The federal Department of Justice says it has launched an investigation into whether the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is violating people’s gun rights with excessive fees and wait times for concealed carry permits. The DOJ announced Thursday afternoon that it was opening an investigation into the Sheriff’s Department’s possible abuse of 2nd Amendment rights, part […]
Ben Thomson, Legal contributing editor US lawyers have rallied in an unprecedented show of unity, with over 700 attorneys and legal organizations across the political spectrum joining forces to write to US Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to take a stand in defense of lawyers’ and law firm independence. The action comes in response […]
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C) seen here during a cabinet … More meeting held by US President Donald Trump on March 24, 2025, is reportedly laying off the entire staff of the U.S. government’s Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) […]
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on a mission to make America healthy again, and he’s tackling the country’s most obese state — and its governor. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R, and Kennedy held a joint event on Friday to announce a ban on certain food dyes. The governor […]
President Donald Trump has continued his clemency marathon by granting a pardon to Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who donated $1.8 million to political action committees supporting the president’s White House bid last year. Milton, who founded the electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup in 2015, faced charges of defrauding investors. But after a personal phone call […]
Although President Donald Trump has been entrusted with control of the nation’s vast military might, including its nuclear weapons, he is not allowed to own a gun. He lost that right as a result of 34 state felony convictions involving falsification of business records. Whatever you think of the legally dubious case underlying those convictions, […]
As the manhunt for American citizens who participated in the events of January 6 accelerated in early 2021, the Biden Department of Justice took an unprecedented approach in the handling of political protesters: demand pretrial detention even for those charged with nonviolent offenses such as obstruction and conspiracy. A special prison for J6ers had been […]
MSNBC host Michael Steele put Attorney General Pam Bondi on blast on Saturday for her flippant approach to information security. “Is she being deliberately ignorant for the sake of playing down this whole thing?” Steele, a former head of the Republican National Committee, said on The Weekend. His comments came in response to a clip […]
The Trump administration is following through on its promise to crack down on gang violence, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, after authorities arrested a top MS-13 leader. Speaking on “Fox & Friends,” Leavitt praised the operation and vowed it was just the beginning. “This is what happens when you have competent federal […]
By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC Published: 10:13 EDT, 29 March 2025 | Updated: 10:15 EDT, 29 March 2025 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday debuted a special event for podcasters, as she continues expanding access to President Donald Trump‘s administration. Leavitt taunted the establishment media as she debuted the new […]
