Houston-area midwife arrested for providing illegal abortions in first criminal case under state ban: Texas AG

A Houston-area midwife has been arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions, the first such arrest under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.  Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, who identified herself as “Dr. Maria” is charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony, as well as practicing medicine without a license, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton … Read more

Trump surrogate Corrin Rankin picked to lead blue state’s GOP: ‘Make California Great Again’

California Republicans, energized by district gains made during the 2024 general election, selected their new party leader, Corrin Rankin, a former surrogate for President Donald Trump, over the weekend at the CAGOP annual convention in Sacramento.  She is the first-ever Black woman to hold the position, and she’s pro-MAGA. “It’s time to end the Democrats’ … Read more

Number of injunctions halting Trump policies trounces predecessors by double

Nationwide injunctions ordered against the first Trump administration account for more than half of the total injunctions ordered against the federal government since 1963, data show.  Nationwide injunctions are court orders that prevent the federal government from implementing a policy or law that has a cascading effect impacting the entire country, not just the parties … Read more

US judge orders Trump lawyers to testify under oath about deportation flights

A federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration’s request to call off a court hearing involving President Donald Trump’s use of a wartime law to deport hundreds of Venezuelan nationals, and whether the White House knowingly violated the court order – an extraordinary effort that came just moments before administration officials were due to testify … Read more

Trump announces he will release 80,000 JFK assassination files on Tuesday, going to be ‘very interesting’

President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he would release around 80,000 unredacted files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday.  Trump made the announcement while touring the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. “While we’re here, I thought it would be appropriate, we are, tomorrow, announcing … Read more

Trump nominates Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to lead the FAA, appoints new military academy boards

President Donald Trump tapped airline executive Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday. Bedford has been the CEO of Indiana-based regional airline Republic Airways since 2007. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump wrote that he was “pleased” to announce Bedford’s nomination as the FAA’s administrator. “As the former President … Read more