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A firestorm has erupted on Capitol Hill, aimed directly at a single, powerful federal judge. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is facing a torrent of criticism from Republican senators, with some even calling for his impeachment, after it was revealed he signed off on subpoenas for their phone records during the Jan. 6 investigation. But…

The words were vile, specific, and violent. A former Coast Guard officer wrote online that he wanted someone to “take the shot” at President Trump, adding that he “would twist the knife after sliding it into [Trump’s] fatty flesh” and would “pitch in” for a hitman. The Department of Justice charged him with a felony…

The long and heated war over who gets to set the rules for America’s elections has just seen a decisive battle. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a permanent, final ruling on the President’s attempt to unilaterally change how Americans register to vote. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has permanently blocked a key…

The clock was just hours away from striking midnight on the first of the month, a deadline that threatened to plunge 42 million Americans into a food crisis. As the government shutdown dragged on, the nation’s food stamp program was set to go dark. In a last-minute, dramatic intervention, the third branch of our government…

Senator Lindsey Graham wants to amend the Constitution to force members of Congress to forfeit their paychecks during government shutdowns. He introduced the proposal Wednesday – on day 30 of a shutdown that has left 1.3 million federal workers unpaid while senators and representatives continue collecting their $174,000 annual salaries without interruption. Graham’s logic is…

Twenty-five Democratic governors and attorneys general filed an emergency lawsuit Tuesday demanding the Trump administration release $9.2 billion in food stamp benefits for November, warning that 42 million Americans will lose SNAP assistance starting November 1 if the government shutdown continues. The USDA says it won’t tap its $5 billion contingency fund to cover the…

Derek Lopez flipped a Turning Point USA table at Illinois State University, got fired from his teaching assistant position, and then allegedly posted threats against President Trump online. The FBI and Secret Service arrested him Tuesday following a month-long joint investigation. He faces federal charges for threatening a sitting president. The sequence reveals how campus…

President Trump announced Wednesday night that he has ordered the Department of War to resume nuclear weapons testing “immediately” to match other nations’ programs. The directive ends a 33-year American moratorium on nuclear testing that has been maintained by presidents of both parties since 1992. Trump cited Russia’s recent missile tests and China’s growing nuclear…

A quiet but significant power struggle is erupting within the Department of Homeland Security, the massive federal agency tasked with securing America’s borders and enforcing its immigration laws. A major leadership overhaul is underway at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with numerous field office chiefs reportedly being removed and replaced by officials from U.S.…

Congress handed the agency a blank check, a mandate to more than double its size in a matter of months. But the massive hiring surge at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is running into a hard reality: finding qualified recruits is proving far more difficult than lawmakers anticipated. Now, facing a looming deadline, the…