Legal Controversy Surrounds New York Attorney General Amid Trump Case Fallout New York Attorney General Letitia James, known for her high-profile civil fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, is now facing legal scrutiny of her own following allegations regarding past mortgage applications and property records. The situation, which has drawn attention in both political … Read more
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Rodney Scott as head of Customs and Border Protection. Scott formerly served as Border Patrol Chief and currently commands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) biggest enforcement department, which has approximately 65,000 workers. CBP consists of two divisions: the Border Patrol, which is in charge of protecting the nation’s borders … Read more
President Donald Trump and his political team are actively working to primary their first Republican incumbent: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who has drawn Trump’s ire for questioning the president’s authority to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities without congressional approval and for voting against Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts legislation. As first reported by Axios, Trump’s … Read more
A more moderate Republican senator who has frequently fought with President Donald Trump is leaving open the possibility of leaving the party. In several media interviews on Monday to promote her new book, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) entertained the idea of departing from the GOP. In an interview with former FiveThirtyEight podcaster Galen Druke on … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case that tried to challenge a decision from 1964 that protects news outlets from being sued for publishing damaging information about public figures. In the case of New York Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court said that a plaintiff must show “actual malice” in order to sue … Read more
Tensions Flare Again After Ceasefire After announcing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a firm warning to Israel, urging it not to retaliate in response to reports of renewed hostilities. Earlier this week, President Trump shared a hopeful message on his platform Truth Social, stating that both Israel and … Read more
Incident Highlights Tensions Between Media and Law Enforcement Amid Civil Unrest A CNN senior investigative reporter found herself at the center of a tense confrontation with Los Angeles Police Department officers while providing live coverage of ongoing immigration-related protests in the city. The incident, which unfolded during a live television broadcast, illustrates the challenging conditions … Read more
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at limiting the Taliban’s funding from international governments and NGOs. The No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act (H.R. 260) states that the United States’ foreign policy is to “oppose the provision of foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, particularly those countries and … Read more
Efforts by “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and other Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump over his strike on Iran slammed into a wall on Monday, with one key Democrat senator declaring the scheme “dead on arrival.” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who backed Trump’s bold move to strike Iranian nuclear targets on Sunday, shut down … Read more
President Donald Trump, through White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, delivered a message to the press Thursday regarding his potential response to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Leavitt said Trump plans to make a decision within the “next two weeks” on whether the U.S. will intervene. The president, she noted, is holding off … Read more