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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. After a rough Senate hearing the day before , House Democrats proved far less interested in indulging her. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin set the tone early, cutting off Noem’s attempts to deflect criticism. “We're fighting for American citizens, Madam Secretary—” Raskin began. “Today yo…

The Department of Justice is a lawless hellscape right now, having descended into nothing but President Donald Trump’s personal law firm and revenge machine. It’s stuffed with baby lawyers with no experience, Trump’s own former criminal defense attorneys , and a rotating cast of line attorneys who face threats of civil and criminal contempt from judges who are sick of the DOJ’s bullshit. Attorney…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison testified before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday, where GOP Reps. James Comer of Kentucky and Nancy Mace of South Carolina failed to cast them as soft on fraud. “Our Medicaid error rate is lower than your state,” Walz shot back early in the hearing, fact-checking Comer’s claim that “everyone” knows Walz has failed to address fraud…

Staring down a brutal GOP primary runoff and a difficult general election for a Senate seat in Texas, President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared ready to cave to pressure from congressional Republicans to finally make an endorsement, which he had refused to do in the initial primary race. For months, Republicans have begged Trump to back Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection bid in the Lone Star State,…

On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unleashed a second bloodlust-filled briefing about President Donald Trump’s war on Iran. Hegseth touted the administration’s escalating bombing campaign in the Middle East, declaring the U.S. and Israel were bringing “death and destruction from the sky all day long.” “This was never meant to be a fair fight,” Hegseth said. “We are punching them while t…

There were a lot of splashy stories Monday after the Justice Department dropped its appeals against the law firms it targeted with punitive executive orders, seemingly coming to its senses after repeatedly losing in the lower courts. But less than 24 hours later, the DOJ changed its mind, filing what can only be described as a “whoopsie, we take it back” motion. Is there any explanation or legal …

On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth railed against accurate reporting on the deaths of American soldiers that have occurred thanks to President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran. YouTube Video Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Hegseth parroted Trump’s use of the phrase “fake news” to describe fact-based reporting on news reflecting negatively on the administration. “Wh…

Tuesday marked the first primary elections of the 2026 midterms, and it was a great night for Democrats as they work to claw their way out of the congressional minority and put a check on President Donald Trump’s corrupt and cruel agenda. Not only did Democrats come out with top-tier nominees for must-win races , but also they get to watch the GOP suffer through politically perilous runoffs that …

Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, who was the face of President Donald Trump’s invasion of Minnesota that terrorized and even killed residents, may now face legal consequences for his actions. Mary Moriarty, County Attorney for Hennepin County, said in a press conference on Monday that her office is investigating 17 cases involving the administration’s deployment of federal officers to the s…

It didn’t take long for the economy to prove President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address wrong. Trump may have declared inflation “ over ” and dismissed the affordability crisis as a myth created by Democrats, but his own Labor Department just published new wholesale price data that blows a hole in Trump’s latest economic lies. The January producer price index rose at an eye-popping 2.9% …