The Justice Department on Wednesday endorsed legislation that would dramatically expand the window for filing lawsuits related to transgender procedures performed on minors, marking the Trump administration‘s most aggressive step yet to curb what it calls the “chemical and surgical mutilation” of children. In a legislative proposal transmitted to Congress this week, the DOJ said it supports […]
The Supreme Court has been hit with a huge surge of filings in support of a GOP and Trump administration demand to end campaign spending restrictions on “coordinated expenditures” by the Republican Party and its House and Senate candidates. In the past week, the court received 18 filings from individuals, groups, and the Republican National […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is seeking an injunction to block the Trump administration from federalizing the National Guard through Election Day. Newsom, an early contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, filed the request for the preliminary injunction soon after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on Tuesday ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) joined every member of the Colorado congressional delegation to decry President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to move Space Command’s headquarters out of Colorado. “Today’s decision to move U.S. Space Command’s headquarters out of Colorado and to Alabama will directly harm our state and the nation,” the delegation wrote in […]
Women who said they were sexually abused by deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein commanded the attention of Capitol Hill on Wednesday as they urged Congress to pass legislation to expose the extent of his alleged sex trafficking network. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) called the press conference outside the Capitol and were joined […]
Seven Alternative für Deutschland politicians died within two weeks of each other before local elections, prompting party leaders to hint at foul play. Five direct AfD candidates and two reserve candidates in North Rhine-Westphalia died within 14 days of each other, according to Welt. Wolfgang Seitz’s death at 59 was announced on Aug. 21; the […]
The Trump administration said in a court filing Wednesday that it will appeal a federal judge’s Tuesday ruling that the deployed National Guard troops in Los Angeles unlawfully acted as a police force. The filing marks the second time the administration has appealed a ruling from U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer to the U.S. Court […]
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Wednesday revealed the Trump administration’s plans to make Union Station in Washington, D.C., “safe and beautiful again.” Duffy announced last week that the Department of Transportation was reclaiming station management at the major metro hub as part of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the nation’s capital. The department […]
The chief of police in London defended the officers who arrested British comedian Graham Linehan for posts on social media relating to transgender people, but called on the government to adjust the enforcement of speech laws so authorities are no longer “policing toxic culture wars debates.” Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, offered his […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that police officers with the Metropolitan Police Department will receive a 13% raise next month. The raise will cost the city $200 million over the next four years, city administrator Kevin Donahue said. It is a part of a new collective bargaining agreement with D.C.’s police union. The […]
