San Jose City Council members are pushing back on Mayor Matt Mahan‘s proposal to hold elected officials accountable by tying a percentage of their pay to performance metrics. If Mahan and the City Council members’ collective performance falls below 100% of the adopted targets for the city, 5% of their salaries will be proportionately reduced based […]
Federal courts across the country are increasingly questioning the legality and constitutionality of certain deportations by the Trump administration, even when they appear lawful on paper, as more judges rule and contradict one another. Last week, four high-profile deportation cases sparked rebukes from federal judges against President Donald Trump and his deportation plans, painting a […]
The Supreme Court sent out its order list several days early due to an “apparent software malfunction,” according to the court. The malfunction made the orders about which cases would be granted or denied their review to be released on Friday afternoon instead of Monday morning. The high court is generally secretive about its opinions and […]
President Donald Trump told reporters Friday on Air Force One that he has been so busy working on foreign policy that he has not had time to think about Elon Musk after his feud with the billionaire. Trump fought with Musk over social media Thursday, exchanging threats ranging from cancelling government contracts to starting a […]
President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday to discuss trade. The United States and China have been at a trade impasse since signing a 90-day tariff ceasefire in May. Before the pause, the U.S. imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese goods while China implemented […]
The Supreme Court sided with the Department of Government Efficiency in two cases concerning the group’s access to Social Security data and whether it has to comply with a public records law. In the Friday decisions, Supreme Court justices said they will allow the group to access Social Security Administration data it had been seeking […]
Trump National Golf Club blamed a recent poor health grade for its Bedminster, New Jersey, location on political motivations from the inspector. A three-hour visit from a health inspector found a litany of health and safety violations at the golf club, resulting in a score of 33 out of 100 — one of the lowest […]
An appellate court in a 2-1 ruling Friday allowed President Donald Trump to ban the Associated Press from the Oval Office and other restricted presidential spaces, overruling a lower court. Trump had banned the news organization from the Oval Office in February after it refused to update its stylebook to use the new Gulf of […]
A group of Proud Boys leaders convicted of orchestrating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday, alleging the prosecutions violated their constitutional rights and amounted to political retaliation. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Florida, seeks $100 million in punitive damages and names Justice Department officials and FBI employees as defendants. It follows President Donald […]
Elon Musk‘s X announced a partnership with Polymarket, a booming new online betting market that made a name for itself by predicting President Donald Trump‘s 2024 victory. Polymarket allows people to put forward bets on various topics, paying for a “yes” or “no” on the outcomes of different events. It gained credibility in predicting outcomes […]
