Morning Brief: Clock Changes In Congress, Meta Expands AI Footprint, Trust Plummets
Good morning. Congress is taking another swing at ending the twice-yearly ritual of changing the clocks, Meta is betting billions on artificial intelligence with a massive new data center north of the border, and a new Gallup poll suggests Americans are losing confidence in nearly every major institution. House Advances Bill to Make Daylight Saving […]
Mexico Launches Legal Offensive Against US Deportations, Files Complaints Over ICE Operations
According to Reuters, Mexico has begun filing criminal complaints with state prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of Mexican citizens during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and while in federal detention. The government has also sent cease-and-desist letters to detention facilities where Mexican nationals have died. Speaking this week, Sheinbaum defended the […]
Stephen Miller Pays Emotional Tribute To Lindsey Graham
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller delivered an emotional tribute Monday to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, describing the South Carolina Republican as both a close friend and one of President Donald Trump’s most effective allies in Congress. Speaking the day after Graham’s sudden death was made public, Miller praised the senator’s unmatched […]
Morning Brief: Iran Blockade Reinstated, Judge Voids IRS Settlement, Interim Appointed
Good morning. The Trump administration is dramatically escalating its confrontation with Iran by reinstating a naval blockade and announcing new fees on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a federal judge has thrown out a controversial settlement tied to President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS, and South Carolina has a new interim senator following the […]
Trump Administration Increases Pressure On Banks To Stop Lending To Illegal Immigrants
The Trump administration is extending its immigration crackdown into the nation’s financial system, unveiling new banking guidance that instructs lenders to consider whether illegal immigrants present heightened repayment risks when applying for mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and other forms of credit. The guidance, announced Monday by three of the nation’s top banking regulators, represents […]
Protesters Storm Susan Collins’ Office After Deadly Encounter
Anti-ICE protesters swarmed Sen. Susan Collins’ district office in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, hours after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a Colombian man during an immigration enforcement operation in the same city. Video from the scene showed a crowd forcing their way into the Republican senator’s office while others gathered outside holding signs reading […]
McMaster Appoints Lindsey Graham’s Sister To Finish His Senate Term
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to serve the remainder of her brother’s Senate term following the longtime Republican lawmaker’s sudden death over the weekend. McMaster announced the appointment hours after President Donald Trump publicly urged him to select Nordone, calling the move […]
Jonathan Turley Blasts Texas Senate Nominee Talarico Over ‘Well Regulated’ Gun Myth
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is drawing criticism from constitutional law attorney and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley after claiming the Second Amendment’s reference to a “well regulated” militia shows that broad gun restrictions are compatible with the Constitution. In a resurfaced video from a 2020 online event, Talarico argued that politicians who oppose […]
Britain Is Running The Experiment So America Doesn’t Have To: Climate Policy As National Suicide
There is a simple test for whether a nation’s climate policy is serious. Ask what it does for the citizen standing in a 104°F apartment. Britain fails this test, and it fails it in a way that should terrify anyone watching Sacramento or Albany, because the failure is not an accident of implementation. It is […]