Senate subcommittee obtains Fauci’s phone ahead of contempt vote
A Senate subcommittee investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci has obtained a copy of his iPhone, a spokesperson for the panel’s chair, GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, told CNN on Wednesday. The Department of Health and Human Services provided the phone to Johnson’s panel, the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, ahead of a planned vote to […]
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’ through executive action
President Donald Trump is taking another swing at limiting so-called birth tourism and birthright citizenship, citing a “very unfortunate decision” in the Supreme Court this year that struck down his earlier attempt to curb birthright citizenship. He signed executive orders on the subject Thursday, which appear to largely tighten laws already in place and narrow […]
DOJ says pardoned Jan. 6 rioter shouldn’t get restitution money back
After the protracted demise of the $1.776 billion fund meant to pay perceived victims of government lawfare, prosecutors say they don’t have to give a now-pardoned January 6, 2021, defendant her restitution money back. It’s all because she never appealed her conviction. Prosecutors have taken a narrow approach to who is, and who is not, […]
Trump has a Carter-style Iran problem as the economy drags before the midterms
President Donald Trump is staring down two stark liabilities that threaten to damage his Republican Party in the midterms and to ruin his second term-legacy. Somehow he’s maneuvered himself into a more vulnerable spot regarding Iran than any president since Jimmy Carter. As in the 1979-80 hostage crisis, the Islamic Republic is exerting political pressure […]
Rep. Max Miller defiant amid abuse allegations and scrutiny over release of ‘sensitive’ photo of child
Rep. Max Miller remained defiant Tuesday, saying he will stay in his reelection race as he faces allegations of abuse and scrutiny over his attorney’s accidental release of a “sensitive” image of the Ohio Republican’s child. “I’m going to continue to push. I am going to win this race,” Miller, who has denied his ex-wife’s […]
‘We have 13 weeks’: A ruptured Democratic Party now tries to unite behind Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed’s plan as he left his last polling place stop on Tuesday afternoon was to take the stage at the Majestic Theater on Woodward Avenue as early as 10 p.m. to deliver a speech he knew had to be more about reaching out. But he was also counting on a big win to answer […]
Trump did many of the things Republicans criticize Fauci for
After years of criticism, Republicans are bringing the heat in their longstanding efforts to target former health official Dr. Anthony Fauci. A Senate committee voted Thursday along party lines to hold him in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination at a hearing last week. The Justice Department must […]
Pentagon revokes access to classified information for former Air Force secretary
The Pentagon on Friday revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s access to classified information following an “unauthorized disclosure” to a media outlet around President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet, Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced. “Effective immediately, the Department of War has REVOKED former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s eligibility […]
Inside Trump’s tense meeting with Jeanine Pirro
President Donald Trump laid into US Attorney Jeanine Pirro at a White House meeting Monday evening over a court filing that blamed the Reflecting Pool damage on shoddy workmanship rather than vandalism, according to two people familiar with the intense discussion. The seemingly botched Reflecting Pool renovation and subsequent vandalism charges have created a deep […]
Investigations into Epstein’s mysterious New Mexico ranch add pressure on the Justice Department
Investigations into alleged crimes that took place at Jeffrey Epstein’s former New Mexico ranch appear to be ramping up, adding even more pressure to the Justice Department and its acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, over how they handled matters related to the late child sex offender. New Mexico’s Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit […]