HUFFPOST - Justices Kagan, Barrett Plea For More Security Funding Amid Rise In Threats To Court
“The threats are constant, and they’re always there,” testified Justice Amy Coney Barrett while requesting a roughly $14 million budget increase.
HUFFPOST - Senator Alleges RFK Jr. Broke Law By Urging Libertarians To Quit Iowa Races
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races.
HUFFPOST - 2 Illinois Teens Facing Murder Charges In Fatal Shootings Of 5 Family Members
A 16-year-old boy will be prosecuted as an adult, while the case against a 15-year-old girl will start in juvenile court before a possible transfer to the St. Clair County criminal court, the county prosecutor’s office said.
HUFFPOST - ICE Tells Agents To Pause Most Vehicle Stops: Reports
The directive comes after the fatal shootings of two men by ICE agents in less than a week.
HUFFPOST - Man Fleeing ICE Killed By Tractor Trailer, Marking Third Death In A Week
The death follows ICE-involved shootings in Texas and Maine.
HUFFPOST - Elon Musk Possibly Violated Law With Voter Payout Claims
The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has found probable cause that the Tesla mogul broke state law when he promised to hand out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election.
HUFFPOST - People Are Naming The Celebs They Were Shocked To Learn Were MAGA — And I'm Sorry, But Adam Sandler Just Broke My Brain
“He's literally besties with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner so I'm sorry, I'm counting it.”
NYTIMES (Olivia Diaz) - House Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
House Republicans and Democrats united in favor of a bill to eliminate semiannual clock-changing, but it faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
DAILYCALLER (Derek VanBuskirk) - The Agency Elizabeth Warren Built Now Advances Trump’s Agenda
‘Too many duplicative regulatory agencies’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the brainchild of Democrat Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, was co-opted by the Trump administration to achieve its own goals in the fight against illegal immigration. Guidance issued by the CFPB last month reminded creditors of their obligations to “assess consumers’ ability to repay before offering mortgages and certain open-end credit products,” specifically noting that they should consider “consumers’ immigration status, especially where removal from the United States may disrupt the consumer’s income.” (RELATED: Democrats Plot Eleventh-Hour ‘Gerrymandering’ Effort To Oust Blue State’s Sole Republican Rep) The guidance then goes to great lengths to clarify that…Open