A county judge in Santa Barbara has decided that she has more power than the President of the United States to regulate American energy supplies in wartime. Last month,...
The Trump administration faces more legal setbacks after judges found the government illegally censored anti-ICE activists online and acted beyond its legal authority in trying to block doctors from delivering certain medical treatments to transgender kids.
A group of 25 House Democratic veterans sent a letter Thursday to President Trump, calling his remarks to military leaders earlier this week “un-American.” The letter, authored by Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and signed by 24 other Democratic veterans, specifically criticized the president saying U.S. cities should be “training grounds” for the military Tuesday. “They’re...
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo said in an interview on Thursday that he would not accept an endorsement from President Trump if offered one, but he would accept the backing of current Mayor Eric Adams, who recently dropped out of the race. “No, the tent isn't that big, Kristen. That's the limitation,” the...
California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) hit back at President Trump’s university compact introduced Thursday, which says higher education institutions that agree to certain changes will receive priority in federal funding. “IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY’LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that public pressure will force Republicans back to the negotiating table in search of a bipartisan deal to reopen the government. Asked at the Capitol why he thinks President Trump will change course and enter talks over the health care provisions Democrats are demanding, Jeffries didn’t hesitate...
After President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, the Portland World Naked Bike Ride said Wednesday the group is planning an emergency ride in protest.
The Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers and freeze federal grants during the government shutdown are getting pushback from some congressional Republicans. The moves would harm projects and constituents in a number of GOP-held districts, and some Republicans worry that using the shutdown as a spending-slashing opportunity could backfire on Republicans...
Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-Fla.) called Democratic demands over Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) amid the government shutdown a "ransom note" during an interview on PBS "News Hour" Wednesday. Haridopolos made the remark after host Amna Nawaz said Democrats will not backtrack from their demands to reverse Medicaid cuts and extend ACA subsidies. "Well, first and...
Statues depicting President Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have made their return to the National Mall after being taken down. The statues, which had a plaque between them that read “In Honor of Friendship Month,” were spotted on the mall in late September but were later removed. Their presence has come amid...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) teamed up to release a Wednesday video explaining why they voted against the House Republican-authored stopgap legislation. Its failure in the Senate led to a government shutdown. In the clip that shows them taking a walk and talking together in Washington, the lawmakers raised concerns about the...
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will move to increase staffing at select embassies abroad to account for a likely surge in visa applications for soccer fans hoping to attend 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. The State Department said it will send hundreds of additional consular officers to “designated countries” to handle...
Conservative attorney George Conway argued Wednesday that the indictment of ex-FBI Director James Comey is “invalid” due to the absence of a required signature. Lindsey Halligan, interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, was assigned to oversee the case and originally signed the indictment documents, but Conway says the law doesn’t allow for...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon as the government shutdown stretches into a second day amid a stalemate in the Senate. Republicans and Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress have failed to agree on a stopgap proposal to reopen the government, with both sides casting blame on the...
A Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is pressing Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to call President Trump’s budget director before the panel to explain his threat to escalate federal firings amid the government shutdown. In a letter sent to Comer on Thursday, Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) portrayed Russell Vought, the head of...
