MSNBC host Joe Scarborough acknowledged that staffers for former President Joe Biden routinely monitored Morning Joe and privately urged him to soften his criticism when Biden was watching the show. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Scarborough said he would occasionally hear from senior members of Biden’s team who were keenly aware of the president’s viewing […]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new license Thursday granting American oil companies expanded authority to operate in Venezuela, marking a significant shift in American involvement in the country’s energy sector following the collapse of its longtime socialist regime. The license authorizes American companies to engage in […]
In a race to the moon with China. “One year into President Trump’s second term, and we stand on the precipice of a defining moment for American spaceflight,” posted NASA on X. “The Artemis program, established during Trump’s first term, is now carrying us into the next chapter of exploration.” It is also an important […]
A federal judge has ruled that prosecutors cannot pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett determined that the key federal murder charge under which the government sought capital punishment was flawed and dismissed two charges, meaning federal prosecutors […]
Activists and protest groups across the United States are calling for a “National Shutdown” general strike on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, to protest federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and recent fatal shootings involving federal agents. Demonstrations and actions are planned in cities nationwide, with organizers urging participants to abstain from work, school, and shopping […]
Legal accountability, immigration enforcement, and campaign rhetoric all collided this week as Washington, the states, and the campaign trail were embroiled in controversy. From a multibillion-dollar lawsuit to a paused enforcement surge and a political firestorm in Ohio, the political temperature is rising rapidly in the dead of winter. Trump Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Over […]
President Donald Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization filed a federal lawsuit Thursday night seeking at least $10 billion in damages from the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, according to Bloomberg Tax. The suit alleges that Trump’s tax returns from 2017 through 2021 were unlawfully disclosed in violation of federal privacy laws, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President Donald Trump has formally rescinded a Biden-era rule that required pharmacies to dispense abortion drugs, ending a policy critics said coerced religious and pro-life pharmacists into violating their beliefs. The now-scrapped rule originated in 2022, when the Biden administration sent guidance to roughly 60,000 retail […]
The U.S. Senate reached a deal Thursday night to move forward with government funding while negotiations continue on contentious immigration policy and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, according to multiple sources. The compromise comes one day before the shutdown deadline. The Hill continues: The agreement will split the bill funding the Department of Homeland […]
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Thursday that an “enhanced” Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in Maine has ended, following direct talks with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. According to Collins, the temporary surge of federal immigration agents deployed in the state has concluded, and no large-scale operations are currently underway or planned. […]
Inside Trump’s DOJ: Colin McDonald, Blanche, Bondi, And The Chain Of Command
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Colin McDonald as the first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement has been widely described as a bureaucratic reshuffle, a technocratic response to an epidemic of fraud, or a symbolic escalation in the administration’s enforcement posture. All of those descriptions miss the point. The appointment is best understood as […]