U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office dismissed felony charges on Thursday against a man accused of threatening to kill Donald Trump. It’s one of several recent cases where grand juries have rejected the Trump administration’s charges in Washington, D.C., which have come amid his deployment of military personnel to the nation’s …
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A lawyer for Donald Trump’s Justice Department recently argued in court that sometimes the president just says stuff — and it doesn’t matter if what Trump says is or isn’t accurate, because his comments aren’t necessarily reflective of the government’s position on a given matter. During an April 30 court …
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With the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team on dubious legal footing, congressional Republicans are quietly inching forward legislation to grant President Donald Trump new, lawful powers for razing the federal government: the unprecedented ability to propose to Congress, under reorganization authority, the abolition of executive departments, independent regulatory …
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Donald Trump was blocked by a federal court on Wednesday from imposing a sprawling set of import taxes on nearly every country. The ruling was in response to two separate lawsuits by businesses and state officials who accused the president of overstepping his authority to issue those tariffs, leaving them …
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Federal judges, worried that the president could withdraw the U.S. marshals protecting them in retaliation for ruling against his administration, are considering managing their own security force as threats to the judiciary are rising. The Wall Street Journal reports that judges discussed the idea of creating their own security detail …
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Wearing a red MAGA hat, President Donald Trump said that his election victory means he can do whatever he wants in his commencement speech at West Point on Saturday. “We had the greatest election victory,” Trump told cadets of the elite United States Military Academy. “This was November 5. We …
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An appeals court smacked down Donald Trump’s latest effort to avoid complying with directives from the Supreme Court and a district court, which both ordered the administration to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man it illegally sent to a notorious torture prison in El Salvador. A three-judge panel on …
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Last year, Elon Musk bought himself a president, now he’s following through on his promise to turn his billions towards down-ballot races — beginning with Wisconsin. After spending $290 million last election cycle to elect Donald Trump and Republicans, the Tesla billionaire and so-called Department of Government Efficiency chief has …
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The White House is employing one of Donald Trump’s favorite tactics when faced with a judge who is prioritizing the law over placating the president: attacking their family. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday bashed U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg and his wife, describing them as liberal …
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During the past two months of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s power grabs, it has been clear the second Trump administration is building up to a confrontation with the American courts system — one that would trigger a full-blown constitutional crisis. That moment of truth has arrived. On Friday, hours …
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