Washington — President Trump praised the Supreme Court for its decision Friday limiting the ability of federal judges to impose nationwide injunctions, calling it a “monumental victory for the Constitution.” In comments at the White House, the president said, “This morning, the Supreme Court has delivered a monumental victory for …
Read More »Democrats accuse Trump administration of weaponizing law enforcement to silence political foes
Rep. Eric Swalwell is no stranger to fighting legal battles. Swalwell, in his seventh term as a Democrat representing the Bay Area of California, served as an impeachment manager in President Trump’s first impeachment trial in 2020. Swalwell is also the plaintiff in a four-year civil lawsuit seeking damages from …
Read More »Trump restricts international students from studying at Harvard
President Trump barred most international students from entering the United States to study at Harvard University late Wednesday — escalating the Trump administration’s battle with the Ivy League school. Harvard challenged the move in court, and on Thursday a federal judge temporarily blocked the policy from going into effect. In a proclamation, …
Read More »Trump signs travel ban on nationals from 12 countries, restrictions on 7 more
President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation barring travelers and immigrants from a dozen countries and restricting the entry of nationals of another seven nations, citing concerns about national security. Mr. Trump’s proclamation fully bans the entry of foreigners from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, …
Read More »Elon Musk slams Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” as “disgusting abomination”
Washington — Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Tuesday, calling it “a disgusting abomination” as Congress rushes to send the legislation to the president by July 4. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote in a post on X, …
Read More »Trump says he’s pardoning Scott Jenkins, a sheriff convicted of taking $75,000 in bribes
President Trump said Monday he is pardoning Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted of making several businessmen sworn law enforcement officers in exchange for cash bribes. Former Culpeper County Sheriff Jenkins, 53, was found guilty on fraud and bribery charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison in …
Read More »John Durham, Trump
Washington — Special counsel John Durham, who scrutinized the origins of the FBI’s investigation into possible links between Russia and former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, testified before a House committee on Wednesday, detailing the “sobering” findings of his controversial report one week after its release. Durham’s appearance before the House Judiciary …
Read More »Biden hopes for “evidence” of possible debt ceiling deal by Friday’s end
President Biden told reporters Friday he hopes they will have evidence by the end of the night of a debt ceiling deal between White House negotiators and House Republicans. “With regard to the debt limit, things are looking good,” the president told reporters on the White House South Lawn. “I’m …
Read More »Hundreds of thousands of Black children who lost a parent could be missing out on Social Security payments
After Dr. Sarah Williams lost her husband Clarence to lung cancer in 2015, her grief was soon accompanied by financial worries about providing for their 9-year-old twins. Affording basics like school supplies and field trips strained Williams’ part-time professor salary in North Carolina for more than a year. Eventually she …
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A former contractor for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was able to remotely access sensitive WMATA data from a computer in Russia because his supervisor failed to revoke his high-level administrative access, a new watchdog memo says. A memo released Wednesday by the WMATA Office of Inspector General says …
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