Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche dashed any remaining hopes that the Trump administration would move forward with its plan to create a $1.776 billion so-called “anti-weaponization” fund to pay claims to people who say they were wrongfully prosecuted by the government. “We are not moving forward …
On the second day of Pride Month, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) posted a stark declaration to social media: “Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month.” The blowback was swift — and came from his own party.Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) fired back directly: “Homosexuality exists. In Americ…
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin refused Tuesday to commit to following federal court orders, telling senators he reserves the right to disregard rulings he considers politically motivated — setting off a tense confrontation at a Senate Appropriations hearing with the panel’s top Democrat.Sen. Chris M…
Yet another member of Congress was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee amid allegations of inappropriate advances on a staffer, CNN reported on Tuesday.Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) was at the center of the investigation, an issue that has become a priority on Capitol Hill and among lawmaker…
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz found himself on the other side of the tough questions Tuesday, fielding a pointed inquiry about President Donald Trump’s unusually frequent medical exams during his turn at the White House briefing podium.Daily Mail reporter Eli…
Donald Trump’s attempt to insert Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHA) Director Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Tuesday could run into a legal roadblock according to MS NJOW’s Ken Dilanian, with Republican lawmakers also questioning whether he should hold the job.Accor…
Seven Democratic-led states filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to pay nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funds to a French energy company to abandon plans for a major offshore wind project.New York Attorney General Letitia James filed the suit in U.S. District…
The White House posted a cryptic six-second video on Monday night telling critics to be quiet, and the response was immediate — with Never Trump conservatives, progressive media organizations and QAnon followers all reacting in ways that suggested the message landed nowhere near its intended target….
President Donald Trump has stayed out of the public eye for the second day after negotiations with Iran were suspended, according to reports on Tuesday.Trump was reportedly furious during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s escalating military campaign in Lebanon, a c…
Timothy Mellon, a banking heir and major financial backer of both President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., donated two sprawling Connecticut properties valued at $5.5 million to the anti-vaccine organization founded by the Health and Human Services secretary.Property records show the donation, mad…