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Two Supreme Court justices took their disagreement over the court’s emergency procedures into public view Monday during a courthouse event in Washington. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared together at an event for lawyers and judges held at the federal courthouse, with Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman moderating the discussion, NBC … Read more
Two senior officials from the Trump administration met privately with Senate Republicans on Wednesday to discuss the future of a surveillance authority that is set to expire next month, an issue that has long divided lawmakers over privacy and national security concerns. FBI Director Kash Patel and CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Capitol Hill … Read more
Sen. John Fetterman delivered a combative defense of U.S. military operations in Iran during a heated exchange Wednesday night with CNN host Kaitlan Collins — and at one point bluntly told her, “You don’t have to cut me off here.” Fetterman appeared on The Source as fallout continued from a Feb. 28 Tomahawk missile strike … Read more
The Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the war is over, according to a new statement issued on Thursday by the new Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. A news anchor on Iranian state television read the message regarding the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route through which a large portion of the world’s oil passes. … Read more
A federal appeals court handed Donald Trump a significant procedural win, pausing a lower court order that would have blocked his administration from deporting illegal immigrants to so-called “third countries.” The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit grants the administration a temporary reprieve just hours before U.S. District Judge Brian … Read more
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California announced Monday that he is leaving the Republican Party and registering as an independent, effective immediately. The move further narrows Speaker Mike Johnson’s already slim two-vote majority in the House and adds another complication to an already challenging governing environment. Kiley said he plans to continue caucusing with Republicans for … Read more
An Obama-appointed federal judge ruled that a three-person leadership team of the New Jersey federal prosecutor’s office was unlawful and said President Donald Trump’s insistence on handpicking U.S. attorneys showed that the White House cared more about personal control than public safety. Matthew W. Brann, the judge, was making a decision regarding the legality of … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday to allow the administration to move forward with ending temporary deportation protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants. The request for emergency relief is the latest development in legal disputes stemming from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the United States was moving toward reengaging with the Cuban government after earlier stating the regime there was on its last legs, adding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio—who is of Cuban descent—would take the lead in the effort. “With respect to Cuba, you said that Cuba wants … Read more
Fani Willis, the controversial District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, faced a significant setback this week when a judge denied her request to intervene in ongoing litigation regarding the reimbursement of legal fees stemming from her now-dismissed election case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants. The ruling by Judge Scott McAfee allows efforts to recover … Read more