Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, extending a 27-day shutdown even as the United States faces escalating domestic terror threats and ongoing instability tied to the Iran conflict. The procedural motion to advance the funding bill failed in a 51–46 vote. Sixty votes were required to … Read more
A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department’s effort to issue grand jury subpoenas targeting the Federal Reserve Board. The judge concluded the move appeared to be an attempt to pressure Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who has issued a number of rulings against the Trump administration, made the determination … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that the United States military carried out what he described as one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East. The strikes targeted Iranian military facilities on Kharg Island. Trump revealed the operation in a post on Truth Social. He said the strikes were … Read more
“Crawford, what are you doing?” she repeated, her voice barely rising above a whisper. The tension in the courtroom was palpable, as if everyone was collectively holding their breath. My heart pounded in my chest as I watched Judge Castellan pick up the envelope, his face inscrutable. He carefully unfolded the papers, each rustle echoing … Read more
The air was thick with tension, charged with an electricity that felt almost tangible. I couldn’t help but feel like a spectator in my own life, watching a drama unfold that was both surreal and painfully real. There was a moment where time seemed to stretch, elongate, as if the universe itself was holding its … Read more
President Trump’s Justice Department has been scrutinizing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, particularly focusing on the expensive renovations of the Fed’s offices. As part of an investigation being conducted by the DOJ, a grand jury issued subpoenas for records related to these renovations. On Friday, we learned that a federal judge has quashed those subpoenas, … Read more
Kamala Harris has canceled several upcoming appearances in California that were part of her book tour promoting her memoir, 107 Days. On Tuesday, Harris, a former vice president and the 2024 Democratic nominee who lost in a landslide to President Trump, withdrew from scheduled events in Sacramento, San Diego, and Anaheim that had been planned for … Read more
Authorities have confirmed that the search for Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old retired schoolteacher who had been reported missing in the Catalina Foothills area, has come to a tragic conclusion. Guthrie’s disappearance had alarmed neighbors and friends, many of whom described her as independent and reliable, someone who maintained consistent daily routines. When those routines suddenly … Read more
Federal prosecutors have charged Detroit 36th District Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin in an alleged conspiracy to steal money from vulnerable and legally incapacitated people in the Detroit area. Guardian and Associates owner Nancy Williams and Williams’ fiancé, convicted felon Dwight Rashad, were also charged in the case, The New York Post reported. According to federal authorities, the scheme … Read more
President Donald Trump directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to report to the White House Situation Room while the administration monitored the financial implications of the conflict involving Iran. Bessent, 63, was speaking with Wilfred Frost for “The Master Investor Podcast” on Thursday inside the Treasury Department’s Cash Room when an aide interrupted the interview about … Read more