A federal appeals court just sent out some of the clearest warning signs about the midterms, according to one legal expert. On Monday, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued what Chris Geidner, author of the “Law Dork” Substack, called a “borderline lawless” order on which map Missouri must use …
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to intervene in a bitter custody battle involving a surrogate who fled to Texas after the baby’s genetic parents asked her to terminate the pregnancy.Justice Elena Kagan rejected surrogate McKenna West’s request to block a California ruling that awarded custody t…
A former Utah mail carrier dumped about 300 primary ballots in a church dumpster to “lighten his workload,” federal prosecutors said.According to a detention filing, former Utah postman Damon Matai Seei was charged with a single count of secretion, destruction, and delay of mail.Prosecutors say Seei…
New ProPublica reporting tying Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to an alleged pay-to-play scheme with a defense contractor has “some meat on this bone.”During a Tuesday episode of her podcast, former prosecutor and journalist Katie Phang suggested that Collins is in real hot water even though the senator w…
A Republican leader ripped into President Donald Trump for his lavish Washington welcome for Chinese leader Xi Jinping despite a record as a “dictator.”On Tuesday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) tore into Trump during a “pointed floor speech,” according to reporting by …
An appeals court’s decision to revive a Missouri map backed by President Donald Trump will trap the red state’s voters, an ex-prosecutor warned.In a Tuesday episode of the “Talking Feds” podcast, former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman tore into the three-judge 8th Circuit panel for the logic it used to r…
CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter delivered a brutal assessment of the White House’s newly branded “Trump TV,” mocking the livestream as a “pretty ridiculous stunt” with a remarkably small audience.The administration took an existing White House YouTube livestream, renamed it Trump TV, and heavi…
A digital extortion group says it has stolen personal data on every FBI employee and applicant, including home addresses, phone numbers, and details about their spouses.The group, known as ShinyHunters, made the claim to 404 Media on Tuesday and handed the outlet a sample file containing the persona…
A wave of pervasive distrust is scrambling American politics heading into the midterms, with disillusioned voters across the political spectrum, including longtime Trump supporters, saying they’ve finally had enough of being lied to.Ryan Wagner, a 41-year-old home restoration manager in northern Mic…
President Donald Trump’s administration sparked fury Tuesday after it moved to revoke health care coverage for 750,000 Americans. Vice President JD Vance announced the move during remarks carried by CSPAN, claiming that the people who lost their health insurance had purchased it fraudulently. Vance …