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Erik Siebert, the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, notified his staff Friday that he is resigning, according to a copy of the email he sent to employees obtained by CBS News. The news came after multiple sources told CBS News earlier in the day that federal prosecutors for the district were concerned that Siebert could be removed for failing to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud. President Trump did not push back on those concerns, saying Friday, “Yeah, I want him out.” The Justice Department has not responded to requests for comment.  An all-staff meeting…

Jon Wiener:  From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the show: why fascists fear teachers. Randi Weingarten will explain.  But first: some good news for Democrats – from all the recent special elections. John Nichols will report–in a minute.[BREAK]We’re told the Democratic brand is in deep trouble, but Democrats have been winning special elections for the last few months — lots of special elections, all over the place. For comment, we turn to John Nichols.  Of course he’s executive editor of The Nation. We reached him today at home in Madison. John, welcome…

A federal judge in Florida has thrown out President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, citing its excessive length, but giving his attorneys a chance to file a shorter, amended version of the complaint within a month.In the ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Steven Merryday said the original 85-page complaint was “decidedly improper and impermissible” and went well beyond Rule 8 of federal rules of civil procedure, which requires that each allegation be “simple, concise and direct.”Merryday, a George H.W. Bush nominee, criticized the complaint’s “abundant, florid, and enervating detail,” including superfluous references to “The Apprentice,” Mr. Trump’s…

The Trump administration is ending the Temporary Protected Status of thousands of immigrants from Syria living in the U.S., arguing it is not in America’s interest to continue the humanitarian program, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday.The department said conditions no longer prevent Syrians from returning to their war-ravaged homeland. Syria faced a bloody civil war for over a decade until dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted last year. Sectarian violence has continued even after the Assad government was overthrown. In a statement, DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin also cited terrorist activity in Syria as additional grounds to terminate the TPS program.”Syria…

Jimmy Kimmel Live! was pulled off the air by ABC this week following threats from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr. Kimmel is shown above in Hollywood, Calif., in 2018. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Turner hide caption toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Turner Late night talk show hosts warned about the future of free speech in the U.S. on Thursday, a day after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air under pressure from the Trump administration. Kimmel’s comments on Monday night about the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing angered the administration. The late night host, who had…

Washington — Contribute money to the new White House ballroom President Trump is constructing and, in exchange, donors may be able to choose a Trumpian option: their names etched inside the White House forever. At least that’s one option that has been discussed. Also under consideration: listing donor names on a website, though no final decision has been made. Multiple companies have pledged to donate $5 million or more for what was projected to be a $200 million addition to the executive mansion, according to sources familiar with the matter.Mr. Trump has had personal discussions with business executives about chipping in, three of the…

Politics / September 19, 2025 Those who had nothing to do with the violence against Charlie Kirk are being menaced—just like always. Ad Policy Columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired from The Washington Post for a tweet about Charlie Kirk’s murder.(Julia Reinhart / Getty Images) Charlie Kirk’s suspected murderer was a 22-year-old white guy from Utah, but in the week since he was shot, at least six Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been forced to cancel classes due to bomb threats made against their students and faculty. Columnist Karen Attiah got fired from The Washington Post. Representative Ilhan Omar…

Washington — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce for now its policy ending the use of the “X” marker on passports and requiring the documents to reflect the passport-holder’s “biological sex at birth,” changes that affect transgender and nonbinary Americans.The high court’s emergency appeal seeks to lift a lower court order that prevented the State Department from enforcing the policy, which was put into place after President Trump returned to the White House in January. The court order allowed transgender or nonbinary people seeking passports to self-select the sex designation — “M,” “F”…

Washington — The House on Friday passed a Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21, teeing up a fight in the Senate over the GOP plan to avoid a shutdown.The short-term funding bill passed the House in a 217 to 212 vote, with one Democrat voting in favor and two Republicans in opposition. Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana voted against the bill, while Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine supported it. The measure faces serious headwinds in the upper chamber, where 60 votes are required to advance a funding bill. With a…

Megan Garcia lost her 14-year-old son, Sewell. Matthew Raine lost his son Adam, who was 16. Both testified in congress this week and have brought lawsuits against AI companies. Screenshot via Senate Judiciary Committee hide caption toggle caption Screenshot via Senate Judiciary Committee Matthew Raine and his wife, Maria, had no idea that their 16-year-old-son, Adam was deep in a suicidal crisis until he took his own life in April. Looking through his phone after his death, they stumbled upon extended conversations the teenager had had with ChatGPT. Those conversations revealed that their son had confided in the AI chatbot…