Tag: 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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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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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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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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Why Two GOP Senators Are Blocking Trump’s AG Pick
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after two Republican senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, refused to commit their support. Their objection is not personal, and it is not partisan theater aimed at the other party. It is aimed squarely at…
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Trump Called Off the Iran Strike. Tehran Says He Is Lying About Why
President Trump announced late Saturday night that he canceled a planned strike on Iran’s energy infrastructure, saying Iran and other Middle Eastern nations asked the United States to hold off because the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to. The news that Trump cancels Iran strike has already generated strong reactions worldwide. Within hours,…
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Capital One Just Torched the Trump Debanking Lawsuit With One Filing
Capital One told a federal judge on Friday that it closed more than 300 Trump Organization bank accounts in 2021 because its anti-money laundering team flagged the transactions. The closures were not because of the January 6th riot or the political mood in Washington. This is the first time any bank has put a money…
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Congress Passed the Biggest Housing Bill in 30 Years. Trump Wouldn’t Sign It.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law at midnight on July 11, 2026, without President Trump’s signature. Congress had passed it 85-5 in the Senate and 358-32 in the House. Those are the kind of margins Washington almost never produces anymore, on any subject. The president called the bill “a big yawn,” cancelled…
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Zero Election Commissioners, Four Months Before You Vote
On Thursday, July 9, President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland. The last Republican commissioner, Christy McCormick, resigned the same day. The other Republican seat had been empty since Donald Palmer left in April to join the Heritage Foundation. So, four months before the…
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