Author: David Zimmermann, Washington Examiner
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Todd Blanche wants to move DOJ away from Epstein files after replacing Bondi
Interim Attorney General Todd Blanche, who assumed the role from Pam Bondi on Thursday, said he wants to distance the Department of Justice from its work on the Epstein files in the future. The Epstein files have been a thorn in the DOJ leadership’s side for the past year, culminating in a new law that…
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Democrats refer Kristi Noem to DOJ for perjury during congressional hearings
Congressional Democrats are referring outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to the Justice Department for lying under oath during her oversight hearings before the House and Senate earlier this month. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking members of their chambers’ respective judiciary committees, asked Attorney General Pam Bondi on…
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Strait of Hormuz dispute won’t delay Trump’s visit to China, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday dispelled a “false narrative” that President Donald Trump would delay his upcoming trip to China because of a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. In a new interview with the Financial Times, Trump suggested he would postpone his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the United States seeks…
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Airport chaos escalates pressure to resolve DHS government shutdown
A few major airports across the country experienced long security lines for several hours on Sunday as unpaid staffers with the Transportation Security Administration called out of work amid the partial government shutdown. The shutdown has directly affected the Department of Homeland Security and its agencies, including TSA, since Feb. 14. In Congress, Democrats withheld…
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RFK Jr. calls Trump’s diet ‘unhinged’: ‘I don’t know how he’s alive’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President Donald Trump has the “most unhinged eating habits” out of all the Cabinet members, revealing his diet often consists of candy, Diet Coke, and McDonald’s. Still, Kennedy said, Trump manages to have the “constitution of a deity” and the most energy out of anyone…
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Judge temporarily blocks transfer of Miami land for Trump presidential library
A Florida judge ruled on Tuesday to temporarily block the transfer of land in downtown Miami to be used for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed last week by a Miami historian and racial activist who took issue with the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees’ Sept. 23…
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Hochul fires at Stefanik over New York Young Republicans’ leaked texts
Young Republican leaders across the nation have exchanged racist texts that have been leaked in a new report, landing the New York GOP in the crossfire. Politico reported that the Telegram messages labeled black people monkeys and “the watermelon people” and also called for rape against their political opponents, among other examples. The texts were…
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Cory Mills hit with restraining order after ex alleged sextortion and threats of violence
A judge handed Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) a restraining order on Tuesday related to allegations against the congressman that he threatened to release sexually explicit content of his ex-girlfriend and to harm any boyfriends she may have in the future. The Florida judge found the restraining order was necessary for “protection against dating violence,” per…
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Schiff tells Trump ‘put down your phone’ after president calls impeachment ‘illegal hoax’
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told President Donald Trump to “put down your phone,” referring to his social media tirades, after Trump called his first impeachment an “illegal hoax” led by Schiff at the time. Schiff’s comment took a dig at one of Trump’s latest Truth Social posts on Sunday. “The Ukraine Impeachment (of me!) Scam…
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Bowser wants DC Council to pass bill allowing marriage licenses amid shutdown
Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday urged the District of Columbia Council to pass an emergency bill that would allow the city to issue marriage licenses during the government shutdown. The Marriage Bureau in the D.C. Superior Court has been closed since the shutdown took effect last week, preventing soon-to-be-wed couples from making their union legal.…