Former Michigan Speaker Rick Johnson (R) “admitted to taking more than $110,000 in bribes to help businesses get medical marijuana licenses, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court,” CNN reports.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) had a warning for Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about his growing relationship with President Trump, noting the Trump administration “is not going to last forever,” The…
Ankush Khardori: “The Trump administration’s trade war has prompted chaos and countermeasures across the globe, but a potent counterattack has emerged in the courts in recent weeks — and in…
New York Times: “While the chaos has not reached the first Trump administration’s levels, the mistakes, miscommunications and flip-flops have started piling up after an early run defined by a…
“President Trump on Monday complained of being ‘stymied at every turn’ by the courts, arguing the administration can’t hold trials for migrants it plans to deport amid accusations they are…
“President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a deepening controversy surrounding Pete Hegseth, declaring the embattled defense secretary is ‘doing a great job’ despite seismic dysfunction within the Pentagon amid political…
“Representatives for the U.S. DOGE Service have received permission to access a highly sensitive Justice Department system that contains information including the addresses and case history for millions of legal…
“Harvard University said it has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing it has violated the university’s constitutional rights by freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, illegally…
“The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers,” the AP reports. “Currently, roughly…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told The Benny Show that the U.S. government may have played a role in the September 11, 2001. Said Johnson: “Within these agencies, a lot of…
“President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump would attend the funeral of Pope Francis, embarking on the first foreign trip of his second term to honor the…
“The wife of former U.S. senator Bob Menendez was found guilty on Monday of helping her husband generate a steady flow of bribes and gifts that totaled about $1 million…
“In his first attempt to significantly change the nation’s food supply, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, will direct food manufacturers to phase out eight petroleum-based food dyes that…
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Washington Post: “As President Donald Trump’s enormous new tariffs on China rippled through global supply chains, Apple CEO Tim Cook went to work behind the scenes.” “Cook spoke to Commerce…
“The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense,” NPR reports. “This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in…
New York Times: “The White House has been hearing out a chorus of ideas in recent weeks for persuading Americans to get married and have more children, an early sign…
“Rep. Don Bacon, a prominent Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, became the first sitting GOP lawmaker Monday to suggest President Donald Trump should fire Pete Hegseth — calling…
Washington Post: “As the billionaire prepares to exit government later this year and his influence appears to wane, the conflicting messages and confusion have had a predictable result. As of…
Sources tell NOTUS they expect more negative reports around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s handling of internal affairs at the Pentagon. Hegseth told reporters Monday morning that the stories are “a…
“The National Institutes of Health appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to any institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies, in what would…
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