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President Trump’s announcement that he was making the Fox News host Jeanine Pirro the interim U.S. attorney in Washington has raised questions about whether he had legitimate legal authority to do so.Under a federal law, the attorney general can appoint an interim U.S. attorney for up to 120 days. But soon after taking office in January, the Trump administration installed a Republican lawyer and political activist, Ed Martin, in that role.The question is whether presidents are limited to one 120-day window for interim U.S. attorneys, or whether they can continue unilaterally installing such appointees in succession — indefinitely bypassing Senate…

The Trump administration is “actively looking at” the possibility of suspending the writ of habeas corpus to handle people the administration says aren’t in the country legally, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday. A writ of habeas corpus requires authorities to produce in court an individual they are holding and justify their confinement. Article I of the Constitution says the “privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.”Miller made the comments to reporters at the White House Friday when a…

Big-money donors are using the “abundance agenda” to create a permission structure for Democratic elites to dismiss the populist revival the party so desperately needs. Ad Policy Abundance liberalism envisions policies that reduce bureaucratic red tape and expand the production of housing and green energy.(Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images) In a recent piece in The Nation, Ned Resnikoff argued that many advocates of “abundance” on the left offer an analysis of power relations “that is more sophisticated and has more explanatory power” than the one held by some of their critics. He supports this claim with a thoughtful explanation of…

What happened to learning as a national priority?For decades, both Republicans and Democrats strove to be seen as champions of student achievement. Politicians believed pushing for stronger reading and math skills wasn’t just a responsibility, it was potentially a winning electoral strategy.At the moment, though, it seems as though neither party, nor even a single major political figure, is vying to claim that mantle.President Trump has been fixated in his second term on imposing ideological obedience on schools.On the campaign trail, he vowed to “liberate our children from the Marxist lunatics and perverts who have infested our educational system.”Since taking…

A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case.The 30-year-old was identified Friday as Larry Eugene Parks. Oregon State Police spokesperson Kyle Kennedy said Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the “Scorecard Killer,” is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing.”There’s some evidence that we’re processing to determine that link,” Kennedy said. “We are very confident that we have the correct person of interest.”Kraft, now 80, was convicted in 1989 of brutalizing…

An entrepreneur who revolutionized the automobile business decides he now needs to change how the world thinks, so he buys a media property to use as a megaphone. His rants validate many people’s worst impulses while also encouraging enemies of democracy around the world.This sounds like Elon Musk and his social media site X in 2025, but it was also Henry Ford and his paper, The Dearborn Independent, in the 1920s. Ford, the inventor of the Model T, bought a suburban weekly and remade it to push his antisemitic views. The Dearborn Independent published a long-running series called “The International…

Since President Trump unleashed an on-again, off-again whiplash of global tariffs, congressional Democrats have worked to shine a spotlight on small business owners who say the tariffs and economic toil are threatening their livelihoods.In videos on social media, local news stories, Capitol Hill news conferences and hearings, Democrats have spotlighted the plight of local entrepreneurs who describe being forced to raise prices, lay off workers, freeze hiring and slow sales to conserve stock as they absorb the impact of Mr. Trump’s trade moves.It is one way in which Democrats are trying to use the tariff issue in their broader strategy…

What to know as Trump hints at 80% China tariff – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump appeared to give his treasury secretary his starting point in trade talks with Beijing set for this weekend. Weeks after imposing a 145% tariff on China, the president posted, “80-percent tariff on China seems right.” Kelly O’Grady explains. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Democratic lawmakers, led by Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, walk out of the Georgia House of Representatives last month, skipping a vote on a bill to ban gender-affirming care for inmates in state prisons. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption toggle caption Matthew Pearson/WABE ATLANTA – Bathrooms. Medical care. Sports. The definition of “male” and “female.” In state legislatures this spring, Republicans have kept a focus on transgender people. They have filed hundreds of restrictive bills, often using them to put Democrats in tough political positions. The majority don’t pass, like the majority of all bills. But dozens have, according to groups tracking…

Residents in Tennessee and Georgia were jolted on Saturday morning by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The earthquake had its epicenter just outside of Greenback, Tenn., a town of about 1,000 people, but was felt as far away as Atlanta.Shortly after the quake, people in the region logged reports with the U.S. Geological Survey about where they felt it. Reports of shaking came from as far away as Nashville and Charlotte, N.C.There were only a few instances of light damage reported around the epicenter, and no reports of moderate or heavy damage,…