Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights

Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the ‘urgent need for transparency’ A group of 40 House Democrats have described “grave concerns” over the Trump administration’s secretive program of deportation flights and demanded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) address allegations of mistreatment and inhumane conditions on … Read more

Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger

ELLSWORTH, MAINE — Graham Platner says he still wouldn’t support Sen. Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader going forward, even after holding what he described as a “perfectly cordial conversation” with the top Democrat in the chamber. Platner, an oyster farmer and Army and Marine veteran who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, will … Read more

Soros-backed prosecutor hit with rebuke after dismissing probe as Trump ‘partisan attacks’: ‘Hey scumbag’

Embattled Soros-backed prosecutor Steve Descano is facing scrutiny again, this time for dismissing a Justice Department probe into allegations that he gave favorable deals to illegal immigrants, calling it one of President Donald Trump’s “partisan attacks.” Jennifer Harrison, head of the Victim Rights Reform Council, responded to Fairfax County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Descano’s claim by … Read more

Trump says he would support suspending the federal gas tax

President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he would support temporarily suspending the federal gas tax “until it’s appropriate.”Suspending the federal gas tax, which currently sits at about 18 cents per gallon, would require congressional approval

Preservation group sues Trump administration over effort to paint reflecting pool ‘American Flag Blue’

A cultural nonprofit sued the Trump administration on Monday in an effort to block its ongoing repainting of the reflecting pool on the National Mall to make it “American Flag Blue.”In papers filed in federal court in Washington, attorneys for Cultural Landscape Foundation argue that the resurfacing of the historic pool is “unlawful,” and it … Read more