Sen. Jon Ossoff signals support for Trump impeachment

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., signaled support for impeaching President Donald Trump during a town hall he hosted near Atlanta on Friday, telling attendees that the president’s conduct “has already exceeded any prior standard for impeachment.”

Trump administration investigating California university over foreign gifts

DoE investigation revives reports that UC Berkeley failed to disclose Chinese funding for a now severed partnership The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government. The investigation revives criticism from several years ago … Read more

States warned federal funding is in jeopardy if illegal immigrants are collecting unemployment benefits

States that allow illegal immigrants to collect unemployment benefits could lose federal funding, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said Friday.  In a letter to all governors, Chavez-DeRemer urged them to comply with President Donald Trump‘s directives to ensure that tax dollars aren’t used to benefit those in the U.S. illegally.  “Our nation’s unemployment benefits exist solely … Read more

California proposes to allow testing of driverless heavy-duty trucks

Move that opens door for companies to test self-driving technology on trucks over 10,001lb likely to face pushback California regulators have released a new proposal to allow the testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks on public roads. The state’s department of motor vehicles announced proposed regulations on Friday to allow the testing of driverless trucks over … Read more

Wisconsin judge’s arrest blasted by Democrats who previously claimed ‘no one is above the law’ in Trump cases

Several Democrats who have argued that “no one is above the law” in President Donald Trump’s cases are now condemning the arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, warning it could threaten the rule of law. “This is not normal,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., tweeted of Dugan’s arrest by the FBI on proceeding obstruction charges for … Read more

Pam Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists

Memo from attorney general about criminal leak investigations calls conduct of leakers ‘treasonous’ Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, has revoked a Biden administration-era policy that restricted subpoenas of reporters’ phone records in criminal investigations. An internal memo, first reported by ABC News, shows Bondi rescinding protections issued by her predecessor, Merrick Garland, for members … Read more