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Federal appeals court backs DOJ administrative subpoenas targeting gender-affirming care
The 2-1 Ninth Circuit opinion, issued Friday, prompted a strong dissent from Judge Richard Paez.
In a Truth social post, Trump posts language as his own that comes from an April DOJ brief that sounded like a Truth social post
The Friday night social media rant came as Solicitor General John Sauer is asking the Supreme Court to let Trump build his ballroom now.
The presumption of irregularity
It's a new DOJ, and that's no good. This week alone, DOJ's actions regarding executive privilege, the IRS case sanctions order, the Epstein files, and DHS investigations are at issue.
Reports of Trump's catering-truck transfer in Turkey raise big questions about the recent NYT subpoenas
“So, you’re saying there wasn’t a security threat,” a reporter asked on July 8. “No, no, why would there be,” Trump replied. Two days later, DOJ went after the reporters who looked into the story.
One year in, Trump's troop deployment in D.C. is ongoing, unending, pointless — and very bad
The "America 250" flags are a particularly empty emblem on the uniforms of troops deployed on the streets of the nation's capital. And for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
Three examples of how Trump's lawlessness is spreading — and how the other branches are failing
Todd Blanche is confirmed as attorney general, Stephen Miller is backing a new birthright citizenship executive order, and Judge Emily Marks won't dismiss the SPLC indictment.
Eleventh Circuit, on an 8-5 vote, holds that Florida's anti-drag law is likely constitutional
A majority of the court, however, disagreed with Judge Andrew Brasher that the court should rule on whether the statewide injunction entered in the case was an improper "universal injunction."
Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care.
Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not principled.
Jeanine Pirro's motion to dismiss the Reflecting Pool case is going to have ripple effects
The decision to end the case against former Olympian David Hearn is already making a big splash — and this is likely just the beginning, not the end, of the matter.