A federal judge ordered Kari Lake, a Trump loyalist who oversaw the effective shutdown of Voice of America, to submit to questioning under oath over her efforts to dismantle the broadcaster despite legal obligations to continue its operations. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth said Lake was “verging on contempt of court” after she […]
A Republican-led congressional committee on Monday widened the scope of an investigation into the University of California system after concerns that it allowed antisemitism to fester against Jewish students. The House Education and Workforce Committee requested years of internal documents about antisemitism complaints at three medical universities, including UC Los Angeles and UC San Francisco. […]
(The Center Square) – Washington Solicitor General Noah Purcell is the focus of a Washington State Bar Association complaint alleging misconduct for responding on Attorney General Nick Brown’s behalf in a separate bar complaint, and directly communicating with private law firm Perkins Coie without its attorney’s consent. The complaint comes right after news broke that Brown […]
The Trump administration has threatened to pull millions of dollars of federal funding from blue states California, New Mexico, and Washington unless the states adopt and enforce English language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Tuesday that the three western states will have 30 days to comply with his […]
Washington, D.C.’s no-homicide streak ended early on Tuesday with a shooting death in the southeast quadrant. Police said a man was found with a gunshot wound at 12:24 a.m. Tuesday — he was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died. The death ends the Trump administration’s vaunted zero-homicide streak, which began on Aug. 13, […]
It is unclear if Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook showed up for work on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced he had fired her on Monday evening. Cook, 61, released a statement late Monday night through her attorneys saying she would not step aside and would continue in the role. The Washington Examiner contacted the Fed to […]
President Donald Trump is gathering top officials in his administration for the seventh Cabinet meeting of his second term on Tuesday. The Cabinet meeting is set to begin at 11 a.m. in Washington, D.C. TRUMP REKINDLES BLUE CITY FEUD WITH NATIONAL GUARD TAKEOVER OF WASHINGTON It marks the first conference the president has convened with […]
President Donald Trump, in an executive order on Monday, expanded actions from his administration to address high crime in Washington, D.C. In the executive order, Trump instructed the Department of Transportation and Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate housing safety and perform inspections of transit services that receive federal funds in D.C. The order instructs […]
Most voters in Indiana oppose mid-decade redistricting as the Trump administration is increasing its pressure on state lawmakers to do so. Fifty-two percent of registered voters in Indiana said they oppose redistricting now, and 43% indicated they “strongly” oppose it, according to a poll from the left-leaning firm Change Research obtained by Politico. Indiana is […]
Australia suspended diplomatic relations with Iran and expelled the ambassador on Tuesday due to accusations that the country carried out antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the Australian Security Intelligence Organization had concluded Iran orchestrated antisemitic attacks in two cities, and likely others. In retaliation, Australia is expelling the Iranian […]
