The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general's corps read more
Radley Balko: We're in dire times. The opposition party should start acting like it. read more
The FBI is moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration. read more
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump's firing of the head of a board that resolves disputes between federal employees and the government was unlawful. read more
Trump is preparing a new travel rule that could force Canadians planning to stay in the country for more than 30 days to register their information with the US government and submit to fingerprinting. Effective 11 Apr, affected people would have to create an account with USCIS and schedule an appointment for fingerprinting as part of a background check. Canadian snowbirds began selling their Florida homes before this lunacy because of rising insurance costs. AI calculations suggest that the Sunshine State will lose billions of dollars of lost revenue from these Canadians. Real estate vultures will no doubt be taking advantage of lower condo prices. Trump is treating Canada like an enemy country, not a potential 51st state. read more
On Wednesday, the Senate voted to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from monitoring digital payments companies for fraud and privacy concerns -- which Democratic lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff said gave Elon Musk a "get out of jail free card." read more
The president denied that he said he wanted to cut military spending despite his recent suggestions that the US, Russia, and China could work out a three-way deal to slash their military budgets in half. read more
As the Friday night deadline that triggers a government shutdown approaches, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would not approve the Republican proposed budget bill. "Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their continuing resolution without any input -- any input -- from congressional Democrats. Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR," Schumer said on the floor, calling for a one-month funding bill that provides more time to negotiate a deal. Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11 CR that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass," he said. "I hope our Republican colleagues will join us to avoid a shutdown on Friday." read more
After Trump put tariffs on longtime friends and important allies, Canada and the EU duties have retaliated with there own tariffs which are aimed at Republican-held states. read more
The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, a research tool that publicizes the status of freedoms and threats to civil liberties worldwide. read more
Corporate CEOs have "plenty of clarity" on U.S. tariff policy, despite all the on-off-on changes of recent weeks, President Trump said Sunday. read more
The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization's staff -- a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the agency. read more
President Trump said Monday he will "lead the charge" to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for his refusal to support Republicans' government funding bill. read more
Elon Musk plans to donate $100 million to groups tied to US President Donald Trump's political network, The New York Times reported. read more
On Tuesday morning's edition of CNBC's Squawk on the Street, Cramer told co-host Carl Quintanilla that if there's a recession, it will be because Trump manufactured it, and slammed Trump's handling of trade with ostensible allies. He went on to say Trump is "playing with fire," and accused him of "arson." read more
The proposal to issue $5,000 "DOGE dividend" stimulus checks to American taxpayers has encountered a potential setback, as recent fiscal reports indicate that the anticipated savings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have not materialized.
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