A federal judge in Texas has issued an order so extreme that it may rise to the level of impeachable conduct, Slate legal analyst Mark Joseph Stern argued Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee who previously tried to strike down the Affordable Care Act and ruled again…
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Another lawmaker could barely stand the way Trump’s transportation secretary refused to answer straightforward questions during Capitol Hill testimony on Tuesday.”You are encouraging Americans to spend the summer road tripping,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy du…
Sparks flew at a Senate hearing on Tuesday when Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) cornered Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy about his seven-month “Great American Road Trip” paid for by a slew of corporations his agency regulates — and Duffy did everything he could to deflect and resist criticism….
Kentucky Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear tore into Vice President JD Vance during a live CNN broadcast on Tuesday.Beshear joined CNN anchor Kasie Hunt to talk about the primary election in Kentucky when he gave his real opinions of Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — taking a clear jab at the Trum…
Trump brought on the manager of his New Jersey golf club to advise on a major Lincoln Memorial project despite having no engineering background, according to reporting by The New York Times. David Schutzenhofer has run the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster for 20 years, and he’s been playing a …
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) interrupted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday to tell the Texas Republican she felt “personally aggrieved” by his lecturing — only to have Cruz fire back by invoking the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, snapping, “You’re not Dianne Feinstein….
A controversial Democratic candidate in Texas has proclaimed she would use Immigration and Customs Enforcement centers for a new purpose — to round up “American Zionists.”According to the San Antonio Current, Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist running for Texas’ newly-redrawn 35th Congressional Distri…
Trump’s head of the Department of Homeland Security bluntly rebuffed requests from houses of worship for more security in the wake of a shooting. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Fox News that houses of worship should “hire their own security” while speaking about the mass shooting at the Isla…
Vice President JD Vance was confronted at Tuesday’s press conference with a question about President Donald Trump’s personal finances, the inherent conflicts of interest, and how it is all at odds with the administration’s messaging — and Vance awkwardly tried to sidestep the issue.”Mr. Vice Preside…
Senate Republicans erupted in frustration Tuesday after President Donald Trump blindsided the GOP conference by endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn of Texas — a move many fear could hand Democrats a critical Senate seat.The backlash was swift and visceral.Sena…