Judge overseeing Trump case sends a strong message about Jan. 6

newsweek.com U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing former President Donald Trump's federal election interference case, sent a strong message about January 6 after giving…

Down With Big Brother: Warrantless Surveillance Makes A Mockery Of The Constitution

zerohedge.com Down With Big Brother: Warrantless Surveillance Makes A Mockery Of The Constitution Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “Whether he wrote DOWN…

Pelosi, Clyburn back Jan. 6 officer for Congress

axios.com Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and former Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Friday endorsed former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn's bid for a…

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve

pbs.org The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help…

No, Trump’s Plan to Deploy 100,000 Poll Workers Isn’t About “Election Integrity”

vanityfair.com Donald Trump has made his self-serving “rigged election” lies something like scripture for Republicans—an organizing principle for the party, an oath prospective Republican…

Trump tries, fails to delay Jan. 6 civil cases pending against him

msnbc.com As this week has brought into sharp relief, Donald Trump’s principal legal problem is that he’s facing 88 criminal counts, including an ongoing criminal trial that got…

Bank of America boycott calls grow after MAGA accounts closed

newsweek.com Bank of America is facing calls for a boycott over allegations it is closing accounts of customers based on their political views. Multiple MAGA profiles and Republicans…

Biden administration restricts oil, gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve

theglobeandmail.com The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help…

Ron DeSantis brings volunteer chaplains into schools in the name of religious freedom

fortune.com Florida school districts will soon have the option of allowing volunteer chaplains to counsel students under a bill signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who…

Republicans join Democrats on foreign aid bills in "incredibly rare" move

newsweek.com House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the U.S. Capitol earlier this week. He is pushing ahead with plans to hold votes on four separate foreign aid bills. House Speaker Mike…

Trump's Bid To Pause Jan.6 Capitol Riot Case Denied By Judge

benzinga.com The latest development in the legal battles surrounding former U.S. President Donald Trump has seen his bid to delay several lawsuits linked to the Capitol attack denied.…

Top Military Official Lied About Jan. 6: Whistleblowers

zerohedge.com Top Military Official Lied About Jan. 6: Whistleblowers Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The secretary of the Army on Jan. 6, 2021, lied…

Tucker Carlson Slams Rob Reiner for Producing Documentary on Christian Nationalism

thewrap.com On Thursday, Tucker Carlson launched into an attack on the documentary “God & Country,” which he pointed out was produced by Rob Reiner, before Carlson later noted that he…

Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case

pbs.org Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election…

Donald Trump gets bad legal news from D.C. while in New York court

newsweek.com A federal judge ruled on Thursday that lawsuits filed against Donald Trump over his actions tied to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol were allowed to advance despite…

Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel

pbs.org Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a…

Trump Media stock jumps for second day as company goes to battle with short sellers

finance.yahoo.com Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) stock jumped as much as 15% on Thursday as the company tried to fend off short sellers amid a volatile trading week. According to an…

TikTok doubles ad buy to fight potential U.S. ban as Congress moves to fast-track legislation

cnbc.com Giovanna Gonzalez of Chicago demonstrates outside the U.S. Capitol following a press conference by TikTok creators to voice their opposition to the “Protecting Americans…

Boeing whistleblower says he received ‘physical threats’ after raising safety concerns

thestreet.com whistleblower Sam Salehpour has just revealed in a U.S. Senate hearing, which took place on April 17, that he has received “physical threats” after witnessing and raising…

Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from Barnard over pro-Palestinian protest

newsweek.com Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference on possible government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on September…

Drunk driving bill could change law for millions

newsweek.com Federal lawmakers are being urged to lower the blood alcohol limit for drivers under a potential new bill intending to curb the rising trend in drunk-driving deaths.…

How could the Supreme Court's Fischer v. US case impact the other Jan 6. trials including Trump's?

theweek.com There is little question that Joseph Fischer was present for, and to some degree participated in, the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington, D.C., in 2021. By his own attorney's…

Donald Trump risks financial penalty if his stock price keeps sliding

newsweek.com Donald Trump's Truth Social stock could bring him financial woes if its share value continues to decline. Trump owns almost 60 percent (78.75 million shares) of Trump Media…

Nancy Pelosi to reveal ‘The Art of Power’ in memoir

fortune.com Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life, from legislation she helped enact to such traumatizing moments as the Jan. 6 siege of…

Discarding his own warnings, Bill Barr backs Trump-led GOP ticket

msnbc.com After Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020, former Attorney General Bill Barr seemed eager to put some distance between himself and the president he went to radical lengths to…

Thomas Massie's Russia ties resurface ahead of Ukraine aid vote

newsweek.com Kentucky rep. Thomas Massie has been called out over his voting record and links to Russia down the years ahead of the House vote to provide additional military support for…

MTG nodded to her infamous 'Jewish space laser' theory in an amendment meant to mess up sending aid to Israel

businessinsider.com Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican, outside the US Capitol. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene revisited tricky territory in an…

World leaders have a chance to raise taxes for rich people like me. I’m begging them to take it

theguardian.com The need to tax rich people like me has never been so dire. Extreme wealth concentration in the hands of a few oligarchs is a threat to democracy the world over. Meanwhile,…

Truth Social Has an Edge as Rival Right-Wing Apps Falter

nytimes.com After former President Donald J. Trump was kicked off Twitter in 2021, conservative entrepreneurs rushed to promote social media alternatives tailored to him and his…

Marjorie Taylor Greene: members who vote for Ukraine aid have to join army

newsweek.com Mike Johnson and Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. earlier this year. Greene has introduced an amendment to the Ukraine foreign aid…

Mike Johnson gives impassioned Ukraine speech as he defies MAGA

newsweek.com Speaker Mike Johnson said he will "take personal risk" by pushing ahead with his plans for a House vote on foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as fellow Republican…

Marjorie Taylor Greene demands space lasers to combat migrants

newsweek.com Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling for the development of "space laser technology" at the U.S.-Mexico border. "Israel has some of the best unmanned defense systems in…

Scar tip spurs arrest of Jan. 6 suspect accused of beating cops with pole

newsweek.com A Pennsylvania man was charged with attacking police officers with a wooden pole during the January 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol after being identified by federal law…

Senate dismisses impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas before trial begins

pbs.org At the U.S. Capitol, there was another collision of the biggest issues facing the country and the world. In the House, Speaker Johnson made more moves in his attempt to pass…

Boeing Battles Dual Congressional Hearings

thedailyupside.com Boeing is entering even unfriendlier airspace now. On Wednesday, the airplane manufacturer’s crisis took center stage in Washington in the form of two separate Senate…

Ex-'Real Housewives' star posted photos of stepson on Jan. 6 that led to riot charges

msnbc.com A Trump-supporting former star of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" was cited in court documents in her stepson's arrest in connection with his alleged participation in…

A new twist: Hackers hold up the budget

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: A cyberattack roiled the state Capitol amid budget negotiations. Republicans responded to the latest budget deals…

The MAGA Right is Flirting With Political Violence

vanityfair.com The MAGA right exists in a perpetual state of overheated grievance. But as the November election nears, the temperature seems to be rising, getting dangerously high. This…

Jan. 6 defendant accuses lawyer of "lying" to Supreme Court

newsweek.com A man charged in connection to the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol accused a Department of Justice lawyer of lying to the Supreme Court during arguments in a case…

'Real Housewives' star Siggy Flicker stepson arrested for Capitol riot

newsweek.com Tyler Campanella, the stepson of former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Siggy Flicker, has been arrested on charges related to the January 6, 2021 riot at the…

US government tried to spy on people, Telegram founder claims

newsweek.com The United States government wanted a so-called "backdoor" in to Telegram to potentially spy on its users, according to the messaging app's founder. Pavel Durov, who…

Supreme Court's approval rating ticks up, poll shows

politico.com Americans’ approval of the Supreme Court is trending up, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Marquette Law School survey found that 47 percent of adults approved of…

Donald Trump's biggest enemies named as "most influential"

newsweek.com Two of former president Donald Trump's biggest enemies were named as Time magazine's "Most Influential People" of 2024 on Wednesday. Amid the 2024 election, where Trump is…

Democrats on Jan. 6 Committee Fear Trump Will Follow Through on His Threats to Jail Them: He Says ‘What He Means’

mediaite.com AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Democratic lawmakers who served on the January 6th committee fear that former President Donald Trump may jail them if he is reelected.…

WATCH LIVE: Senators sworn in as Mayorkas impeachment proceedings begin

pbs.org Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday before arguments even begin. The event is scheduled to begin…

‘The Daily Show’: Trump Supporter Proudly Tells Jordan Klepper She Was at Jan. 6 and on ‘America’s Most Wanted’

thewrap.com “The Daily Show” correspondent Jordan Klepper hit the road to talk to Donald Trump fans once again this week, this time outside the ex-president’s first criminal trial. And,…

Republican group launches string of scathing attacks on Donald Trump

newsweek.com The Lincoln Project, an anti-Donald Trump Republican super PAC, shared videos attacking the former president for his actions during the criminal trial in New York. The super…

With impeachment dud, House Republicans fail to produce political stunt Trump needs

msnbc.com Despite parading through the halls of the Capitol as a handsome group to deliver their articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, they…

Megyn Kelly Ridicules ‘Disgraced’ Jeffrey Toobin Legal Analysis By Bringing Up His Past…Indiscretion

mediaite.com SiriusXM; CNN Podcast host Megyn Kelly used her social media platform to insult Jeffrey Toobin and bring up one of the least proud moments in his career. Toobin was at the…

Senate to begin DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment trial

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Senators will open the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday afternoon, but it’s expected to look nothing like the…

Rep. Dan Goldman: The Senate should immediately dismiss the Mayorkas impeachment

msnbc.com Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. On Saturday, the antidemocratic regime in Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at our democratic ally, Israel, while…

Brett Kavanaugh's questioning of January 6 charges sparks fury

newsweek.com Justice Brett Kavanaugh's questioning of the obstruction charges brought against a January 6 defendant has sparked anger on social media. On Tuesday the Supreme Court heard…

Donald Trump ally unveils plan to save Truth Social

newsweek.com A Donald Trump ally has outlined changes to Truth Social, as its stock price continues to fall. Trump holds almost 60 percent of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which…

How men and women are dividing on politics

newsweek.com The gender divide in American politics is widening, according to an exclusive poll for Newsweek that found men are increasingly embracing a more conservative ideology while…

The Supreme Court questioned a novel legal approach federal prosecutors used to charge hundreds of defendants who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at…

wsj.com The Supreme Court questioned a novel legal approach federal prosecutors used to charge hundreds of defendants who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, in a…