A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan has resigned from his lifetime position on Friday, issuing a scathing public condemnation of Republican President Donald Trump administration’s approach to justice and the rule of law. Judge Mark L. Wolf, who served on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts since 1989, announced his departure in…
For the first time since the government shutdown began over a month ago, senators convened on Saturday to negotiate a bipartisan resolution to end the 39-day impasse. The rare weekend session underscores the mounting crisis affecting federal workers, airlines, and millions of Americans relying on SNAP benefits. However, progress remains elusive as President Donald Trump…
Donald Trump is throwing a fit as a series of polls spell trouble for him and the GOP. The president, who likes to tell people he has the “best numbers,” appeared to acknowledge that recent polls have told a different story in a fuming Truth Social post he fired off Monday afternoon. “So many Fake…
The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly passed a bill to end Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, highlighting GOP divisions over the duties just days after the president threatened to increase them further to punish the US’s northern neighbor. The Senate’s vote fell far short of the two-thirds that would be needed to override any Donald Trump veto.(AP…
Actor John Cusack delivered a fiery message to President Donald Trump during a CNN interview Saturday at Chicago’s “No Kings” rally, telling the president to “go to hell” over the deployment of Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to his beloved hometown. Speaking at one of over 2,600 coordinated demonstrations taking…
President Donald Trump will meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, just one day before the federal government faces a potential shutdown. The Oval Office meeting will include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, according…
The Trump administration suffered two legal defeats within hours on Friday, with a federal judge in Rhode Island ruling the president’s executive order on “gender ideology” can’t be applied to National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grantees. Separately in California, a panel of Ninth Circuit judges affirmed the administration must hand over documents related to…
President Donald Trump mocked the “horrible rumor” that he had died, which spread across social media at the end of August. In remarks to journalists on Friday at the recently renovated White House Rose Garden, the president blamed the viral rumor on the media. Why It Matters In January, Trump became the oldest person to…
A Texas congressman found himself on the receiving end of MAGA’s fury over the Epstein files during a chaotic town hall. Online footage from the Thursday meet at a community center in Houston shows irate constituents bellowing at Texas Rep. Crenshaw to “release the files” and “answer our questions” about the late financier’s crimes. “We…
President Donald Trump said he is being denied his constitutional right to appoint judges by the “blue slip” tradition that allows senators to object to presidential judicial appointments. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump complained that the process prevented him from appointing Republican judges. Why It Matters Trump appointed 234…