Appeals court blocks Trump’s asylum crackdown at U.S.-Mexico border

Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked President Trump’s directive suspending access to asylum and other legal protections for migrants unlawfully crossing the southern border. A divided panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that federal immigration law does not allow the president

Eric Swalwell Campaign Paid $40K to Lawyer Representing Him Against Sexual Misconduct Allegations, $22K for Babysitters

Sara Azari is representing Swalwell against allegations that he sexually assaulted a former congressional aide and harassed staffers Eric Swalwell (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images), Sara Azari (NewsNation YouTube) Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) dipped into his gubernatorial campaign’s war chest to pay an attorney representing him against sexual assault charges and for babysitters for

DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions

The Justice Department announced on Friday that it would reimplement lethal injection and firing squads as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to “strengthen” the federal death penalty.  “Among the actions taken are readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during the first Trump Administration, expanding the protocol to include additional manners of execution such as

Luna: Ghislaine Maxwell ‘not getting a pardon’

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Thursday that Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is “not getting a pardon” amid questions from some lawmakers against giving her freedom. Luna, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, appeared on “Cuomo” on NewsNation, The Hill’s partner broadcaster, and assured…