young female staffers to dinner, gave them gifts, wrote them notes, and repeatedly tried […]
Apple has admitted to accidentally emailing the wrong person at OpenAI months before filing a lawsuit that accuses the artificial intelligence firm of stealing its trade secrets. Apple sued OpenAI in July, claiming that the AI company had been hiring former Apple employees and encouraging them to steal trade secrets from their employer before joining […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday not to expect “instant results” in the process of transitioning Venezuela from an authoritarian to a democratic state. It has been seven months since the United States toppled Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro from power and established authority in the South American country, with officials touting a three-phase plan […]
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) accused ex-son-in-law Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) of tormenting his family amid a yearslong dispute that includes allegations Miller abused the senator’s daughter. Moreno, who made on-camera remarks Tuesday about the divorce and child custody battle between his daughter and Miller, said the family “fears what this guy is capable of.” Miller, […]
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) blasted Todd Blanche’s bid to become attorney general, accusing Republicans of abandoning Congress’s oversight responsibilities and allowing Donald Trump to profit from the presidency without consequence. Booker argued that lawmakers failed to adequately scrutinize Trump while advancing Blanche, the president’s former personal defense attorney, to serve as the nation’s top law […]
The Pentagon’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., is projected to cost an additional $1.4 billion through the end of President Donald Trump’s term, according to information provided to Congress and confirmed by the Washington Examiner. The estimate, which covers October 2026 through January 2029, comes on top of the hundreds of millions […]
