A federal judge ruled that the Trump-appointed acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli in Southern California was serving in his position unlawfully, disqualifying him from overseeing multiple cases. Wary of having to send his appointments through Congress, Trump has relied on loyalists appointed as temporary U.S. attorneys to crack down on crime and immigration. Essayli was […]
Staffers occupying a variety of posts within the Trump administration, officials trusted with administering key government services, public school teachers, and Democratic political committees collectively donated nearly $1 million to Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones after leaked text messages revealed that he fantasized about murdering a fellow lawmaker and their children. On Oct. […]
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) argued that President Donald Trump could “go around” the Constitution in order to serve a third term. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Tuberville weighed into rumors that Trump could find a way to run for a third term, though the Constitution bars presidents from continuing after two terms. “If you read […]
President Donald Trump fired all six design review panelists who oversee his planned White House ballroom and triumphal arch, citing differences with the president. The Commission on Fine Arts was established over 100 years ago to advise the president and other officials on architectural projects in Washington, D.C. Former President Joe Biden appointed all members […]
(The Center Square) – Florida’s attorney general on Tuesday called for the state to consider placing limits on the use of the insanity defense after a Kentucky parolee who killed a 6-year-old was found living near a school in Marion County. “The facts of this case are tragic,” Attorney General James Uthmeier said at a […]
California police mistakenly released a murder suspect awaiting extradition, setting off a manhunt. A statement from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department identified the former prisoner as Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, a man formerly being held in the Martinez Detention Facility in California. While waiting for his extradition to Seattle, however, authorities mistakenly released him on […]
(The Center Square) – An increasing number of Wisconsin voter registration information does not match information from the state’s Department of Transportation. There are more than 41,000 voter registrations in the state without matching Department of Transportation records, such as driver’s licenses or identification cards, a number that is nearly double the total from 2020, […]
The GOP-controlled Senate offered a rare rebuke Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda in a vote to terminate the national emergency declaration used to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports. Just hours earlier, Vice President JD Vance urged Senate Republicans behind closed doors to back the White House and told the Washington Examiner that voting […]
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a top U.S. Border Patrol official to appear in court daily to give her updates about immigration operations in Chicago, eliciting pushback from conservative legal experts who say she is overstepping the authority of the court to tell the executive branch how to operate. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis […]
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base confirmed three deaths of Air Force personnel over the weekend in a “double murder-suicide.” In a statement sent by the base to the Washington Examiner, the deceased were listed as 1st Lt. Jaime Gustitus, 25, Jaymee Prichard, 33, and Jacob Prichard, 34. Gustitus and Jacob Prichard were both with the Air […]
