President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday praised a federal judge’s decision to block the Biden administration from disposing of materials used for Trump’s promised southern border wall before his inauguration, Axios reports.


President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday praised a federal judge’s decision to block the Biden administration from disposing of materials used for Trump’s promised southern border wall before his inauguration, Axios reports.
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The Justice Department says the Trump administration is invoking the state secrets privilege and will provide Judge James Boasberg no further information about the flights carrying alleged Tren de Aragua…
“House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said he briefed President Donald Trump over the weekend about his panel’s plans to examine how the federal judiciary is working to block key parts…
“The stunning revelation that top administration officials accidentally included a reporter in a group chat discussing war plans triggered furious discussion inside the White House that national security adviser Mike…
“Greenland did not invite an American delegation to come visit this week, the self-ruling island’s government said Monday, flatly denying a claim made by President Donald Trump,” Politico reports.Save to…
“From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuck up imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.” — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, quoted by The Hill,…
“Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Monday stepped down from his role, pre-empting a decision by President Trump to force him out of the role faster than planned,” the Wall Street Journal…
Garrett Graff: “Lost amid the headline-grabbing insanity of the classified details is what the principals were discussing on the group chat. It doesn’t take reading too deeply between the lines…
“President Donald Trump is cutting nearly $3 billion in spending, much of it reserved for foreign aid, by unwinding part of a 2023 fiscal deal loathed by conservatives,” Semafor reports….
“Boeing is seeking to withdraw an earlier agreement to plead guilty in a long-running criminal case that blamed the company for deceiving regulators before two deadly crashes of 737 MAX…
“President Trump has selected Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency permanently,” the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
President Trump told the New York Post that Hunter Biden’s beleaguered former business partner, Devon Archer, will receive a full and unconditional pardon. Said Trump: “He’s getting a full pardon….
President Donald Trump on Monday said he will soon announce tariffs targeting automobiles, pharmaceuticals and other industries, signaling his plans to pile more sweeping duties on top of his forthcoming…
Police found multiple “incendiary devices” at a Tesla dealership in Austin, the city where the company has its headquarters, Fox Austin reports. CNBC: FBI launches Tesla threats task force.Save to…
President Trump on Monday signaled he may provide exemptions for certain countries when his administration imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports next week, The Hill reports. Said Trump: “I may give…
Senior Trump political adviser Chris LaCivita has filed a defamation suit against The Daily Beast, alleging that the outlet published “malicious” and “damaging” reporting about him during the 2024 campaign…
“When you ask people, what do the Republicans stand for? They say, ‘well, Make American Great Again, they want to cut the size of government, they want to give tax…
“As high-level delegations from the U.S. and Russia arrive in Saudi Arabia for the second round of bilateral talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, Moscow’s envoys will have…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a Cabinet meeting with President Trump: “We are going to eliminate FEMA.”Save to Favorites
The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg revealed today he had been mistakenly added to a Trump administration Signal chat discussing sensitive military operations in Yemen. The revelation reads like satire: a prominent…
“Europe is investing millions in a flurry of newly announced academic programs, in an energetic effort to lure top American scientists across the Atlantic at the same time President Donald…
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