Senate votes to end Biden-era mining ban on Minnesota's Boundary Waters

The Senate voted 50-49 on Thursday to terminate a 20-year mining ban the Biden administration imposed on more than 225,000 acres of mineral-rich federal land in northern Minnesota, sending the measure to President Donald Trump's desk and dealing a permanent blow to one of his predecessor's signature environmental restrictions. The resolution, advanced under the Congressional […]

Tulsi Gabbard reportedly pushed back on Trump over clean FISA Section 702 renewal

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told President Donald Trump in a February meeting that she did not support a clean reauthorization of FISA Section 702, putting her at odds with the president on one of the most contentious surveillance tools in the federal government's arsenal, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported, citing Politico's Morning […]

House Democrats introduce five impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Hegseth — with zero chance of passage

House Democrats filed five articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, accusing him of war crimes, abuse of power, and obstruction of congressional oversight tied to the U.S. military campaign in Iran. The effort, led by Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, drew an immediate dismissal from the Pentagon, and faces certain defeat […]

Minnesota man faces felony charges after allegedly voting in 2024 election as a noncitizen

A 39-year-old man in Minnesota now faces felony perjury and voting-violation charges after authorities say he registered to vote in 2023, cast a ballot in the 2024 election, and then admitted to investigators that he is not a United States citizen. Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari was charged on Monday, Fox News Digital reported, in a case […]

Justice Sotomayor issues rare apology to Kavanaugh after personal attack on his immigration opinion

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday after making pointed personal remarks about his background during a law school appearance, a rare concession that exposed how deeply the court's immigration disputes have frayed even the pretense of collegiality among the justices. The apology, released through the Supreme Court itself, […]

Senate Republican blocks resolution honoring Robert Mueller, calling it a partisan stunt

Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana objected Tuesday to a Democratic bid for unanimous consent on a Senate resolution honoring the late Robert Mueller, halting the measure on the chamber floor and triggering a sharp exchange over the former FBI director's legacy and the special counsel investigation that consumed Washington for years. The resolution, introduced by […]

Grassley names Cruz and Lee as his Supreme Court picks if Alito vacancy opens

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley told the Washington Examiner he would recommend Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas or Mike Lee of Utah for the Supreme Court if Justice Samuel Alito steps down, the most concrete signal yet from a senior Republican that the party is preparing for a potential vacancy on the high court. […]

D.C. Circuit orders Judge Boasberg to end contempt inquiry into Trump administration over deportation flights

A divided federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a major legal victory Tuesday, ordering U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to terminate his year-long contempt investigation into senior administration officials over the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. The 2-1 ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Boasberg's proceedings amounted to […]

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate arrested on charges he battered two elderly victims in Palm Coast home

Kevin Cichowski, a 46-year-old Democrat listed as a candidate for Florida governor, was arrested Friday after police say he battered two elderly people inside a Palm Coast home, hit one with a cane, threw a cellphone at the other, and threatened to kill them and any law enforcement officers who responded. The Flagler County Sheriff's […]

Trump removes AI image critics called blasphemous, insists it showed him as a doctor

President Trump on Monday deleted an AI-generated image from his Truth Social account that depicted him in white robes with glowing hands healing a patient, a post that drew swift accusations of blasphemy not from the left, but from some of his most loyal conservative and Christian allies. Trump posted the image Sunday evening. By […]
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