House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined the criticism from congressional Democrats against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his handling of last week’s government shutdown vote. “I myself don’t give away anything for nothing,” Pelosi said at a press conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. “And I think that’s what happened the other day.” Rather
Prostitution sting yields charges for Republican Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn Prostitution sting yields charges for Republican Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn 01:56 A Republican Minnesota state senator arrested earlier this week after an alleged attempt to solicit sex from a minor faces federal charges. On Wednesday, Sen. Justin Eichorn of Grand Rapids was federally charged
Attorney General Pam Bondi and top Justice Department officials said the government may invoke states secret privilege to block a federal judge from viewing specific information about two deportation flights of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, court filings Wednesday show. In a filing excoriating D.C. District Chief Judge James Boasberg for demanding detailed
Washington — President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on the phone Wednesday morning in a call that lasted roughly an hour, Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Just completed a very good telephone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” the president wrote. “It lasted approximately one hour. Much of the discussion was
Plaintiffs suing the Trump administration over use of a war authority to deport alleged gang members warned that failing to block the president from its use would mean anyone could be treated as an enemy alien. The lawyers for Venezuelan migrants suing the government said Tuesday in an appellate court filing: “The implications of the
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a new Defense Department policy barring transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes granted a request for a preliminary injunction sought by transgender active-duty service members and transgender people who are in the process of enlisting. The judge’s order
Washington — The Trump administration on Tuesday evening released tens of thousands of pages of government documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., weeks after President Trump ordered government agencies to unveil their JFK files to the public. The documents were uploaded by the National Archives and Records Administration, the