The Justice Department asked a federal judge to reject Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan‘s judicial immunity argument as she seeks to dismiss obstruction charges levied against her for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant escape from federal immigration officers. Dugan is accused of helping an illegal immigrant before her court escape from her courtroom in April. […]
The House Oversight Committee has lined up dates for interviews with former President Joe Biden’s aides as part of an investigation into whether his declining health while in office made him incapable of running the country. The committee will conduct four interviews from June 24 through July 18 with four former aides who will appear […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called out Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell for doing the opposite of “what the American people overwhelmingly voted for” regarding illegal immigration. O’Connell has publicly opposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in his city despite the fact that the agency is cooperating with local law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants with criminal records […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced on Tuesday that he will introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 in January 2026. The bill reflects Hawley’s populist attitudes as he tries to tilt the party away from its yearslong opposition to raising the federal minimum wage. He previously introduced legislation with Sen. […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) warned Texans protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to “cross the line.” Anti-ICE protesters gathered Monday night in Austin, Texas, outside the state Capitol following several illegal immigrant raids across the state. This followed the riots in Los Angeles over the 45 illegal immigrants arrested in a California ICE raid over […]
The Trump administration ousted a Justice Department lawyer who conceded that it initially mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant and alleged MS-13 gang member whom the White House attempted to return to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. Erez Reuveni, who argued the government’s case in Abrego Garcia’s deportation, has left the […]
A war of words has erupted between Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and multiple members of the Trump administration and its allies over his handling of the Los Angeles protests and the president’s decision to send in troops. Newsom, widely assumed to be a leading contender for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket, fired back at criticism from […]
Pentagon officials confirmed that deploying the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles would cost $134 million and would last 60 days during a House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers during testimony on the department’s budget requests. A major point of contention came after President Donald Trump ordered […]
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled against the Republican-run state election board, restricting what voting rules it can create. Georgia’s highest court upheld a lower court decision that blocked several controversial election laws instituted by the Trump-allied board. Two of the most controversial were a rule requiring an additional hand count of all […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday did not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act if necessary to squash violence at the Los Angeles protests. “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it,” Trump said. “We’ll see. But I can tell you, last night was terrible.” .@POTUS on the rioting in Los Angeles: "If there's an […]
