New Jersey Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba secured the dismissal of a long-running foreign bribery case on Wednesday, following a federal judge’s initial refusal to pause the proceedings by President Trump’s executive order halting enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The case, filed in 2019, targeted two executives from Teaneck, NJ-based technology outsourcing … Read more
On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Elbridge Colby as Under Secretary of Defense in a key victory for President Donald Trump, despite attempts by several GOP senators to derail the nomination. Colby, a hawkish defense strategist and co-founder of The Marathon Initiative, was confirmed by a 54-45 vote. Ranking third in the Pentagon, his role includes … Read more
Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) is in “stable condition” after experiencing an “emergency medical event” in North Carolina over the weekend, his office announced Monday. The 66-year-old congressman was admitted to UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh on Sunday, and the issue is “likely related to his gallbladder,” according to a statement from his office. “He is … Read more
An F-16 fighter jet used a “headbutt” technique to intercept an aircraft flying near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida last Friday, according to the US military. The US military has been monitoring the airspace around Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club since the president arrived at the White House in January, recording many infractions. The Air … Read more
President Donald Trump will have his annual medical test on Friday at Walter Reed Medical Center, he said Monday. “I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday of this week,” Trump wrote in a posting to Truth Social. “I have … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the constitutionality of college bias response teams. However, despite the opinions of two conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, the court did not accept a lawsuit against Indiana University officials that was brought by Speech First, a group created to protect students’ First Amendment rights. In … Read more
An old video of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urging Congress to retaliate against China’s tariffs on the United States is going viral for its uncanny resemblance to President Donald Trump’s current tariff policies. Recorded on the House floor in June 1996, the video features Pelosi calling on her colleagues to challenge the “status quo” trade … Read more
Broward County Circuit Judge Stefanie Moon is facing probable penalty for making political contributions, which adds to other misconduct charges for which she has already been referred for possible punishment by Florida’s Supreme Court. In newly filed documents, the state Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) accused Judge Moon of breaking judicial canons by contributing to political … Read more
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has risen to near-record levels, despite several days of outrage from Democrats, establishment Republicans, and mainstream media outlets over the president’s ambitious trade changes. According to a new poll conducted by J.L. Partners in collaboration with the Daily Mail, which surveyed 1,000 registered voters from March 31 to April 3, Trump’s support … Read more
A federal judge issued a strongly worded ruling early Sunday demanding the Trump administration return a suspected MS-13 gang member whom she said was wrongly deported to El Salvador last week. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland, an Obama apppointee, condemned the Trump administration for what he called a “grievous error” that “shocks the … Read more