The Supreme Court on Monday declined to revisit defamation protections created in its landmark 1964 ruling, New York Times v. Sullivan. This precedent has been subject to scrutiny by President Donald Trump and two Republican-appointed justices. The high court declined to take up an appeal by Steve Wynn, the ex-CEO of Wynn Resorts, of a decision made by […]
Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey are aiming to run on a platform that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution despite facing limited backing from prominent abortion rights advocates. The front-runner, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), and former Senate President Steve Sweeney are both making promises to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. […]
President Donald Trump suggested the man who shot and killed the country’s 35th president decades ago may not have acted alone. After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, the government said Lee Harvey Oswald had carried out the murder and acted alone. Yet conspiracy theories about what happened on the day […]
President Donald Trump blasted CBS News’s 60 Minutes for airing what he called a “puff piece” on actor George Clooney. Clooney was behind a fundraising effort for then-President Joe Biden that raised about $28 million, resulting in the largest Democratic haul in history. However, the actor flipped against Biden over age concerns and called for […]
As Washington lurches from one financial crisis to another, the next threat to the government defaulting on its bills could come as early as mid-July, according to a new analysis. The “X date” could be delayed until October, but without action to suspend or raise the debt ceiling above $36.1 trillion, the Treasury could run […]
During a recent late-night TV appearance, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) bluntly responded to President Donald Trump‘s frequent attacks on his physical appearance. “I’m a good Democrat. So my view, of course, is when they go low, we go high, he can go f*** himself,” Schiff told Jimmy Kimmel Thursday evening, making a sharp twist on […]
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is working to fend off possible contempt in a case involving alleged Venezuelan gang members, a heated fight happening parallel to a broader court battle over whether the president has authority to deport them under a wartime law. The possibility that Judge James Boasberg could hold Trump administration officials in contempt arose from the DOJ […]
Washington, D.C., has seen a surge in commuters returning to the office, but the federal government’s push for in-person work has also exposed widening gaps left since the workforce went remote during the COVID-19 pandemic. Return to work was a key priority for President Donald Trump‘s administration and the local officials in Washington, but as […]
As President Donald Trump faces setbacks dealt by federal courts in his efforts to reassert executive power, he has seen some early success in at least one area: his ability to remove the heads of independent agencies. Trump scored a critical legal victory in his campaign to reshape independent federal agencies when the U.S. Court […]
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration will testify before the Senate on Tuesday. The SSA is at the forefront of political and legal battles following efforts to shrink the government drastically, which are assisted by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Frank Bisignano, chief executive of financial technology company Fiserv, […]
