A Department of Justice official raised the possibility of referring federal judges to Congress for impeachment in what would be a dramatic escalation of the administration’s fight with judges it views as activist and obstructionist. The idea was floated by a senior DOJ official during a recent virtual meeting with U.S. attorneys across the country, … Read more
Award was presented as president directed Pentagon to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy from coal plants US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump was crowned the “undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal” during a White House ceremony on Wednesday, during which the president received a trophy after ordering the US defense department … Read more
Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, also launches online portal for residents to share footage of ICE enforcement activity New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has banned immigration agents from some state property and launched an online portal for residents to share videos and photos of enforcement activity. Sherrill, a Democrat, signed an executive order on Wednesday which … Read more
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Minneapolis’ resistance to recent immigration enforcement efforts “is such a beautiful example” for the United States. Harris made the remark Wednesday night during a stop of her book tour at the Macon City Auditorium in Georgia, where she also said, “There are moments where we just must be intolerant and … Read more
Leaders promise to fight back with court challenges as Trump rescinds finding foundational to US climate rules Climate leaders gathered outside the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters on Wednesday to condemn the Trump administration’s plans to repeal the legal finding underpinning all federal climate regulations, and promised to fight against the rollback. “This is corruption, … Read more
Jeremy Carl, assistant secretary of state nominee, has espoused ‘racist, antisemitic’ views, says non-profit leader US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s pick for a top diplomatic post has championed “white supremacist, racist, antisemitic and homophobic views”, a former US state department official has warned. Jeremy Carl is set to go before the Senate … Read more
A partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is all but guaranteed unless the Senate rams through a short-term extension of current funding levels sometime on Thursday. But avoiding a DHS shutdown means the same measure must also pass the House of Representatives, where success will depend on delicate political maneuvering by … Read more
Members of Congress sharply criticized the Justice Department over allegations that the department was tracking what lawmakers were searching for as they viewed unredacted versions of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Corporation denies defamation but must hand over revealing documents after judge dismisses jurisdiction argument President Trump’s multibillion dollar lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of one of his speeches has been set for a year’s time. In a blow to the corporation, the Florida judge has also rejected the BBC’s attempt to put off … Read more
A pro-artificial intelligence super PAC is preparing to spend about $5 million to help GOP Rep.
