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White House tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown
The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week. In a memo released Wednesday night, the Office of...
Thune ‘very concerned’ about Trump advising pregnant women not to take Tylenol
Senate Majority Leader John Thune made a rare break from President Trump on Wednesday and cautioned against pregnant women following the president’s advice not to take Tylenol. “I’m obviously...
Judge rules feds can’t require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money
BOSTON — A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Wednesday that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters, which...
Justice Department trying to indict former FBI Director James Comey by next week
Federal prosecutors are trying to indict former FBI Director James Comey before the statute of limitations runs out next week for perjury charges. A grand jury has not yet...
Judge rules Trump broke law by firing inspectors general, but can’t restore them to office
A federal judge said Wednesday that President Trump broke the law when he fired many of the government’s inspectors general, but she said she’s powerless at this point to...
U.S. Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex...
Dallas ICE shooter identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn
Authorities identified the man who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas on Wednesday as Joshua Jahn, a 29-year-old with ties to Texas and Oklahoma....
J.D. Vance condemns shooting at ICE facility, blames left-wing rhetoric targeting law enforcement
Vice President J.D. Vance condemned Wednesday’s fatal shooting at an ICE facility in Texas, calling it a politically motivated act of violence. The vice president urged Democratic leaders to...
Putin Is Sure to Test Trump’s Ukraine Turnabout | National Review
The president’s tough talk is a challenge to the Kremlin. Source link
White House unveils presidential ‘Walk of Fame’ with Biden’s photo swapped for autopen
The Trump White House has debuted a “Presidential Walk of Fame” bearing every president’s photograph in a gold frame except for former President Biden, who is depicted instead by...
Democrats in off-year races strive to put boogeyman Trump on the ballot
New Jersey lawmakers rewriting the state’s election laws in the 1940s scheduled gubernatorial races for the year after presidential elections to insulate them from national political turbulence. That hope...
Chuck Schumer: Donald Trump ‘totally deficient’ in uniting country against political violence
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday in the wake of another politically motivated shooting that President Trump has been “totally deficient” in toning down divisive political rhetoric...