Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down effort to subpoena Blanche

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill Wednesday to bar the Justice Department’s (DOJ) new $1.776 billion compensation fund to be used for payouts to those who claim to have faced weaponization at the hands of the government. The “No Taxpayer-Funded 5 Settlement Slush Funds Act of…

Border Czar Says Federal Government Working to Increase Deportations

Border czar Tom Homan speaks on stage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, northwest of Dallas, on March 26, 2026. Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images White House designated border czar Tom Homan said in an interview published on Wednesday that the administration is working to increase the number of deportations amid

Judge orders White House staff to comply with presidential records law

Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered White House staff and President Trump’s top advisers to comply with a law that requires certain presidential records to be preserved. In a 54-page decision, U.S. District Judge John Bates granted a preliminary injunction that requires most White House employees to preserve presidential and vice presidential records covered

Trump Delivers Commencement Address at Coast Guard Academy

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard attend the Coast Guard Academy’s 140th commencement exercises in New London, Conn., on May 19, 2021. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump delivered the 145th commencement address on May 20 for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut, honoring 260 graduates.

Colorado Dem Uses State Capitol for Campaign Video in Apparent Violation of State Law

Manny Rutinel, a Democrat running in a Colorado swing district, said he was “not campaigning” when he filmed a confrontation with his Republican opponent in the state capitol building, which is critical because Colorado law prohibits elected officials from using state resources, including their access to the capitol building, for campaign purposes. But Rutinel went