Minnesota federal judges coordinated via email threads and templates to handle habeas petitions during Operation Metro Surge, raising judicial ethics questions.
Democratic strategist Van Jones said Monday that former President Trump is “freaked out” that he’s not getting as much press attention as Vice President Harris and is responding by sharpening his rhetoric about the threat he says his political opponents would pose on the country. “He‘s failing and flailing. Listen, they‘re saying that these are...
The Biden Administration has made speech regulation a priority, with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency working to police "cognitive infrastructure" and combat "malinformation", while a federal court has described the system as "Orwellian".
When the final tally of medals was made, the United States won 126 total, including 40 gold medals. It's the most won by the U.S. since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Vice President Harris’s campaign responded to former President Trump’s interview with Elon Musk Monday, calling them “self-obsessed rich guys” and jabbing them over their livestream issues. “Trump’s entire campaign is in service of people like Elon Musk and himself — self-obsessed rich guys who will sell out the middle class and who cannot run a...
As the candidates try to tap into voter frustrations, they should offer straightforward and foolproof policy solutions, such as universal savings accounts.
Donald Trump claimed to have taken a helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who refuted the claim. The media should treat him as an angry old man with mental health issues and unfit to be trusted with the office of president.
For Democrats, it’s 2008 all over again. Vice President Harris is drawing huge crowds in August, a typically sleepy month on the political calendar. Millions of dollars are pouring into her campaign, and she’s breaking fundraising records. Groups of “white dudes” and “cat ladies” have rushed to her side, along with the big money and...
Getting the right kind of attention makes the difference in presidential contests. Vice President Harris’s traction has been measured since last month by her performance compared with President Biden, before he left the race. But inevitably, it’s how Harris fares against former President Trump that’s key. The Republican nominee is fuming about the size of...
Tax Baker & Hostetler LLP registered to lobby on tax policies — including provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, some of which expire in 2025 — on behalf of the Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. One of the lobbyists on the account is former Rep. Peter Roskam...
Voters are heading to the polls for primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont and Connecticut ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which begins next week. Several Senate races are crystalizing in Wisconsin and Minnesota as Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) vie for another term in the upper chamber. Meanwhile, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.),...
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Louisiana on Tuesday to announce up to $150 million in federal awards for research projects focused on improving cancer surgeries. The president and first lady will participate in a tour at Tulane University and deliver remarks on how funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency...
A man broke into and burglarized a Trump campaign office in suburban Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Police published photos of a man, his face visible, walking around the office and appearing to stuff items into a backpack. Police said they were notified of a break-in at about 9...
Former President Trump spoke Monday with Tesla founder Elon Musk on X, which Musk owns, marking Trump's most significant return to the social media platform since he was reinstated in 2023. Trump and Musk spoke for roughly two hours after their conversation was delayed because of technical issues that prevented many from initially joining. The...
A former county clerk in Colorado who had become an icon among election deniers was convicted of election interference on Monday for a breach of her county’s voting systems. Tina Peters, the former clerk of Mesa County, was found guilty of four felonies after a lengthy criminal trial. She was cleared of three lesser charges....
