Congressional lawmakers have spent the week getting hammered by outraged constituents back home as Democrats and Republicans face their own set of unique challenges with angry voters. Republicans hoped to catch their breath by largely choosing virtual over in-person town halls. Democrats thought they could satisfy ticked-off constituents by holding an array of events to […]
The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha argued that the Democratic Party has found itself in a “watershed moment” that could either make or break the party depending on what it chooses to prioritize. Concha’s comment comes after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) received heat for joining Republicans in voting for the continuing resolution, which comes […]
Department of Justice attorneys replied on Thursday to Judge James Boasberg’s questions about flights that deported migrants last weekend as the judge weighs whether the Trump administration followed his order to temporarily halt its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people. Boasberg quickly responded that he was dissatisfied with the DOJ’s reply, which […]
A federal appeals court judge posted a firearms demonstration video to YouTube on Thursday, accusing his colleagues of living in a “factual fantasy” over gun restrictions, in an extraordinary rebuke of their decision in a gun case. Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals published the unusual video dissent Thursday after the […]
Several food banks have claimed that they are no longer receiving funds from the Agriculture Department without receiving an explanation. The USDA allocated $500 million for food banks for the rest of the fiscal year through the Emergency Food Assistance Program. Food bank leaders in six states confirmed to Politico that many of their previously […]
The leader of Minnesota-based nonprofit group Feeding Our Future was convicted for her role in a $250 million pandemic fraud scheme that “exploited” a federal program meant for child nutrition. A jury found Aimee Bock, the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future, one of 70 people charged in the case, guilty of seven […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin gutting the Department of Education on Thursday, fulfilling a campaign promise to the GOP to roll back federal oversight of the public education system. The order is Trump’s most significant action in dismantling the Education Department. Still, it faces legal hurdles, […]
The Washington Examiner’s Samantha-Jo Roth predicts that U.S. agencies will follow the “proper procedure” to adhere to their government efficiency cuts, which she contends are “not what we saw before.” The Trump administration has been busy seeking to eliminate waste in the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced […]
The GEO Group, a private prison operator, announced Thursday it entered into a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a 1,800-bed facility in Baldwin, Michigan, at the former North Lake Correctional Facility. The contract came as mass deportations have prompted the Trump administration to use Guantanamo Bay and El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, among […]
Hamas fired multiple unsuccessful rockets into Israel on Thursday in retaliation for the Israeli military’s resumption of ground operations inside Gaza this week. The Israeli air force intercepted one of three Hamas-fired rockets, and the other two landed in open areas, according to the Israeli military. A spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, the Al Qassam […]
