After Trump’s announcement, Joe Kennedy III, a great-nephew of John F. Kennedy, wrote on social media: “While this trespass on the People’s will is painful, President Kennedy would remind us that it is not buildings that define the greatness of a nation. It is the actions of its people and its leaders. So, do not […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — who was handpicked by President Donald Trump because he couldn’t get seasoned and competent federal prosecutors to do his political lawfare bidding — left her position at the Justice Department on Tuesday, two whole months after […]
Read MoreMcCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser in Trump’s first term, is now joining the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. Last year, McCormick briefly joined Meta’s board of directors before leaving in December. McCormick is married to Senator David McCormick of Pennsylvania, who was elected as a Republican to the Senate […]
Read MoreMcCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser in Trump’s first term, is now joining the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. Last year, McCormick briefly joined Meta’s board of directors before leaving in December. McCormick is married to Senator David McCormick of Pennsylvania, who was elected as a Republican to the Senate […]
Read MoreSource: The Washington Post / Getty New York Attorney General Letitia James is among the five Attorneys general from Democrat-led states suing the Trump administration for freezing funds intended for programs that assist low-income families. According to CBS News, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, and New York are the states suing the Trump administration, arguing that […]
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One email reportedly states that at one point, the FBI’s Washington Field Office did “not believe (and has articulated to [DOJ]), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant for classified records at Mar a Lago.” Another email states that the bureau thought a raid would be “counterproductive,” suggesting “alternative, less intrusive and […]
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Source: The Trump administration has, once again, failed to persuade a grand jury to approve a criminal indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, and at this point, chronicling President Donald Trump’s journey of L’s in his efforts to prosecute his political rivals and detractors feels like bullying. Or maybe Trump’s minions are just […]
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Source: Pacific Press / Getty Last month, a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding that Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney appointed by President Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed to handle the cases. Halligan was also a woefully incompetent reverse-DEI hire who had no […]
Read More Source: Pacific Press / Getty Last month, a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding that Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney appointed by President Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed to handle the cases. Halligan was also a woefully incompetent reverse-DEI hire who had no […]
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When Habba’s 120-day term expired in July, the district’s judges declined to extend her appointment and instead elected Desiree Leigh Grace, the district’s first assistant U.S. attorney, to serve in an interim role. That choice sparked a flurry of moves to re-install Habba as the interim U.S. attorney. Bondi fired Grace from her position as […]
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“Thank you, Mayor. You led our city through tough times, delivered some huge wins, and consistently stood on the right side of public safety issues … including rejecting calls to defund the DC police,” one user wrote. “Wishing you the best as a private citizen.” “The city has been unfortunate to have you serve as […]
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What a baffling, tone-deaf statement. How would people already struggling with rising prices have the time or money to uproot their jobs, homes, and families to move to a state that has a few thousand more Republican voters? “Move to a red state where the general cost of living and quality of life is worse, […]
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Source: MARCO BELLO / Getty A funny thing happens when an incompetent, mediocre white man is put in charge of the nation, and he fills his administration with equally mediocre and incompetent white people, and then uses the powers of his office to exact revenge against his political enemies, collaborating with the mediocre and incompetent […]
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The change would only happen by getting past the DNC’s rules and bylaws committee, then the majority of the committee’s 450 members, and then state Democratic parties. Some states would also have to change their election laws. Some localities already use it for local and state elections, including Alaska, Maine, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and most […]
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The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority” by ordering troops into the nation’s capital for “non-military, crime-deterrence missions” without the express permission of the city’s leadership. Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard […]
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The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority” by ordering troops into the nation’s capital for “non-military, crime-deterrence missions” without the express permission of the city’s leadership. Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard […]
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Last month, we reported that Lindsey Halligan — the U.S. attorney who President Donald Trump tapped to lead the prosecutions of New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey, despite Halligan having no experience as a prosecutor — had proven her incompetence by sending scores of text messages to a reporter about […]
Read MoreThe Bulwark asked the Trump-owned chatbot a series of questions about the impacts of Trump’s agenda, ranging from tariffs to the insane claim that he has “solved” eight wars over the last 11 months. Here’s how the experiment went (with answers edited down for length): Q: Do Trump’s Tariffs cost the American people money? Truth […]
Read MoreThe Bulwark asked the Trump-owned chatbot a series of questions about the impacts of Trump’s agenda, ranging from tariffs to the insane claim that he has “solved” eight wars over the last 11 months. Here’s how the experiment went (with answers edited down for length): Q: Do Trump’s Tariffs cost the American people money? Truth […]
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It seemed that Ellis tried to give the Border Patrol chief the benefit of the doubt when discussing the multiple blatant violations of her order, claiming that the order was either unclear, not read, or read and ignored. “Given the fact that you and I took essentially the same oath, I know Option 3 is […]
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For Trump, revenge is a perfectly rational strategy, consistent with his other efforts to consolidate power. “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” he wrote on Truth Social in August 2023 and, sure enough, he has come after his enemies, with considerable effect. He has intimidated an entire political party into obsequious submission […]
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Source: Win McNamee / Getty On Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded “not guilty” to federal charges of mortgage fraud during her first court appearance in Virginia. AP reports that the Department of Justice accused Letitia James of bank fraud and making false statements in filings related to a 2020 home purchase in […]
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries finally endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor Friday. The Brooklyn native extended his support with less than two weeks until Election Day. Early voting in the Big Apple begins Saturday. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for […]
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries finally endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor Friday. The Brooklyn native extended his support with less than two weeks until Election Day. Early voting in the Big Apple begins Saturday. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for […]
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As the demo bore on, it became clear that what had been originally pitched as a minor expansion to one of the most prominent symbols of American democracy would not only destroy the historic two-story addition, which was constructed under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It would also overshadow the White House entirely, with […]
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Source: Al Drago / Getty So, it turns out a funny thing happens when a sitting president taps his personal attorney to serve as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, despite said attorney having no prosecutorial experience whatsoever… The idiot president runs the risk of having high-profile cases prosecuted by another […]
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“Small arms” include armor, explosives, chemical weapons, pistols, and rifles. “Ordnance and ordnance accessories manufacturing” refers to other materials, such as artillery, barrels, extractors, and mounts. For comparison, in 2019, ICE spent just $5.7 million on the “small arms” category through October 18, and during Trump’s first administration, the government spent an average of $8.4 […]
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Source: ALEX KENT / Getty President Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James have spent years locked in high-stakes legal battles over Trump’s business dealings, alleged fraud, and policies, but tensions escalated sharply on Oct. 9, when federal prosecutors, following weeks of pressure from Trump, finally indicted James on charges of fraud and […]
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Source: They came for Fani Willis.They came for Marilyn Mosby.They came for Lisa Cook.And now, they’ve come for Letitia James. This is no coincidence. This is a calibrated campaign to strike fear into Black women who dared to occupy power, to question a powerful, corrupt, racist white man, and to hold the pillars of justice […]
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Source: Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Welp, it happened, y’all — our petty, vindictive, sore loser and sore winner of a president has used the power of his position to seek revenge against New York Attorney General Letitia James. After President Donald Trump put public pressure on his own attorney general, Pam Bondi, to […]
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This is certainly an “only in America” story, but I do not mean that in the normal, heroic sense. I mean it in the creepy, corporate, it’s-all-about-profit sense. CBS began life in 1927 as a radio network, expanding into television as that medium grew. It had entertainment and news divisions, and later sports; its news […]
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