Federal appeals court rules in favor of Trump administration on DC National Guard deployment

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s bid to continue the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., signaling that it may find the troop’s deployment within the nation’s capital to be lawful.  In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel indefinitely paused Read More >

FCC Chair Brendan Carr accused of presiding over censorship, told to resign in tense hearing exchange

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., reprimanded Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr during a Wednesday hearing, saying he should resign over what the senator called “mafia threats.” Carr appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee to discuss his call in September for broadcasters to consider removing ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel from the air — a move critics said Read More >

ICE chief fires back at ‘100% false’ sanctuary city ‘harassment’ claims

Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), pushed back on criticism that federal agents are “harassing” communities during enforcement operations, arguing that ICE personnel are forced into communities by sanctuary jurisdictions that routinely release offenders. Lyons asserted that ICE officers are “doing targeted enforcement on these individuals that were actually released Read More >

Trump gets fresh digs in at Biden, Obama with new plaques added to White House ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’

President Donald Trump took some not-so-subtle swipes at his predecessors with new plaques under their portraits in the new White House “Presidential Walk of Fame.”  Former President Joe Biden had already been mocked in the installation, which was unveiled in September, with Trump using a photo of the autopen to represent the 46th president. Now, Read More >