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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—September 13

2019—In CREW v. Trump, a divided panel of the Second Circuit reverses a district-court ruling that the plaintiffs did not have standing to pursue their claims…

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage.

GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday.

Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government

Voters in Sweden went to the polls on Sunday for an election that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power.

Pentagon funding hits snag, as Congress returns amid Iran war and ahead of midterm elections

The Republican-controlled House and Senate return Monday amid a series of looming national security policy fights.

Instead of justifying murder, Democrats could do this to make health care better

Democrats are using the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson to justify a government takeover of the health care system, despite the fact that government was the architect of the problem.

Blame Joe for Kamala’s loss

Harris, already fighting uphill, was left to shoulder the blame for circumstances largely outside her control.

Rep. Carlos Giménez: ‘Drones pose a threat,’ feds don’t know anything

"The federal government hasn't the faintest idea what's going on with these drones," Giménez said.

Violence begets violence: Living in Donald Trump’s America 

Now, with the federal government's weapons again at his command and with his new appointees willing to use them, Trump promises his own version of political violence — the unjustified use of government powers to harass and threaten his perceived enemies.

Here’s why Trump’s hush money judge rebuffed the immunity claim 

President-elect Trump suffered a major loss in his bid to toss his New York criminal conviction when a judge ruled Monday that the guilty verdict withstands the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling. While Trump’s effort to dismiss the case now that he’s president-elect is still pending, Judge Juan Merchan’s latest ruling shot down the former...

Morning Report — Congress tries to keep the lights on

In today’s issue: Congress is poised to avert a government shutdown — with hours to spare, necessary assistance from Democrats and some uproar from conservatives. As lawmakers stare down a Friday deadline to fund the government, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday worked to reassure his colleagues there’s compromise in sight. House GOP leaders released...

Less than half of Americans say opinion of Trump is favorable: Poll

Less than half of Americans said their opinion of President-elect Trump is favorable, according to a recent poll. In a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, around 41 percent stated that their opinion of the president-elect is favorable. Around 55 percent stated that their opinion of the president-elect is unfavorable.  Trump is set to enter office for a...

Starbucks union votes to authorize strike ahead of bargaining

Starbucks Workers United said it had voted to authorize a strike ahead of the year’s last scheduled bargaining session. In a post on X, the union said 98 percent of its baristas voted to authorize a strike if necessary. “Our union is STRONG – and we’re READY,” the union said. The union noted in its...

Judge denies Eric Adams’s request to dismiss his bribery charge

A judge has denied New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s request to dismiss the bribery charge he faces. In a 30-page ruling Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho said Adams’s argument that the government’s allegations in his case did not meet the legal standard for bribery. Ho determined...

Biden says there’s ‘no sense of danger’ from drones

President Biden on Tuesday said that there is no sense of danger so far from the drones that have been spotted in the Northeast, noting that officials are looking into them. “Nothing nefarious apparently, but they’re checking it all out,” Biden told reporters about the drones. He added, "We're following this closely, but so far,...

Burchett says government lying about drone activity: ‘I don’t think they have control of it’

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday said he believes the government is lying about recent drone activity. “You think the government is lying?” NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Burchett on “The Hill.” “I don’t wanna put words in your mouth, but you think they're — they're lying on this issue, Congressman?” “Oh yeah, I mean, when...

Trump names Herschel Walker as ambassador to Bahamas

President-elect Trump said Tuesday he would nominate former NFL player and one-time Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to serve as his ambassador to the Bahamas. "Herschel has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation’s youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad," Trump posted on Truth Social....

Here’s what made the cut in Congress’ 1,500-page government funding deal

Congress on Tuesday rolled out its last major funding deal of the year and is expected to move quickly to try to pass it ahead of a Friday government shutdown deadline. The bill, which is more than 1,500 pages long, would keep the government funded at current levels through March 14, buying time for the...

Lawyer linked to RFK Jr. slams polio vaccine claims

An attorney advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized The New York Times and other media outlets for publishing a claim that the Trump ally wants to eradicate approval for the polio vaccine. Attorney Aaron Siri joined Fox News on Tuesday to clarify his statements after it was widely reported he advised Kennedy, who President-elect Trump...

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