President Donald Trump suggested that a “very innocent staffer” may have been the source of the recent Signal group chat, which has rocked the administration this week. The Atlantic released a report on Wednesday in which editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg included messages in the chat from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the timeline for strikes planned […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said she was referring to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) busing migrants north when she called him “Governor Hot Wheels” and was not making fun of his disability. However, a new report revealed she liked social media posts calling Abbott “Hot Wheels” before the busing began. Crockett drew outrage on Saturday when […]
The Trump administration has been withholding information from a judge in Washington, D.C., in a case about Alien Enemies Act deportations because the information is, according to the Department of Justice, too sensitive to divulge. But in a twist, that same judge is now set to preside over a new court case against five of […]
The Supreme Court upheld a federal rule targeting ghost guns on Wednesday, preserving a key Biden-era regulation that treats “readily convertible” gun kits, commonly referred to as “ghost guns” due to their often untraceable characteristics, as firearms under federal law. Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the 7-2 majority, concluded that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) confirmed that the House Judiciary Committee will investigate recent orders from judges that impede President Donald Trump’s deportation plans. Over a week has passed since Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling prohibiting deportation flights while he oversees a case involving five immigrants with active […]
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said Wednesday that the Trump administration’s national security mishap over Signal represents a pattern of “sloppiness.” “If this was a one-off — if this was ‘Oh my gosh, we’re rookies. We didn’t understand how to add people to a chat line,’ — but this is a history or pattern of sloppiness,” […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) largely brushed off Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-TX) new nickname for him, arguing this is just “another disaster” for the Democratic Party following the 2024 election. Crockett deemed Abbott, 67, “Governor Hot Wheels” at a recent Human Rights Campaign banquet, drawing ire on social media as Abbott has used a wheelchair ever […]
Department of Justice attorneys assured a judge on Tuesday that the Trump administration complied with his order to halt the use of the Alien Enemies Act but refused to answer all of the judge’s questions about the matter after invoking the state secrets privilege. The attorneys said in a court filing that the administration abided […]
Texas and New Mexico have seen an increase in vaccinations for measles since its outbreak in the states. Since late January, Texas has reported 327 measles cases, including 40 hospitalizations. One unvaccinated school-aged child has died because of measles, as the Texas Department of State Health Services reported the child did not have preexisting conditions. […]
The House Department of Government Efficiency subcommittee is holding a hearing with PBS and NPR at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. The hearing featuring NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger comes after DOGE subcommittee chairwoman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called on the two programming networks, which receive federal funding, to testify about […]
