Spanberger signs gun bills, makes a proposed gun ban even harsher

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a series of gun-control bills Tuesday, toughening a proposed assault-firearms ban before sending it back to lawmakers, which drew immediate backlash from Republicans and is likely to draw a constitutional objection from the Justice Department. The Democratic governor’s changes to House Bill 217/Senate Bill 749 remove the word “fixed” from … Read more

FLASHBACK: Swalwell was dubbed Hunter Biden’s ‘biggest cheerleader’

As now-former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., continues to face a reckoning over multiple sexual assault allegations and past scandals, his praise of Hunter Biden and Hunter’s wealthy Hollywood “sugar brother” lawyer, who donated tens of thousands of dollars to Swalwell’s failed gubernatorial campaign, has resurfaced “Eric Swalwell is literally Hunter Biden’s biggest cheerleader – from … Read more

Todd Blanche on Next Steps for Epstein Files, Trump’s Role in DOJ

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche shares what’s next in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation after the Justice Department produced more than 3 million pages of documents earlier this year and discusses whether anyone will be prosecuted. Blanche also talks about President Donald Trump’s involvement with the Department of Justice.

The supreme court needs to put limits on Trump’s use of the pardoning power | Steven Greenhouse

The president has reportedly promised mass pardons to administration officials. His misuse of the power goes far beyond what the constitution’s authors intended Since returning to office, Donald Trump has issued more than 1,800 pardons – to financial fraudsters, drug kingpins, January 6 insurrectionists and others. Unfortunately, Trump’s pardons don’t begin to conform with Alexander … Read more

Federal judge hands Biden’s home state a loss in battle of ICE access to labor data

A federal judge ordered Delaware officials to turn over confidential employer and employee data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), delivering a legal defeat to former President Joe Biden’s home state in a dispute over immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Colm Connolly ruled that the Delaware Department of Labor (DDOL) must comply with a federal … Read more