Republicans Michael Whatley in North Carolina, Mike Rogers in Michigan and Ken Paxton in Texas have all stuck with their support for the unpopular U.S. war with Iran.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expressed interest in challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year, citing Cornyn's support for U.S. aid to Ukraine and his role in negotiating bipartisan gun legislation as reasons for his potential run.
Liz Oyer, a former pardon attorney for the Department of Justice (DOJ), said she believes President Trump is “determined” to “demolish the rule of law.” Oyer, who was ousted from the DOJ earlier this month after she refused to restore gun rights to actor Mel Gibson, joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday to discuss Trump’s...
The Justice Department (DOJ) once again rebuffed a federal judge’s demands to provide a rationale for why it was declining to provide information about deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants. The Tuesday filing escalates the battle between the Trump administration and Judge James Boasberg after he convened a hearing to determine whether officials violated his order by continuing...
Los Angeles businessman and former mayoral candidate Rick Caruso came out against the recall effort against his former opponent Mayor Karen Bass (D) on Tuesday, saying the city needs “unity” following the region’s deadly wildfires earlier this year. “A mayoral recall right now is not a good idea. This is a time when Los Angeles...
A federal appeals court panel raised skepticism Tuesday that President Trump’s firings of two independent agency leaders complied with Supreme Court precedent. Trump’s terminations of Democratic appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Gwynne Wilcox, and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Cathy Harris, have set off a consequential court battle over presidential power. Despite the administration’s contention that...
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said President Trump is "exploring the threshold of ignoring a court order" with his administration's response to a federal judge who blocked the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to speed deportations. “It‘s a very interesting moment because this is what Donald Trump does in life, right? And you see him...
The effect of President Trump's frenetic style of governance — at least when it comes to trade — represents a peculiar twist that few economists would have predicted.
The House Judiciary and Oversight committees sent a sweeping information request to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, seeking to root out Elon Musk's role and the extent its employees have gained access to sensitive databases. Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (Va.), the top Democrats on the respective panels, described...
More Americans now think the U.S. is not doing enough to help Ukraine in its war against the Russian military invasion, an uptick from late last year, according to a new Gallup poll released on Tuesday. The Gallup survey found that 46 percent of Americans said the U.S. is not providing enough assistance to Ukraine...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday defended his vote on the yearlong spending bill last week and his spot atop the Senate Democratic caucus, maintaining that he has no plans of stepping aside anytime soon. Schumer was defiant when pressed about the vote and his standing, saying that he knew he’d take flak,...
A Texas midwife was arrested on Monday for allegedly providing illegal abortions and unlawfully operating a network of clinics in the Houston area. Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, is now facing criminal charges for practicing medicine without a license and illegally performing an abortion, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. “Texas...
