The Trump administration’s plan to restrict passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans has been blocked by a federal judge. According to a decision made by U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick on Tuesday, transgender or nonbinary individuals who are either without a passport or need to apply for one can request a male,…
On Tuesday, former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will report to federal prison to start serving an 11-year sentence for acting as an Egyptian agent and accepting cash and gold bribes. According to his own attorney, the New Jersey Democrat has been called “Gold Bar Bob” for the crimes. In court documents filed last month, Menendez’s…
A New York municipal law enforcement agency assisting the Trump administration in its crackdown on illegal immigrants is the subject of a misconduct investigation by State Attorney General Letitia James. Documents detailing any collaboration between local law enforcement and federal agencies, such as Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, were…
Republican representatives from blue states blasted a Senate proposal to reduce the state and local tax deduction (SALT) maximum from the $40,000 level negotiated by the House to $10,000 and perhaps reduce Medicaid in order to fund President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” claiming it would be “dead on arrival.” A leaked draft of the Senate…
President Trump declared his intention to implement the “single largest Mass Deportation Program in History” by deploying new, larger waves of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to Democrat-run cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. On Truth Social Sunday night, Trump commended ICE agents for their “incredible strength, determination, and courage” while highlighting the…
On Thursday, a federal judge in Maryland affirmed a Department of Education (DOE) order to reduce a particular set of employees, giving the Trump administration a significant win. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher, who was first nominated by Barack Obama and later appointed by President Donald Trump, denied attempts to temporarily halt mass layoffs…
A former Democratic candidate for the New York state Assembly is accused of stealing $160,000 in taxpayer money by scamming the state’s new campaign matching-funds programme, according to statements made by federal prosecutors on Friday. A charge of wire fraud was brought against Dao Yin, who was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the Assembly’s…
On Thursday, three businessmen and a government contracting official entered guilty pleas to involvement in a $550 million bribery scam involving the troubled US Agency for International Development (USAID). Maryland resident Roderick Watson is accused of accepting bribes totalling more than $1 million during his tenure at USAID in exchange for exploiting his authority as…
After being found guilty of trading legislation for the benefit of his friends and allies, Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history and former speaker of the Illinois House, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $2.5 million on Friday, capping off a stunning decline in his political…
According to a report that was released on Thursday by the independent Congressional Budget Office, the budget reconciliation measure that was passed by the House and supported by the Trump administration would be beneficial to those with higher incomes, but it would be detrimental to those with lower incomes. The findings of the CBO indicated…
