Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins court approval to intervene in a Harris County bail reform lawsuit, vowing to do "everything in my power" to reverse the policy.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to postpone its plan to end a deportation amnesty for Syrian migrants, ruling the government likely cut too many corners.
DEMS CIRCLE WAGONS AROUND MEMBER WHO SOUGHT EPSTEIN’S COACHING. It was one of the more stunning moments of the recent political hysteria over dead sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Thousands of pages of Epstein documents released by House Republicans revealed, among many other things, that a Democratic member of the House, Del. Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin […]
A federal appeals court temporarily halted an order restricting immigration agents' use of force in the Chicago area, calling the ruling "too prescriptive."
Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble what’s happened in the U.S. this year. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) notified the Public Health Agency of Canada last week that the country no longer holds a measles elimination status, meaning the region...
Hundreds of thousands of military personnel were set to return to work this week after the government shutdown ended Thursday following a historic 43 days. But furloughed civilian defense employees, who haven’t received a paycheck in weeks despite being ordered back to the office, still have to wait several days for back pay. Paychecks for...
Republicans are at odds over an effort to unwind a controversial provision tucked into the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue for substantial sums if they aren’t notified when federal law enforcement seeks their phone records. The provision has fueled classic tensions between the House and the Senate, prompted an...
A majority of Americans disapprove of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations launched as a part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, according to a new poll. A YouGov survey released Friday found that 53 percent of citizens somewhat or strongly disapprove of ICE and 39 percent approve of the way they are operating....
Former first lady Michelle Obama on Friday said the country is “not ready” to see a woman running the White House. “As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready,” Obama told a crowd of women at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. “That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running,...
(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — Former Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said he didn't have a full understanding of the case against his former chief of staff and others until it became public knowledge earlier this week. Becerra sat down for an exclusive interview with Inside California Politics' Nikki Laurenzo...
The Trump administration has expanded its immigration crackdown to Charlotte, N.C., by sending border patrol agents to the Democratic-led city to ramp up enforcement measures. Agents have been spotted patrolling the streets in green uniforms and have staked out a local Walmart, according to recent online videos and news reports. The plans have been internally...
Comedian Bill Maher mused on Friday over the release of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s files on mocking President Trump’s quips about interacting with the deceased financier. “We can get back to the important business of government reading a dead pervert’s emails,” Maher said during a Friday episode of HBO’s “Real Time.” “We’re doing this...
President Trump’s supporters are worried he is muddling his populist message as Republicans seek to keep the party base together going into the midterm election year. This week, Trump faced an uproar from his most faithful MAGA supporters when he defended the H-1B visas and inviting foreign students to come study in the U.S. Conservative...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Saturday shared pictures of his face after being hospitalized for injuries tied to a fall. “20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home with @giselefetterman and the kids. I’m overwhelmed + profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes. Truly,” the lawmaker wrote in a statement on X. “Grateful for...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) feud with President Trump intensified on Saturday after the lawmaker said she’s received threats for parting with the leader on key issues. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on...
House Democrats released a new batch of emails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein mentioning President Trump, fueling the push for more information to be released. On Wednesday, Democrats from the House Oversight Committee showed Epstein emails saying that Trump had been to his home, with one email from the disgraced financier saying Trump "knew...
