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Three more Democratic lawmakers said they were contacted by federal prosecutors investigating their participation in a video last year reminding U.S. military and intelligence service members that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders.
President Donald Trump said that “we shouldn’t even have an election,” as he complained about the political risks his party faces in the 2026 midterms and boasted about his accomplishments.
The Justice Department has requested an interview with Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) over his participation in a video last year reminding U.S. military and intelligence service members that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. Crow is the second Democratic lawmaker to be contacted by the DOJ over the video this week.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) announced that federal prosecutors are investigating her for spearheading a video last year reminding U.S. military and intelligence service members that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders from the president.
Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist lawyer President Trump handpicked to prosecute his enemies last year, has accused a federal judge of abusing his power by asking her to explain how she remains the top federal prosecutor in eastern Virginia after a court formally disqualified her more than a month ago
Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the Justice Department, will testify publicly before a House committee later this month on the two criminal cases he led against President Trump.
Democratic lawmakers say that the Trump administration is continuing to illegally block congressional oversight of immigration enforcement facilities after three Minnesota congresswomen were denied entry to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Now, they’re challenging that policy in court. A dozen House Democrats asked a judge Monday to force the federal government to explain […]
Lawmakers from both parties and former U.S. monetary officials are sounding the alarm after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that President Trump was attempting to pressure the central bank into cutting interest rates through the threat of criminal prosecution.
President Donald Trump said he “should have” ordered the National Guard to seize ballot boxes during the 2020 election, raising fears he will actually do so in the upcoming midterm elections.
A federal court blocked core provisions of President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order Friday, ruling that the president had no authority to impose new election rules that threatened to disenfranchise voters and override state law. In a sweeping order, District Judge John H. Chun, appointed by President Joe Biden, ruled in favor of Washington and […]