https://drudge.com/user/Qcp New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/295351/federal-judge-strips-ice-presumption https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/willing-to-lie-federal-judge-strips-ice-of-presumption-of-honesty-orders-agency-to-turn-over-arrest-records-and-bodycam-footage-after-agent-fabricated-report/ A federal judge in Oregon says he can no longer assume ICE agents are telling the truth in their arrest paperwork, declaring Monday that live testimony is now "necessary" after finding that warrantless arrests are still being made and facts are being "fabricated in official records" by immigration officers <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:3qqoasoyamvrk7azqz6hesyu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeghx34l52w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaoo5swipbymlb7uexlkwaowottcufrk7j5uf6ve2qytsm563f5c4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued a preliminary order earlier this year that ICE could only make a warrantless arrest if the person is likely to flee, and the agency must document those arrests. He ruled Monday that ICE officers have continued to make arrests in Oregon without warrants. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3qqoasoyamvrk7azqz6hesyu/post/3mzeghx34l52w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- OPB (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3qqoasoyamvrk7azqz6hesyu?ref_src=embed">@opb.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3qqoasoyamvrk7azqz6hesyu/post/3mzeghx34l52w?ref_src=embed">6:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:31:01 -0500 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295351/federal-judge-strips-ice-presumption#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295351 news, 0.5 daily 295351 https://drudge.com/news/295361/john-fetterman-doesnt-matter-anymore https://www.newsweek.com/john-fetterman-doesnt-matter-anymore-12662726 Fetterman, who has long faced criticism from wings of his party for obstructing the Democratic agenda by voting with Republicans, will now have less power ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhmmxytn22k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreib66ten5inzl5p742pofo6wj3fmf6leyu5mgt3axoalpjnhrhon5i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Democrats will have at least 52 Senate seats. That means John Fetterman will not be the chamber&#x27;s deciding vote.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mzhmmxytn22k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mzhmmxytn22k?ref_src=embed">12:28 AM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 4, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:30:48 -0500 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295361/john-fetterman-doesnt-matter-anymore#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295361 news, 0.5 daily 295361 https://drudge.com/news/295370/montana-bans-dark-money-setting-up https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/montana-bans-dark-money-setting-up-challenge-to-citizens-united Montana voters became the first in the nation Tuesday to sign off on an ambitious plan for banishing political dark money, putting the state on a collision course with the landmark Citizens United ruling. The ballot initiative, I-194, which passed with 66% support as of early Wednesday morning, harnesses a novel legal theory in an effort to get around the 2010 US Supreme Court decision that dismantled corporate campaign finance regulation. Its effect would be a statewide backdoor ban on election spending by the businesses, unions, and nonprofits pouring money into the US political system. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:58:03 -0500 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295370/montana-bans-dark-money-setting-up#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295370 discussion, 0.5 daily 295370 https://drudge.com/news/295357/hey-republicans-mandate https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article317915139.html Paige Masten: It didn't matter to them that President Donald Trump failed to win 50% of the national popular vote, or that he just barely surpassed that margin in North Carolina. They deemed it a mandate nonetheless ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2orsuabrdskjpuglpru77po2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhbwglr7k2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidzsdqltmavqdhf2vccbzpizf47vl5o2i76aw6rvli2dkrhamiodi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">sean hannity, who said trump&#x27;s 2024 margin of victory of 1.5% was a mandate, issues the proclamation that the democrats will overreach and do not have a mandate despite the blue tsunami of course<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2orsuabrdskjpuglpru77po2/post/3mzhbwglr7k2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Oliver Willis (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2orsuabrdskjpuglpru77po2?ref_src=embed">@owillis.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2orsuabrdskjpuglpru77po2/post/3mzhbwglr7k2o?ref_src=embed">9:16 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:30:05 -0500 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295357/hey-republicans-mandate#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295357 news, 0.5 daily 295357 https://drudge.com/news/295336/governor-warns-new-jersey-ports-turn-away https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/nyregion/new-jersey-russian-fuel-sherrill-ports.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NlE.wlX_.F23W51nsSZi_&smid=url-share Gov. Mikie Sherrill sent a letter to 12 port and terminal operators in the state, warning them they "could be subject to millions of dollars in penalties" long after President Trump leaves office. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:y55kkr3xzg3bz2ve3hdlflkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzequcmogc2q" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigdfwr4jfdlx4an2gt7c7t54v7ziuhuuworrnjvu6xxd2ce3v4jhe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Gov. Mikie Sherrill just picked a fight with Putin - and President Trump - over tankers filled with Russian diesel that might be headed toward ports in Linden, Bayonne, Carteret and/or Perth Amboy, NJ.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y55kkr3xzg3bz2ve3hdlflkd/post/3mzequcmogc2q?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Tracey Tully (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y55kkr3xzg3bz2ve3hdlflkd?ref_src=embed">@traceytully.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y55kkr3xzg3bz2ve3hdlflkd/post/3mzequcmogc2q?ref_src=embed">9:06 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:31:49 -0500 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295336/governor-warns-new-jersey-ports-turn-away#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295336 news, 0.5 daily 295336 https://drudge.com/news/295332/voters-sitting-one-out https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/11/midterm-voters-sitting-out/689255/ Over the past decade, Andrew Leyva shaded the space next to Donald Trump's name each time it appeared on his ballot ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wyx6jqc7kfp6att46juk3vc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3xttasps2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifhd2mm7v24uf335xouksg6upetgzuyyuzxymkttwxjwanvegwy2y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">White nationalists will be voting. ICE defenders will be voting. Pedophile protectors will be voting. Phobic Christians will be voting. Insurrectionists will be voting. Genocide supporters will be voting. Book banners will be ... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wyx6jqc7kfp6att46juk3vc3/post/3mz3xttasps2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- John Pavlovitz (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wyx6jqc7kfp6att46juk3vc3?ref_src=embed">@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wyx6jqc7kfp6att46juk3vc3/post/3mz3xttasps2w?ref_src=embed">10:17 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:30:35 -0500 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295332/voters-sitting-one-out#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295332 news, 0.5 daily 295332 https://drudge.com/news/295322/half-military-wants-quit-over-trump https://www.alternet.org/trump-hegseth-military-2678187728/ According to Military.com, a poll conducted by Common Defense "found that 53 percent of active-duty service members want to separate from service sooner because they said the military is becoming more politicized." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mze6gk3nhq22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibicidopfq7bnf7w4h72axibumvzhrig4fl7k3aetx7kub352jy4q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The Trump administration's hyperpoliticized military environment apparently has thousands of active-duty military members looking toward the exit. https://mrf.lu/2Frqx<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/post/3mze6gk3nhq22?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/3mze6gk3nhq22?ref_src=embed">3:36 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:30:17 -0500 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295322/half-military-wants-quit-over-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295322 news, 0.5 daily 295322 https://drudge.com/news/295244/trump-moves-natalie-into-ultra-private-white https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-moves-natalie-into-ultra-private-white-house-hideaway/ar-AA2giZpJ The New York Times article describes Trump's private dining room, which is located just off the Oval Office at the White House, where he watches television and makes phone calls. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzfg6p2od2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibr2mvqmhmrfgwmbv55ozeq3plrq2pzgaumhu5kdhpxzrl3ntr64a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Natalie Harp and her 'human printer' operation have taken over Trump's private dining room<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/post/3myzfg6p2od2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy?ref_src=embed">@the-independent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/post/3myzfg6p2od2v?ref_src=embed">9:42 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:31:09 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295244/trump-moves-natalie-into-ultra-private-white#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295244 news, 0.5 daily 295244 https://drudge.com/news/295245/federal-debt-hits-100-gdp https://www.wsj.com/economy/federal-debt-hits-100-of-gdp-585d3cb0 The U.S. national debt reached 100% of gross domestic product for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, hitting the triple-digit mark for the first time since 1946. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzv4sbwqs24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihp6sfxbrgrj445dyrerjfvszzafalqbalalchmdhbrw7erpxkz34" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The national debt reached 100% of gross domestic product for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, hitting the triple-digit mark for the first time since 1946. www.wsj.com/economy/fede ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca/post/3myzv4sbwqs24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mia Farrow (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca?ref_src=embed">@miafarrow.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca/post/3myzv4sbwqs24?ref_src=embed">2:23 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:32:42 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295245/federal-debt-hits-100-gdp#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295245 news, 0.5 daily 295245 https://drudge.com/news/295201/iran-attacking-ships-strait https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/donald-trump-has-a-problem-iran-is-attacking-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-now-at-record-levels/ October has brought more attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz than any month since tracking began, with Reuters counting at least twenty-eight. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykiwqmvro23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid5yu7wpvsrchbt5nh673s7xkgg6xkzlp4ncuryanzpma2dq2bgtm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz hit record high in October reut.rs/4z5EjDb<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mykiwqmvro23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Reuters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r?ref_src=embed">@reuters.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mykiwqmvro23?ref_src=embed">11:35 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:32:12 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295201/iran-attacking-ships-strait#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295201 news, 0.5 daily 295201 https://drudge.com/news/295200/kushner-got-secretary-state-fired-after https://newrepublic.com/post/217201/jared-kushner-secretary-state-fired-dictator-paid-him Kushner reportedly got former Secretary Rex Tillerson fired after the UAE paid him millions"prompting another nation to also pay Kushner to ensure favors of their own, according to a new book. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuv6smrdy2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigymybrgcb7ynx3vfgwzvpz3hapqojd4v5j23iwe57qlcs36vuzla" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by tweet in 2018. A new book alleges the United Arab Emirates paid Jared Kushner $50 million for helping push him out, which Kushner's attorney denies.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3myuv6smrdy2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Raw Story (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f?ref_src=embed">@rawstory.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3myuv6smrdy2n?ref_src=embed">2:40 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:30:15 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295200/kushner-got-secretary-state-fired-after#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295200 news, 0.5 daily 295200 https://drudge.com/news/295221/tina-brown-trumps-moment-truth https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/trumps-moment-of-truth For two years, we've been trudging through sludge, trapped in Trump's MAGgoty reality-show rerun. We wake up every morning to the dread realization that a demented conman in a mangy rug still occupies the glitzed-up Oval Office (or as Obama put it, Saddam Hussein's version of a Cheesecake Factory) But is the Ceausescu balcony moment drawing near on Nov 3? Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:25:43 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295221/tina-brown-trumps-moment-truth#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295221 discussion, 0.5 daily 295221 https://drudge.com/news/295198/trump-jr-hunting-trip-russian-oligarch https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/report-details-trump-jr-hunting-trip-with-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev/ar-AA2g9E0j Donald Trump Jr. enjoyed a hunting trip with the Putin-linked Russian oligarch who paid for his lavish Caribbean wedding, it has been revealed. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/app.bsky.feed.post/3myu5dg6i3j2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidie4g6cd3q7qiwi5u5pjaj77i2ly4vi2jgoef7cktfstuwpljswi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang=""> The Financial Times revealed Donald Trump Jr. stayed at a remote Mongolian hunting camp with Putin-tied businessman Umar Kremlev while hunting rare Altai argali sheep. Kremlev has maintained close ties to Vladimir Putin. united24media.com/world/donald ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/post/3myu5dg6i3j2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- UNITED24 Media (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y?ref_src=embed">@united24media.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/post/3myu5dg6i3j2i?ref_src=embed">7:34 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:30:47 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295198/trump-jr-hunting-trip-russian-oligarch#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295198 news, 0.5 daily 295198 https://drudge.com/news/295199/trumps-pardon-economy-crime-victims-lost https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/trump-pardon-economy-investigation/ All told, Mr. Trump's clemency orders have erased at least $119 million in unpaid restitution since January 2025, a CBS News investigation has found. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuuehmk5k2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreignfno5wlrxsahjtwjetdwmaem45h2oir4sqorgrimuzp2mmsloku" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">President Trump&#x27;s second term pardons and clemency orders have erased at least $119 million in unpaid restitution to crime victims, including small businesses and community banks. One of many concrete harms of Trump&#x27;s corruption ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75/post/3myuuehmk5k2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CREW (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75?ref_src=embed">@citizensforethics.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75/post/3myuuehmk5k2r?ref_src=embed">2:26 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:33:52 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295199/trumps-pardon-economy-crime-victims-lost#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295199 news, 0.5 daily 295199 https://drudge.com/news/295180/us-government-hiding-secret-court-ruling https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-is-hiding-a-secret-court-ruling-about-how-it-spies-on-americans/ Two Democratic senators who have long overseen US intelligence say the Trump administration is illegally withholding a secret court's findings from Congress until lawmakers renew a program that lets federal agents read Americans' communications without a warrant. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrwbx6mf22a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih7bnjdavvzeovukpb67p2y2bhd7o4ir5w5ti7gdj5g7rdrhpkyny" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEW: US lawmakers say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding a secret court opinion about the surveillance of Americans, even as it presses Congress to renew America's most sweeping surveillance program.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/post/3myrwbx6mf22a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- dell cameron (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk?ref_src=embed">@dell.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/post/3myrwbx6mf22a?ref_src=embed">10:22 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:33:43 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295180/us-government-hiding-secret-court-ruling#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295180 news, 0.5 daily 295180