Public Citizen has filed a formal Hatch Act complaint against Attorney General Todd Blanche after he appeared at a campaign rally in New York supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and praised him from the stage.

Maj. Jason Watson, the active-duty U.S. Air Force officer arrested after calling for Trump’s removal over the Iran War, said he is willing to accept whatever punishment comes with speaking out.

A win, at least for now. The Trump administration has paused all border construction inside Big Bend National Park following intense bipartisan backlash. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott says he is heading to the park for an on-the-ground evaluation before deciding how to proceed.

Trump seems determined to weaken America by undermining the very allies who make us stronger. Hours before major U.S.-South Korea military exercises began, Trump called for the drills to be scaled back. These exercises have long been one of the clearest demonstrations of

Foodborne illnesses tied to outbreaks have exploded in 2026, with federal data showing roughly four times as many reported illnesses as recent years.

A win! The Supreme Court has for the second time refused Trump’s request to review the $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll.

If you care about protecting Big Bend, it may be time to rethink where you spend your money. YETI co-founder Ryan Seiders is part-owner of a West Texas ranch that has been facilitating construction tied to Trump’s border wall project in the Big Bend region.

This will shock absolutely no one, but today on Meet the Press, Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge that he would always act independently of the White House. The Justice Department has already pursued investigations or prosecutions involving a growing list of Trump’s political

ICE has now published a notice outlining plans to spend $20 million on a product called G.L.O.V.E., short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.

This is absolutely horrible. Why does it feel like every single day this administration has to destroy something else? The Trump administration is planning a border patrol road across Mariscal Mountain in Big Bend National Park, and building the route

It’s honestly just sad. The incompetence of this administration is affecting literally everyone. Photo source: MeidasTouch

Trump is now accusing the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the nonprofit suing his administration over the White House ballroom project, of revealing “Top Military Secrets” in its lawsuit.

The Trump administration’s EPA approved two new chemicals for use in semiconductor manufacturing even after its own review identified potential health risks to workers and the public. Those risks include cancer, neurological harm, and dangerous effects from inhalation exposure.

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Trump is back at the Supreme Court with yet another emergency request. This time, he wants the justices to let construction continue on his sprawling $400 million White House ballroom project while the legal fight plays out. Just last week, the

Saw this headline and genuinely thought it was from The Onion: “Abdul is a puppy killer.” Nope. The Republican Party actually shared it. They are completely losing their minds.

Reading all the reports people are sharing about the conditions our troops are dealing with is heartbreaking. This administration is horrible!

Today, during the court hearing we posted about earlier, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan pressed the Justice Department over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and whether the Trump administration has actually complied with his previous court orders.

The Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board just voted to put Trump’s name back on the building’s facade and partially close the iconic arts center for up to two years for renovations.

REMINDER: This starts in about 30 minutes.

At 1:00 p.m. ET today, Thursday, August 13, a federal court hearing will be held in Katie Phang’s lawsuit against Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche over the Epstein files.

It has officially been one year since Trump took control of the nation’s capital using our own National Guard.

There are disturbing reports coming from the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been on an extended deployment overseas. Navy Times and Stars and Stripes have both reported this week on sailors aboard the ship struggling with their mental health, including sailors attempting to jump overboard.

Celebrating Karoline Leavitt leaving, while also realizing there’s a very good chance someone just as terrible will replace her.

They really are the Gestapo, and they just keep escalating their use of force. The Department of Homeland Security is now moving to equip ICE officers with gloves capable of delivering electrical shocks.

They need to stop using the same playbook every single time. ICE agents make an aggressive move, then immediately push a version of events that paints the person they confronted as the threat.

This is concerning. Mike Lindell is refusing to concede the Minnesota Republican primary, claiming there are “anomalies” in the vote totals that his team plans to investigate. The problem is that this wasn’t even a particularly close race.

A win for voting rights! A federal judge in Massachusetts has expanded her earlier ruling against key parts of Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting, blocking enforcement of the order for the 2026 midterms. The judge again emphasized a basic constitutional point that the president does not

The Trump administration has pulled federal funding for the Arctic Report Card, an annual scientific assessment that has tracked the rapidly changing Arctic for the past two decades.

The Trump administration is making an intense push to identify and deport noncitizens who registered to vote, even if they did so inadvertently or never actually cast a ballot.