Department of Justice lawyers accidentally sent the wrong letter to a judge, admitting weaknesses in their case against New York City’s congestion pricing. On Wednesday evening, DOJ lawyers filed an 11-page document purporting to be a letter addressed to Judge Lewis J. Liman — but it was actually an internal memo from assistant U.S. Attorneys […]
A celebration marking the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has now found a new venue following its initial cancellation at the Kennedy Center. The 100th day of Trump’s second presidential term falls on Wednesday. The celebration, scheduled for Tuesday evening, had its reservation cancelled this week due to “contract […]
Alex Soros, the son of Democratic megadonor George Soros, disclosed further details about a meeting with Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk that fell through after the 2024 election. During an interview with New York Magazine’s Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Alex Soros reflected on Musk’s attempt to meet with him in November 2024. Despite the […]
A federal judge on Thursday halted a key provision of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening election security, siding with Democratic-aligned groups who argued the measure would unlawfully suppress voters. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from enforcing a new requirement for voters to […]
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) has no plans to endorse in the race for his Illinois Senate seat, though he left the door open to backing a would-be successor in an “extreme case.” “I’m not planning on endorsing any particular candidate. I hope I don’t have to, but I’m not ruling out the possibility,” […]
The Department of Homeland Security argued to a federal judge in Massachusetts that it did not violate his order, which modified the process of deporting certain migrants, because a different federal department carried out the removals. The DHS told Judge Brian Murphy that because his order applied only to the named defendants in the case […]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), who narrowly won reelection in 2024 by less than 1%, is being challenged by Alea Nadeem, an Air Force veteran running on the Republican ticket. Nadeem posted her campaign announcement video on X Thursday, railing against Kaptur for being “a career politician” who is “out of touch” with the needs and […]
With the Democratic Party continuing to splinter, progressives are building and expanding their base, especially in big cities and suburbs. As worn-out old bulls fight for power in Washington, the big population zones are opening their arms to the progressives led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and party Vice Chairman David […]
China is allowing former Hong Kong Archbishop Joseph Zen to leave the country to attend Pope Francis‘s funeral. The cardinal had his passport confiscated after he was arrested in 2022 for allegedly failing to register the pro-democracy 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund properly. His secretary told the Associated Press that the 93-year-old retired bishop departed Hong […]
Uber claimed it would have “no choice” but to cease operations in Colorado should the state pass a new bill to bolster passenger safety. Under the bill, HB25-1291, rideshare companies operating in Colorado would be required to perform regular background checks on drivers, initiate a driver review to potentially deactivate them when a complaint is […]
