https://drudge.com/user/Doc_Sarvis New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/291726/judge-asks-doj-you-oppose-trump https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/politics/trump-justice-department-lawsuit-tax-returns-disclosure.html A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the I.R.S. over the disclosure of his tax returns. "Although President Trump avers that he is bringing this lawsuit in his personal capacity, he is the sitting president and his named adversaries are entities whose decisions are subject to his direction," the judge [Kathleen Williams] wrote in an order on Friday. "Accordingly, it is unclear to this court whether the parties are sufficiently adverse to each other." <p>Judge Williams ordered the government and Mr. Trump's personal lawyers to submit briefs on the question, essentially forcing the Justice Department to state its position on Mr. Trump's suit. As the judge explained in her order, the Constitution requires that the two parties in a lawsuit are genuinely opposed to each other " and not colluding to engineer a legal ruling favorable to both sides. Without a conflict, the lawsuit is void and the judge must dismiss it. <p>"There's a requirement of adverseness," said James E. Pfander, a law professor at Northwestern University. "If the opponents are, in fact, obligated to follow the president's assessment of the law, and if the president says, It's this way and it's got to be this way,' there can be no space for a dispute." Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:31:19 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291726/judge-asks-doj-you-oppose-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291726 discussion, 0.5 daily 291726 https://drudge.com/news/291708/trump-claims-iran-wants-us-open-strait https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/28/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-us-israel-lebanon-hormuz-nuclear-oil-latest-news-updates The US president, Donald Trump, has claimed in a new Truth Social post that Iran has "just informed" Washington that they are in a "state of collapse". Trump also said Iran wants the US to open the strait of Hormuz "as soon as possible" ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkvefexmc2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreic2myxf3d3mginu3bp6vzn6eofydmzbfp35k57juss4mpph3m7m5a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">NEW: Iran's latest proposal to end the war shifted the focus of negotiations from nuclear issues to the Strait of Hormuz but otherwise presented no new concessions. (1/7)<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/post/3mkkvefexmc2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Institute for the Study of War (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz?ref_src=embed">@thestudyofwar.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/post/3mkkvefexmc2e?ref_src=embed">Apr 28, 2026 at 11:24 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk7urc7sb2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibjasswfzmq4kkiwid2dh3aldbs2owtfivumhajgwazawmflyshbu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Around 20,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels are stuck in the Persian Gulf, unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz, which is effectively shut by Iran.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mkk7urc7sb2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mkk7urc7sb2n?ref_src=embed">Apr 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:32:09 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291708/trump-claims-iran-wants-us-open-strait#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291708 news, 0.5 daily 291708 https://drudge.com/news/291544/were-us-officials-killed-mexico https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86expy881qo Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ordered an investigation into the role played by two US officials in a counter-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vtwv2edeyhasfqgd53x5yius/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3oqo7jjv24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidamq62yev2zot2kmbii25yqej26bfrose7f32u3qwyyrbcmnojwu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">"It's outrageous that U.S. operatives were working to blow up drug labs in Mexico and President Sheinbaum's security cabinet wasn't informed of their activities." theintercept.com/2026/04/21/c ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vtwv2edeyhasfqgd53x5yius/post/3mk3oqo7jjv24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Intercept (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vtwv2edeyhasfqgd53x5yius?ref_src=embed">@theintercept.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vtwv2edeyhasfqgd53x5yius/post/3mk3oqo7jjv24?ref_src=embed">Apr 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:31:15 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291544/were-us-officials-killed-mexico#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291544 news, 0.5 daily 291544 https://drudge.com/news/291547/trump-insists-he-would-have-won-war-he-dodged https://newrepublic.com/post/209306/donald-trump-claims-won-vietnam-iraq-war President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday it would've taken him just five months to end a war he refused to fight in. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4bs4ptk2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiagj6pl7vl7gdpt53mgwtskgwmeeua7myw7mfhh4uepvfplir7aoe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Donald Trump is now peddling the fantasy that he could have &quot;won&quot; Vietnam in five months. Truly remarkable coming from the same man who invented &quot;bone spurs&quot; to stay home while others his age were on the front lines. A masterclass in cowardice-fueled revisionism.&iuml;&iquest;&frac14;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz/post/3mjz4bs4ptk2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Andrew Weinstein (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz?ref_src=embed">@andrewjweinstein.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz/post/3mjz4bs4ptk2h?ref_src=embed">Apr 21, 2026 at 9:40 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:32:16 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291547/trump-insists-he-would-have-won-war-he-dodged#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291547 news, 0.5 daily 291547 https://drudge.com/news/291518/canadian-pm-says-close-economic-ties-us https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/canadian-pm-says-close-economic-ties-with-us-have-become-a Mark Carney says that after decades of partnership with the United States, close economic ties between the two countries have become a "weakness" that must be corrected. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjus6exyjq2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih77bje3yec2g7gxpkkp4rgcxxorpqk34kzmhdu4xhngd6wcnjsqa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">"The U.S. has changed, and we must respond," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mjus6exyjq2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Daily Beast (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb?ref_src=embed">@thedailybeast.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mjus6exyjq2j?ref_src=embed">Apr 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:33:33 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291518/canadian-pm-says-close-economic-ties-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291518 news, 0.5 daily 291518 https://drudge.com/news/291517/israeli-soldier-destroys-jesus-statue https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/israel-soldier-jesus-statue-sledgehammer-lebanon The Israeli army has said it is investigating a soldier who was seen apparently striking a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces said they had determined that an image circulating on social media showing the incident was authentic. The image appears to show an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross. The sculpture is located in Debl, a Christian village in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. Israel's army said in a post on its official X account on Monday that it viewed the incident with "great severity" and that the "soldier's conduct is wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops". Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:33:45 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291517/israeli-soldier-destroys-jesus-statue#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291517 news, 0.5 daily 291517 https://drudge.com/news/291267/acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-express https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-100047752.html [Trump personal attorney Todd] Blanche: "If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, 'Thank you very much. I love you, sir.'" <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwh3gqnts2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidehu4q7hnhbkouiygdq5kqoa4p4lxeyxdlwwmva5pnmeexa3kx5i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Todd Blanche wants to normalize the president directing federal prosecutors to go after his political enemies.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/post/3miwh3gqnts2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mark Jacob (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw?ref_src=embed">@markjacob.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/post/3miwh3gqnts2a?ref_src=embed">Apr 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:32:31 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291267/acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-express#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291267 news, 0.5 daily 291267 https://drudge.com/news/291089/trump-let-crypto-private-equity-access https://newrepublic.com/article/208373/trump-401k-rule-crypto-private-equity The Trump administration on Monday announced plans to open 401(k) retirement plans to investments like crypto and private equity that are subject to far fewer safeguards than publicly traded assets like stocks and bonds. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieb3vjwhu2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaa6blfi25mshv22zxnqt2l2gtfwr5dcpyebnwi52bj7ye4tmgofi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Trump has spent much of his second term using the U.S. presidency as a giant ATM for himself, his family, and his cronies. Now he's devised a way for the cryptocurrency and private equity industries to do the same. trib.al/cPlmGK0<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/post/3mieb3vjwhu2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New Republic (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr?ref_src=embed">@newrepublic.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/post/3mieb3vjwhu2t?ref_src=embed">Mar 31, 2026 at 9:15 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:30:35 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291089/trump-let-crypto-private-equity-access#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291089 news, 0.5 daily 291089 https://drudge.com/news/291067/frank-bruni-trump-gladly-do https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/opinion/trump-death-mueller.html There are many signs of President Trump's deterioration, but on one front he has indisputably grown sharper and faster. He's at his peak when maligning the dead. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yllqcfu4oy424rlfpnzj32ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibq5eqic32m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiebpdh4dt4jhizl6wvfom4z3y2bh7o3xse2s77asjrxa5azrxp6sy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">"Trump wants us to become inured to his offenses," argues Frank Bruni, "because that inoculates him from any consequences."<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yllqcfu4oy424rlfpnzj32ka/post/3mibq5eqic32m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- New York Times Opinion (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yllqcfu4oy424rlfpnzj32ka?ref_src=embed">@nytopinion.nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yllqcfu4oy424rlfpnzj32ka/post/3mibq5eqic32m?ref_src=embed">Mar 30, 2026 at 9:07 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:33:49 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291067/frank-bruni-trump-gladly-do#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291067 news, 0.5 daily 291067 https://drudge.com/news/291035/taxpayer-tab-trumps-golf-habit-tops https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-golf-100-million_n_69c6e1dde4b041837420f5ad?origin=home-latest-news-unit This is Trump's 56th visit to his course in West Palm Beach and 110th golf day in just over 14 months in office, keeping him on track to spend $300 million on golf. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglb54a7vs2d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicz6gvnthpkoreb5p5awccorgmnh56glf52ptps7bxoc6xpqol2ua" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Can you believe that with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf." " Donald Trump (Oct 2014)<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz/post/3mglb54a7vs2d?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Andrew Weinstein (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz?ref_src=embed">@andrewjweinstein.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5dxdkowsvyeqpjwc6r4xrzsz/post/3mglb54a7vs2d?ref_src=embed">Mar 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:03:21 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291035/taxpayer-tab-trumps-golf-habit-tops#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291035 news breaking, 0.5 daily 291035 https://drudge.com/news/290985/worst-airport-america https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/worst-airport-wait-times-reason/686542/ Traveling by plane anywhere is bad right now, but in some places, it's worse. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi22bgbrp22g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreialm7xzc5m7l3fcxnry72eeuvtiowes6lfkdoieptaaviygctttoe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">More proof that Republicans wanted to withhold TSA funding to cause airport chaos for negotiating leverage. Everything they said about airports being a mess over the past two weeks is exactly what they wanted.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mi22bgbrp22g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ron Filipkowski (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur?ref_src=embed">@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mi22bgbrp22g?ref_src=embed">Mar 27, 2026 at 7:46 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:32:39 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/290985/worst-airport-america#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290985 news, 0.5 daily 290985 https://drudge.com/news/290984/trumps-war-expected-surge-us-inflation https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/26/us/trump-news#inflation-prices-energy-iran-oecd The war in Iran will lead to a surge in inflation this year ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2aq3tjxs2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig3dxanwc5twlwsbmt5zkgvo3brmbelt2vs7loqi6ygwqqf6fbkae" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Even before Trump's Iran war, Americans were facing sky-high prices and a historically bad job market. Now, costs are skyrocketing, including the average price of gas, and new reports estimate that inflation will surge above four percent. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mi2aq3tjxs2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jon Cooper (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky?ref_src=embed">@joncooper-us.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mi2aq3tjxs2i?ref_src=embed">Mar 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:31:33 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/290984/trumps-war-expected-surge-us-inflation#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290984 news, 0.5 daily 290984 https://drudge.com/news/290953/iran-us-negotiating-itself https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran/article/iran-war-latest-non-hostile-vessels-can-now-enter-strait-of-hormuz-tehran-says-nbhgc07z6?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeu0dpiEn2zfloZgfSqKmbLjvekqUQgfsih53fTCNoVUJWw_9qrUdJ6YiORaX4%3D&gaa_ts=69c3b78 An Iranian military spokesperson has mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal, insisting the US was only negotiating with itself. "Our first and last word has been the same from day one, and it will stay that way. Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you," Zolfaghari said. "Not now, not ever." Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:31:07 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/290953/iran-us-negotiating-itself#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290953 news, 0.5 daily 290953 https://drudge.com/news/290892/bogus-medical-reason-barron-trump https://www.aol.com/barron-trumps-military-duty-exemption-135149428.html Outraged Americans are demanding that members of the Trump family face conscription if a comprehensive military draft is enacted during wartime. However, the 19 year old may be exempt from military service due to a medical waiver. A medical exemption due to military standards could render the young Trump unfit for military service. <p>Barron stands at an impressive 6'7" tall, which may disqualify him from Army service, especially for certain roles requiring confined spaces such as armored vehicles, tanks, or aircraft. Typically, maximum height restrictions (for example, 80 inches/6'8" in the U.S. Army) are enforced to ensure safety and proper equipment compatibility. <p>If Barron were to receive a medical exemption, he wouldn't be the first in his family to avoid military service. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:01:23 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/290892/bogus-medical-reason-barron-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290892 discussion, 0.5 daily 290892 https://drudge.com/news/290800/aipac-falls-flat-dem-biss-wins-il-house https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/17/daniel-biss-wins-illinois-democratic-primary-00833490?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won Tuesday's Democratic primary to succeed Rep. Jan Schakowsky, dealing a blow to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in a race that had turned into a referendum on the group's ability to influence the party. Biss, whose mother is Israeli and whose grandparents are Holocaust survivors, has sharply criticized Israel's war in Gaza " and faced an onslaught of attack ads from a group aligned with AIPAC as a result. He defeated a crowded field that included social media influencer Kat Abughazaleh, a Palestinian American who is a more vocal critic, as well as AIPAC's preferred candidate, state Sen. Laura Fine. Biss is now favored to win the general election in the heavily Democratic district. <p>The race had become one of the country's most closely watched Democratic primaries, in large part because of AIPAC's involvement in a district whose population is more than 10 percent Jewish and which has had a Jewish representative for more than 60 years. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:50:36 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/290800/aipac-falls-flat-dem-biss-wins-il-house#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290800 discussion, 0.5 daily 290800