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President Donald Trump celebrated the defeat of “treasonous creep” Alexander Vindman on Wednesday morning and called for his longtime foe to be prosecuted
The post Trump Celebrates Defeat of ‘Treasonous Creep’ Alexander Vindman — And Calls for Him To Be Prosecuted first appeared on Mediaite.
The president cited the cost of the drills and said he did not want to send a signal that is “totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea. He also criticized South Korea for not helping him on Iran.
‘Complete unraveling’ of Trump and Republican project reflects attitude of not caring at all about governance He was always one step ahead. Donald Trump won the US presidency as a wildly unlikely outsider in 2016 and staged an astonishing comeback to win it again in 2024. Even his foes grudgingly called him a political savant with an intuition for exploiting grievances that left so-called experts floundering. But now they are asking if the dark genius has lost his touch. Trump is trapped in the quagmire of …
Josh Putnam:
The DNC adopted the rules that will govern the party’s 2028 presidential nomination process at its summer meeting in Austin, TX on Saturday, August 15. Within the report from the Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) were the delegate… Continue reading
The post “DNC reverses course on ranked choice voting rule” appeared first on Election Law Blog.
United put customer facing employees with approved religious vaccine exemptions on unpaid leave. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit let a lawsuit by 1,000 workers proceed as a class action. The airline is asking the Supreme Court to intervene.
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NPR:
Amid growing frustration with both major political parties, voters are open to some big changes.
A new poll, commissioned by supporters of election reforms and shared with NPR, shows there is significant support for upending winner-take-all U.S. House… Continue reading
The post “Voters are sick of the 2-party system. A new poll shows they’re open to big changes” appeared first on Election Law Blog.
In an interview with Punchbowl News, Donald Trump said straight out that his voters just might not show up for GOP candidates this fall. That’s a striking admission of one of the thorniest problems the GOP faces. But it gets worse. Trump also declared that “a lot” of his voters are “not angry at me,” but “are very angry at Republicans.” That will likely be read by his supporters as a declaration that Republicans are failing Trump, and as encouragement to stay home. Meanwhile, polling shows MAGA voters turni…
Donald Trump told Axios on Sunday that he’s “low keying it” when it comes to negotiations with Iran, and that he’s certain it will all “work out” in his favor.
The post Trump Tells Axios He’s Now ‘Low Keying it’ on Iran After Weeks of Threats: ‘It Will Work Out. It Always Works Out.’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-6 to pass a short-term funding bill to remove the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections.
According to a decision handed down Friday, Congress must approve alterations to the White House: ‘Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner’
A federal appellate court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s ballroom project was illegal because the administration had failed to first get the required congressional approval.
The post JUST IN: Appeals Court Blocks Construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom Without Congressional Approval first appeared on Mediaite.
Plus: Work slowdown in federal immigration offices is generating a record backlog, while deportation orders hit new highs.
The post Immigration News Today: Trump Signs Two Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship appeared first on Documented.
The president on Saturday night announced he canceled a WW II-level pummeling of Iran after the country lobbied the U.S. to pause the anticipated barrage
The post Trump Halts Strike on Iran After ‘Perimeters of a Deal’ Agreed To — But Warns US Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ If Talks Crumble Yet Again first appeared on Mediaite.
President Trump praised House Intelligence Committee chair Rick Crawford for a Fox News interview where he called on Trump to “finish the job” on Iran.
The post Trump Praises House Intel Chair After He Called for POTUS to ‘Finish the Job’ on Iran During Fox News Interview first appeared on Mediaite.
New York Times: Inside Larry Ellison’s debt-fueled push to turn Oracle into an AI juggernaut by aligning with Trump, backing Project Stargate, and partnering with OpenAI — the first full day of the second Trump administration — Larry Ellison woke up in his 33-bedroom, 34-bathroom oceanfront mansion in Florida …
New York Times: Inside Larry Ellison’s debt-fueled push to turn Oracle into an AI juggernaut by aligning with Trump, backing Project Stargate, and partnering with OpenAI — the first full day of the second Trump administration — Larry Ellison woke up in his 33-bedroom, 34-bathroom oceanfront mansion in Florida …
The post As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice appeared first on ProPublica.
Justice interrupted: In Washington, D.C., a police chase ended in death and a cover-up by two of the officers. After their presidential pardons, a mother and a community are still demanding justice.
The post A jury found two police officers covered up a murder. Trump pardoned them. appeared first on MS NOW.
