California sued the Trump administration on Monday after the state’s National Guard was deployed to respond to protesters in Los Angeles, calling the move an “unprecedented power grab.” In the lawsuit filed in federal court, attorneys for the state said President Trump “unlawfully bypassed” California Gov. Gavin Newsom by putting …
Read More »Judge orders tranche of documents in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case to be made public
Washington — The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia ordered a batch of documents to be unsealed Wednesday in response to a request from a media coalition that includes CBS News. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said seven records must be be made available on the public …
Read More »DeSantis looks to make inroads in Utah, a red state where Trump has struggled
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking his presidential campaign to Utah on Friday, prioritizing a state where rival Donald Trump has struggled in the past and that could be a beacon of strength for DeSantis’ stalled bid. DeSantis is set to appear at the state Capitol with about a dozen …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for false election fraud claims, D.C. review panel says
Washington, D.C. — A Washington, D.C., Bar Association review panel is recommending former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani be disbarred in Washington for his handling of litigation challenging the 2020 election on behalf of then-President Trump. Giuliani “claimed massive election fraud but had no evidence,” wrote the three-lawyer panel in a …
Read More »Staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad attacked at gunpoint after congressional baseball game
A staff member for Rep. Brad Finstad was attacked at gunpoint just blocks from the Capitol following Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball for Charity, the Minnesota Republican said. Finstad said one of his staffers was attacked outside his residence that night, after thousands of congressional staffers and Washington, D.C.-area residents filled …
Read More »McCarthy dismisses House Freedom Caucus members’ threats to oust him over debt ceiling deal
Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is not concerned about threats from House Freedom Caucus members to oust him from the speakership over the debt ceiling deal with President Biden. “Look, everybody has the ability to do what they want,” McCarthy said Wednesday. “But if you think I’m …
Read More »FBI improperly searched foreign intelligence data on Jan. 6 suspects and Black Lives Matter defendants
Officials at the FBI improperly searched a foreign intelligence database as they investigated suspects in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots and more than 100 people arrested in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in June 2020, according declassified court opinions released Friday by the Office of the Director of National …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani denies sexual assault allegations made in $10 million lawsuit by former employee
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and attorney for former President Donald Trump, is being sued in a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages by a former employee accusing him of “sexual assault and harassment, wage theft, and other misconduct.” The 70-page complaint was filed in a …
Read More »GOP donor Harlan Crow paid tuition for Clarence Thomas’ grandnephew, report says
Washington — Texas real estate developer and Republican donor Harlan Crow paid the tuition for Justice Clarence Thomas’ grandnephew at two private schools, according to a report published Thursday. The report from the news outlet ProPublica revealed that Crow wired $6,200 in July 2009 for one month of tuition for …
Read More »Appeals court grants temporary delay in Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg’s effort to block prosecutor’s testimony before Rep. Jim Jordan, House Judiciary Committee
Hours before an ex-prosecutor was scheduled to appear before a House committee investigating the Manhattan prosecution of former President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court issued a stay that will delay the testimony. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday …
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