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Mamdani To Defy Federal Immigration, Setting Up Showdown With Trump

A major confrontation is emerging in New York City over immigration enforcement, as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has already publicly challenged federal authorities, heightening concerns about public safety and recent incidents of violence. Tensions escalated after City Councilman Shaun Abreu circulated a video showing Homeland Security officers detaining a migrant in Washington Heights. Abreu criticized the encounter as “deeply disturbing” and…
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Johnson Defends Trump Against Epstein Accusations

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday emphasized Congress’s recent legislative victories, indicating it is returning to regular order. He also disputed suggestions that President Donald Trump is in the Epstein files and revealed that the GOP-controlled House will more than likely pass a measure this week to release many of the files tied to Epstein. Johnson recognized that it could…
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Schumer Threatens To Shut Govt Down Amid Fury From Base

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, will have to deal with a political test this fall when Congress meets again. Lawmakers will be debating a new funding bill to keep the government open. With President Donald Trump in his second term, Democratic voters across the country are getting more and more upset with what they see…
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New Development In Comey Criminal Case Casts Bad Light On Former FBI Boss

Months before he was dismissed as FBI director, James Comey conveyed unease in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign when he informed Congress that agents had discovered additional Hillary Clinton emails on a laptop belonging to former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner, according to newly released court records. In an email now public through a recent court filing, Comey told…
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Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Admin Deportations To Third Countries

The U.S. Supreme Court approved the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court injunction that had blocked deportations of individuals to third countries without prior notice. The decision marks a near-term victory for the administration as it aims to implement its immigration crackdown swiftly. The Court ruled 6-3 in favor of staying the injunction, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena…
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Speaker Johnson Angry Over ‘Hidden’ Measure In Bill to Reopen Govt.

A little-noticed provision in the Senate’s latest government funding bill has renewed Republican scrutiny of surveillance practices used during the Biden administration in Jan. 6–related investigations. What began as a routine vote to avert a government shutdown escalated into a cross-chamber dispute after House Republicans learned that senators had added language offering legal protections available only to members of the…
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Obama Judge Drops Bombshell On Trump Admin Over Shutdown

A federal judge on Friday directed the Trump administration to pay out some November food stamp benefits using contingency funds, rejecting the claim that the government shutdown has effectively shuttered the program. U.S. District Judge John McConnell, an Obama appointee in Rhode Island, said Congress allocated billions of dollars to a contingency reserve that can be used to pay at…
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Letitia James Laughingly Claims Trump Admin’s Prosecution Is ‘Vindictive’

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) filed a motion Friday seeking to dismiss the federal fraud charges brought against her by the Trump administration, making the ironic claim that the case stems from President Trump’s personal and political animus toward her. “The government targeted AG James for prosecution because of the President’s genuine animus towards her protected campaign speech…
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FBI Refutes Tucker Carlson Allegations About Attempted Trump Assassin

The FBI is pushing back on claims made by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, rejecting his assertion that the bureau “lied” about details surrounding Thomas Crooks, the would-be assassin who attempted to kill President Donald Trump in 2024. Carlson had alleged that the FBI falsely stated Crooks had “no online footprint,” and he promised to release evidence disproving that claim, Newsweek reported.…
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Documents: Epstein Texted Dem Rep During Michael Cohen Testimony

Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that the convicted sex offender exchanged text messages with a Democratic member of Congress during Michael Cohen’s February 2019 testimony, and that those messages may have influenced the congresswoman’s questioning of Cohen. The documents, published Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee, include copies of Epstein’s digital communications, emails, and text messages, The…
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