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Trump Deploys Troops to Portland
“President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, and to immigration detention facilities around the country, authorizing ‘Full Force, if necessary’ and escalating a campaign…
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Trump Demands Microsoft Fire Ex-Biden Appointee
“President Donald Trump is demanding that Microsoft fire former Biden Justice Department official Lisa Monaco, who Trump has previously blamed for federal investigations into his mishandling of classified documents and…
Justice Department Seeks Information on Fani Willis
“The Department of Justice has issued a subpoena for records related to the travel history of Fani Willis, the Georgia district attorney who charged President Trump in a sweeping election…
Ex-GOP Lawmaker to Plead Guilty to Child Porn Charges
Former South Carolina state Rep. R.J. May III (R) will plead guilty to distributing child sex material, the Columbia State reports. May, the married father of two young children, has…
Trump’s Role in Comey Case May Be Key to His Defense
“President Donald Trump’s push for federal charges against James Comey could become a centerpiece of the former FBI director’s defense, legal experts said Friday, noting that the president’s intervention in…
Congressional Trips Canceled Ahead of Possible Shutdown
“Several official congressional trips that were scheduled for next week have been canceled due to the possibility of a government shutdown,” Axios reports. “It’s one of the starkest indicators yet…
Federal Workers Brace for Shutdown
Federal employees from agencies across the US government say they’re “terrified,” “disoriented” and filled with anxiety as they brace for a possible shutdown that the Trump White House has threatened…
Vance Says He Gets ‘Dumber’ Listening to Kamala Harris
Vice President JD Vance had some choice words for Kamala Harris saying she had no “substance” and that each time he listened to her he felt “dumber in the process,”…
Sinclair Got Nothing It Demanded
“Conservative broadcaster Sinclair is putting Jimmy Kimmel Live! back on the air… even though ABC and owner Disney haven’t accepted its request for an ombudsman and other changes,” ArsTechnica reports….
FBI Fires Agents Photographed at Racial Justice Rally
“The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police…
GOP Lawmaker Tries to Fend Off Restraining Order
“Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) tried to convince a Florida judge Friday that he never planned to circulate ‘salacious’ videos of his ex-girlfriend or harm any of her future lovers, suggesting…
Trump Asks Justices to Curb Birthright Citizenship
“President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to uphold his planned rollback of automatic birthright citizenship, setting up a high-stakes showdown as he seeks to topple what for more…
Justices Allow Trump to Freeze Foreign Aid
“The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid for now, a victory for the president’s push to…
Des Moines School Superintendent Arrested by ICE
“Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts has been arrested by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement for allegedly being in the United States illegally,” the Des Moines Register reports. Save to…
Nextar Brings Back Jimmy Kimmel
“Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens…
Schumer’s Shutdown War Room
“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his staff are closely coordinating their government shutdown strategy with outside liberal groups,” Axios reports. “The same groups slammed Schumer earlier this year…
Trump Expands Tariffs Beyond Supreme Court’s Reach
“The fate of many of President Trump’s tariffs hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court, but he is rapidly building out a backup plan,” the New York Times reports….
Hegseth Puts Us All at Risk
Timothy Snyder: “My historian colleagues might correct me, but I do not think anyone at least in recent history has done what Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is about to…
Senate Republicans to Exert More Pressure on Democrats
Senate Republicans will hold a second vote on a short term funding resolution on Tuesday — just hours before the deadline for shutting down the government, Politico reports. Save to…
