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Schumer nukes GOP push for ‘Jim Crow-era’ voter ID laws in Trump-backed shutdown package

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., charged that the SAVE Act wouldn't bring about safer elections, but instead reincarnate "Jim Crow era" laws that would suppress the vote.

Turning Point USA launches rival halftime show with star-studded lineup as NFL faces Super Bowl backlash

Turning Point USA will offer an alternative Super Bowl halftime show featuring Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett on February 8.

Newsom’s Getty dynasty ties collide with his claims of a struggling childhood

Gavin Newsom faces backlash over claims of difficult childhood despite wealthy Getty family ties that included luxury vacations to Kenya and Canada as a youth.

Federal judge’s ‘unhinged’ order in migrant case ignites Republican fury, impeachment demand

Judge Fred Biery's immigration order prompts Senator Mike Lee to call for impeachment after the Clinton appointee criticized Trump administration deportation practices.

From the Oval Office to the Trump Kennedy Center, the gilded makeover expands

From the Trump Kennedy Center to the White House, here are the renovation and design changes President Donald Trump has pursued since returning to office.

Don’t let Treasury turn crypto reporting into a global surveillance dragnet 

The Treasury Department is preparing regulations to implement the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, which would require crypto exchanges and wallet providers to collect and share detailed personal and transaction data with foreign governments, raising privacy concerns.

Cook Political Report shifts 18 House races toward Democrats

The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted 18 House races toward Democrats in the latest sign of the party’s momentum ahead of the midterms. Citing President Trump’s unpopular polling numbers and Democrats’ winning streak in recent special elections, the nonpartisan election handicapper has projected that Democrats have “more than enough opportunities” to win a majority...

Maine officials expecting ICE operations soon

Maine officials on Wednesday warned residents they were expecting federal immigration authorities to arrive in the state in the coming days. The potential action follows days of unrest in Minnesota and Oregon, including a fatal shooting in Minneapolis that prompted sometimes violent protests. “To the Federal government I say this: if your plan is to...

Senate Democrats introduce legislation capping credit card late fees

Democratic Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Cory Booker (N.J.) and Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) introduced legislation Thursday to cap credit card late fees at $8.  Their proposal, the Credit Card Fairness Act, would codify a March 2024 ruling from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which reduced the typical late fee from $32 to $8. Under the...

Republicans divided on Trump immigration crackdown: Survey

Republicans are split on President Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey released days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman in Minnesota. The poll, released Thursday, found that 59 percent of Republican respondents prefer that federal immigration officers prioritize arrests even if people get hurt,...

More Democratic lawmakers say they’re under investigation after illegal orders video

Five Democratic lawmakers have now said they are being investigated for participating in a video calling on service members to reject unlawful orders. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) said that the Justice Department sought to interview them after they reiterated the principle of military law in the video with four other Democrats, released...

Public health cannot survive Trump’s me-first worldview 

The consequences of the erosion of public health policies will be real and are becoming increasingly palpable.

Education Department announces some personnel shifting to Labor Department with programs

The Education Department announced Thursday it will be moving some employees to the Department of Labor as it looks to integrate some postsecondary education and workforce development programs with the other agency.  Starting next week, employees with the Higher Education Programs division of the department's Office of Postsecondary Education will head to the Labor Department to begin the...

Appeals court rules judge had no power to free Mahmoud Khalil

An appeals court panel ruled Thursday that a federal judge had no power to order the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian Columbia University graduate whom the Trump administration jailed for months. The 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit could lead to Khalil’s rearrest, though he is able to continue appealing. “Today’s ruling is deeply disappointing, but it does...

Carville: Trump reaction to autoworker exposes ‘sore spot’

Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday that President Trump’s reaction to being called a “pedophile protector” revealed a “sore spot” for the leader. “Trump had a massive negative reaction to it. And when you find a sore spot, you keep hitting it. Keep hitting it,” Carville said on his "Politics War Room" podcast Wednesday.  “Hit...

ICE deputy director leaving agency to run for Congress in Ohio

Madison Sheahan, the deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is resigning from the agency to run for Congress in Ohio. In a video launch on Thursday, Sheahan pitched herself as a pro-Trump conservative, touting her work on the president’s immigration crackdown.  “In just one year, we’ve made history, recruiting 12,000 new ICE...

Why oil markets are shrugging off Trump’s plans for Venezuela

Outside of political turmoil and military oversight, nothing about Venezuelan production is cheap or easy. I

Verizon offers $20 credit for outage: ‘We are sorry’

Verizon said Thursday it would offer a $20 credit to customers one day after a massive outage cut off service for users across the country. “Yesterday, we did not meet the standard of excellence you expect and that we expect of ourselves. To help provide some relief to those affected, we will give you a...

Trump threatens to deploy troops to Minnesota: What is the Insurrection Act?

President Trump has threatened to deploy more federal troops to Minnesota using a seldom-used law passed by Congress over 200 years ago. The Insurrection Act of 1807, in conjunction with several other laws, permits the president to deploy members of the military or federalize members of the state National Guard to contain an insurrection in...

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