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In one post, a rioter pardoned by President Trump after taking part in the storming of the Capitol expressed his “joy and happiness” at just how badly prosecutors who worked on cases like his own were “hurting right now” after some of them were fired. In a different post, another pardoned rioter taunted agents who … Read more
Steve Bannon, the confidante of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to “We Build the Wall,” an online fundraiser for Trump’s signature project during his first term, in exchange for a sentence without prison time. “The parties have worked out a plea agreement. Mr. Bannon will plead guilty to … Read more
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday accused Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for F.B.I. director, of improperly directing a wave of firings at the bureau before being confirmed. In a letter to the Justice Department’s inspector general, Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois cited “highly credible information from multiple sources” that … Read more
A federal judge in Washington will consider a legal challenge on Tuesday against the Education Department, which is seeking to bar Elon Musk and his team from gaining access to its data systems. The lawsuit, brought by two legal groups representing the University of California Student Association, sought to restrict Mr. Musk’s associates from combing … Read more
A terrified kayaker documented his ordeal as a great white shark stalked him in waters off the coast of New Zealand. He managed to escape unharmed. Source link
On a recent weekday afternoon, a group of Latino university students near the Southwestern border draped themselves in flags festooned with President Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan, carried pro-Trump signs and set out to recruit new voters — like Victor Ibarra. “This area is no longer just for Democrats,” Mr. Ibarra, an exuberant 20-year-old … Read more
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, opposed what she called a “poorly conceived directive” for the National Institutes of Health to cut support for medical and public health research at universities nationwide, she said in a statement released on Monday. Collins noted that she’d contacted Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy … Read more
Deb Haaland, the former secretary of the Interior who was the first Native American to serve in a presidential cabinet, on Tuesday announced a bid for governor of New Mexico. Ms. Haaland, a Democrat, previously served as a congresswoman from the state. She is widely seen as a favorite to succeed Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, … Read more
A federal judge has ordered that the FBI must release some records related to its investigation of President Donald Trump’s handling of presidential records that have been sought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In a memorandum opinion issued Monday, Judge Beryl Howell wrote, “Given the current circumstances and legal landscape—including that President Trump … Read more
On his first day back in office, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order declaring that there are only two sexes, male and female, that a person’s sex is established at conception and that it cannot be changed. Then, through a series of executive orders, he issued a raft of policies targeted at transgender … Read more