Politics

Lawmakers could soon have Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous "birthday book," which could potentially give insight into the disgraced late financier’s social ties. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who serves as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, told MSNBC on Friday that Epstein’s estate "is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that’s not actually been reported yet." He added that […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Democrats came ready to fight as they huddled this week at the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) annual summer meeting.Despite repeated talk that the party is unified as it aims to exit the political wilderness following last year's election setbacks, Democrats fought among themselves multiple times during the three-day confab, which was held in Minnesota's largest city.As Democrats hunger for a more forceful response to counter President Donald Trump's […]

The Trump administration has ordered a nationwide review of public housing in an effort to root out residents who are in the country illegally, according to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner announced Friday.Turner wrote that each Public Housing Authority has 30 days to conduct an audit to ensure that the existing orders are enforced. The department is asking for information about the public housing units, as well as […]

As Democratic leaders in Massachusetts triple down on resistance against federal intervention to clamp down on crime, a migrant shelter whistleblower is sounding the alarm about an increase in crime in neighborhoods across the state and especially in Boston.Jon Fetherston, who ran one of the state-funded migrant shelters in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and blew the whistle about rampant crime and sex abuse taking place in the hotel shelter system. He now […]

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from expanding the expedited removal of illegal immigrants, saying the risk of applying fast-track deportations in the interior of the United States is too great and could impact foreigners who aren't eligible.The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C. prevents the Trump administration from using expedited removal for immigrants granted parole status."The Court does not cast doubt on […]

A panelist speaking at the "People's Conference for Palestine" in Detroit on Friday called the United States "an evil country" and expressed a need to "destroy the idea of America in Americans’ heads."Speaking on a panel titled "No Weapons for Genocide: The People Demand an Arms Embargo," Sachin Peddada, a Ph.D. student in economics and research coordinator at Progressive International, repeatedly ripped on the United States as an "empire" motivated by […]

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday said it was time to "take serious action" in the state legislature after a deadly shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis this week."It’s time to take serious action at the State Capitol to address gun violence," the Democrat and former 2024 vice presidential candidate wrote in an X post. Walz has been considering a special session on guns next month at the state capitol […]

America First Legal (AFL) sued the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to obtain Biden-era records related to the government's internal guidance for the recommended use of puberty blockers for kids.  The Trump-aligned legal group previously uncovered communications from the former administration through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which reportedly showed the FDA knew that these drugs increased mental health risk but still recommended approving them for kids.Following […]

A federal appeals court has ruled that most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal."We affirm the CIT’s holding that the Trafficking and Reciprocal Tariffs imposed by the Challenged Executive Orders exceed the authority delegated to the President by IEEPA’s text," the opinion from the Washington-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit states. "We also affirm the CIT’s grant of declaratory relief that the orders are invalid as contrary […]