Category: Trump Administration
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Iran Strike After Midterms? US Tells Gulf to Brace for a Short War
An Iran strike after midterms is no longer just rumor. The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries to be ready for a “short, intense military campaign” once the Nov. 3 elections are over, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday, citing people briefed on the conversations, according to Anadolu Agency and Iran International, which…
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Flávio Bolsonaro Landed in Florida. The US Was Right to Let Him In.
Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil instead of surrendering his passports, and the State Department says it will grant him and his family visas. Washington made the right call, but Bolsonaro still owes Brazil evidence.
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Biden’s Methane Rule Is on Its Way Out. Now Show the Math.
Biden’s methane rule is on the chopping block. On Tuesday, President Trump told a campaign crowd in Lubbock, Texas, that his administration is “terminating” the Biden-era rule on methane from oil and gas drilling, the Associated Press reports. He said the change would save consumers and producers $45 billion and unlock 210 million barrels of…
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The Air Force Almost Killed This Hypersonic Missile. Now It’s Buying It.
The Air Force finally has a hypersonic missile it is ready to buy. On Monday, Oct. 26, the service announced a $694 million contract with Lockheed Martin to produce the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, known as ARRW and pronounced “arrow”. Notably, the deal was signed on Sept. 29 but kept quiet for nearly a…
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A Grand Jury Refused to Indict Cassidy Hutchinson. DOJ Should Take the Hint.
A federal grand jury in D.C. refused to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over her disputed Jan. 6 testimony. Her steering wheel story deserved doubt, but a bad story isn’t a crime, and weak cases cost DOJ trust it needs.
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Supreme Court Ends Deportation Limbo. Next Time, Use the Front Door.
The Supreme Court refused to revive administrative closure, the Biden-era rule that let immigration judges shelve deportation cases. Ending deportation limbo is the right result, but the same-day Trump-Texas settlement that killed the rule is a tactic conservatives should think twice about.
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Ex-FBI Officials Hit With New Hunter Biden Laptop Charges. Now Prove It.
Prosecutors filed a superseding complaint accusing two ex-FBI counterintelligence officials of obstructing Congress and lying about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigations. Lying to Congress is a crime, but a complaint is only an accusation, and DOJ must now prove its case in court, not on a campaign calendar.
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California Noncitizen Ballots: DOJ Loses a Race It Started Late
A 2-1 Ninth Circuit panel tossed the DOJ’s emergency bid to set aside mail ballots from 20,000-plus people it calls likely noncitizens, calling the emergency partly self-made. Noncitizen voting is illegal, but election integrity has to be done early and by the book.
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DOJ Flags 400-Plus Noncitizen Voters in Washington. Check Every One.
The Trump DOJ says more than 400 people registered in Washington without U.S. citizenship cast 1,500 votes, and it wants their ballots set aside. Every name deserves a check through due process, and the DOJ owes the public its evidence.
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James Comey Charged a Third Time. This Leak Case Has a High Bar.
The Trump DOJ has charged former FBI Director James Comey a third time, over a 2016 leak to The New York Times that his lawyers say two U.S. Attorneys declined to prosecute. Leaks are serious, but a decade-old case filed without a grand jury has a high bar to clear.
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