Appeals Court Gives Trump Big Win With ‘Massive Victory’ on ICE Detention

A second federal court ruled Tuesday that individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are not entitled to bond hearings, addressing a legal issue that has emerged in challenges to Donald Trump’s deportation policies, Fox News reported on Wednesday. The case centered on Joaquin Herrera Avila, a Mexican national who was arrested in … Read more

Talk of Replacing Schumer Grows Amid Mounting Shutdown Frustration

Sen. Chris Murphy was dining with progressive activists at a French restaurant in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood when the discussion turned to advancing legislative priorities and the role of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. According to people familiar with the mid-February gathering, Murphy told attendees that some lawmakers had conducted informal vote counts to assess whether … Read more

Ballot Recount Effort Will Proceed In Calif. After Dem AG Loses In Court

A California Court of Appeals has denied Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta’s emergency request to shut down Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ongoing recount of approximately 650,000 seized ballots. Bonta rushed to the 4th District Court of Appeal earlier this week in a bid to block Bianco’s court-authorized investigation into a significant 45,896-vote discrepancy in … Read more