A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off federal employees during the government shutdown on Wednesday, calling the firings illegal. U.S. District Judge Susan Yvonne Illston from the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order after two unions sued the administration. The American Federation of Government Employees and the American […]
More than a dozen Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents wearing face masks and street clothes fanned around outside the courtroom where deportation hearings happen like clockwork. One armed agent scanned the court docket as a closed-circuit television broadcast the drama unfolding inside the courtroom. “I’d rather be detained here for 15 years than return to […]
A federal judge in Illinois ordered federal agents to use body-worn cameras to record all encounters with immigration protesters in the Chicago area. She issued the order after expressing “serious concerns” over whether federal law enforcement agents in Chicago are following her earlier order to avoid violent clashes with protesters and journalists. “I’m a little […]
President Donald Trump confirmed he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations targeting Nicolás Maduro’s government in Venezuela. He said the administration is “looking at land” for further action. His acknowledgment followed reporting from The New York Times that the administration approved a presidential finding empowering the agency to take lethal covert action in […]
As the ripple effects of the federal government shutdown continue, Social Security recipients have had to wait to learn the size of their cost-of-living increase for 2026. The government now says it will release that number on Oct. 24. The annual cost-of-living adjustment, commonly referred to as a COLA, was scheduled to be announced on […]
The decades-old U.S. refugee program could see an overhaul under the Trump administration that would give preference to English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration, according to a report in The New York Times. The administration is reportedly considering slashing the program to its bare bones. The Times obtained documents detailing the […]
As legal experts raise concerns about the politicization of the Justice Department, President Donald Trump has publicly added to the list of people he wants prosecuted. His latest comments follow recent indictments against two of his perceived enemies: former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. On Wednesday, speaking with reporters […]
In this Media Miss Minute, the Trump administration wants to double the $20 billion in aid pledged to Argentina. Plus, two teens have been sentenced for attacking a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer known as “Big Balls.” Media Miss by the right: Trump administration doubling bailout aid to Argentina to $40B The Trump […]
The Department of Justice is seeking a grand jury criminal indictment against former National Security Adviser John Bolton as early as Thursday, according to multiple reports. If the grand jury does proceed with criminal charges, this would be the third critic of President Donald Trump the DOJ has sought to prosecute. Bolton’s potential prosecution follows […]
California’s ban on one of the nation’s most popular handguns is facing a challenge just days after Gov. Gavin Newsom, D, signed it. Assembly Bill 1127, signed by Newsom on Friday, Oct. 10, bans the sale or transfer of handguns with a “cruciform trigger bar,” a gun part common to many semi-automatic firearms. The gun […]
