Senate Republicans defend blue slip tradition requiring home state approval for Trump’s judicial and attorney nominees despite president’s attacks.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withdraws $679M in funding for ‘doomed’ offshore wind projects – including three in NY, NJ and CT
The scrapped funding includes $10.5 million for Connecticut’s Bridgeport Port Authority Operations and Maintenance Wind Port project, $20.5 million for New Jersey’s Wind Port at Read More
How the UN’s Famine Authority Engaged in Data Fraud to Undermine U.S. Humanitarian Aid
On August 22, the United Nations declared that famine was “currently occurring” in Gaza City. Within hours the claim drove headlines, advocacy, and legal filings. Read More
Top GOP senator defies Trump demand to bend Senate rules for his court picks
President Donald Trump renewed his demand for the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition to be done away with and urged Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to tell Democrats to “go to Hell.”
Trump warns ‘sloppy’ Chris Christie could be probed for Bridgegate scandal: ‘NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!’
President Trump has warned Chris Christie could be the next target of a politically motivated raid — as he threatened to kick start a criminal Read More
Doobie Debate Blazes: Groups Urge Trump To Reject ‘Flawed’ Weed Reclassification Push
Nearly 50 organizations signed a letter sent to President Donald Trump on Monday, urging Trump to keep Marijuana labeled as a Schedule I drug after Read More
Trump tells Grassley to tell Democrats ‘go to HELL’ over blocked judicial nominees in Senate
Trump calls Senate’s blue slip tradition unconstitutional, claiming it gives Democrats veto power over his judicial nominees and U.S. attorney appointments.
Trump pick Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as US Attorney in New Jersey, judge rules
A judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
Federal judge rules Trump appointee Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as US attorney
A judge found that Alina Habba was unlawfully serving in the role of acting U.S. attorney of New Jersey after President Donald Trump sidestepped typical processes to keep her in charge.
Trump’s DHS compares term ‘undocumented immigrant’ to ‘they/them’ pronouns, defends ‘alien’
DHS defends use of ‘alien’ terminology for immigrants, citing federal law references in U.S. Code sections on immigration and deportation procedures.