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Trump DOJ retreats by walking back affirmative action hiring lawsuit

The Justice Department is invoking a landmark civil rights law as it walks back a lawsuit seeking to dismantle a state's affirmative action hiring policy.

In a memorandum filed on Tuesday, the DOJ asked a three-judge panel for leave to amend its complaint in a lawsuit it first brought against the state on January 14.

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James Comey guts Trump prosecutors' case by turning their own law against them

Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey argued that federal prosecutors charged him under the wrong law, dooming their case.

In a Tuesday court filing, Comey's attorneys contended that the Trump administration's case against him cannot survive its own legal theory. The Department of Justice is accusing Comey of threatening President Donald Trump after he posted a photo showing seashells arranged to read "86 47."

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Blindsided Hakeem Jeffries threatens retribution after Dem defectors rescue GOP gambit

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is weighing disciplinary action against two of his own members after they blindsided the entire Democratic caucus by helping Republicans revive a stalled legislative agenda.

Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Jared Golden (D-ME) broke with leadership Tuesday to push through a key procedural vote that had been on the verge of failing, forcing House Democrats to then vote on a slate of GOP priorities they otherwise would have blocked entirely.

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Supreme Court's 'completely nuts' ruling just created a 'much bigger problem': analyst

A Supreme Court ruling that let President Donald Trump keep demolishing part of the White House opened a damning loophole, an analyst warned.

In a Tuesday podcast episode, progressive political analyst David Pakman broke down the 5-4 Supreme Court decision that let construction of the East Wing ballroom continue. He noted that the decision refused to declare the project legal, and that Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberal justices in dissent.

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Trump uncorks a startling admission about 'worthless' peace agreement

President Donald Trump admitted that he's not trying to bring Iran to the bargaining table in a Truth Social post.

On Tuesday night, Trump let the admission slip during an attack on "ABC Fake News."

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Trump's 'especially unfortunate' mistake has left allies 'justifiably angry': WSJ

Inviting a top Russian official onto American soil has drawn fierce criticism and left Western allies fuming, according to The Wall Street Journal.

In a Tuesday editorial, The Journal's editorial board slammed the Trump administration's decision to bring Russia's finance minister to this week's G-20 gathering in North Carolina, calling the move "especially unfortunate."

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Vanishing Trump signs in deep-red state could signal a political earthquake: analyst

As the Texas Senate race enters full swing and polling continues to show a close race with Democrats in their strongest position in decades, MS NOW correspondent Rosa Flores detailed something odd she has seen in rural Texas.

Specifically, she told anchor Chris Hayes, the huge Trump signs that used to be visible everywhere are suddenly vanishingly rare.

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Melania Trump's 'extraordinary' profit scheme alarms biographer: 'She doesn't do anything'

First Lady Melania Trump has been raking in "extraordinary" profits during the Trump administration despite doing very little, according to The Daily Beast.

In a Tuesday article, The Daily Beast reported that Melania individually made close to $17 million last year based on annual financial disclosures. Most of her earnings came from the Brett Ratner-directed documentary about her released earlier this year, her book sales and crypto NFTs, The Daily Beast reported.

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Republicans reject Trump's Senate pick in devastating snub as GOP mayors flock to Dem

President Donald Trump's chosen Senate candidate is losing ground in his own backyard, as multiple Republican mayors across Georgia publicly back Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff over Trump-endorsed challenger Mike Collins.

At least three GOP mayors — Gail Fry of Toccoa, James Matheson of Valdosta, and Julie Smith of Tifton — have thrown their support behind Ossoff, according to The Daily Beast. Fry, who admits she voted against Ossoff six years ago, says his responsiveness has completely changed her mind, pointing to an $8.4 million federal grant he secured for natural gas infrastructure in her small northeast Georgia city.

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Bond vigilantes call Scott Bessent's bluff after failed fix turns into 'five-alarm fire'

Two news anchors reacted with alarm to the global bond selloff and mocked the Trump administration's failed response.

On Tuesday, CNN anchor Erin Burnett and Richard Quest, the host of Quest Means Business, explained what's happening in the global bond market and why it spells trouble for major economies.

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Congress torched after 'useless' vote to condemn issue that doesn't exist: 'Embarrassing'

Congress passed a symbolic resolution on Tuesday to condemn socialism — a move that saw eight Democrats cross the aisle to back the GOP on the measure.

The vote, which has no actual effect on public policy, was swiftly mocked by observers on social media.

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Trump's officials have 'no appetite' for the escalation he's forcing on them: insider

President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Iran are alarming officials inside his own administration who fear he is digging himself into another military escalation, according to new CNN reporting.

The concerns emerged after the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran and Trump threatened it would be hit “much harder” - and even “wiped out as a country” — if it retaliated.

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Bizarre GOP carpetbagger claims she's not charged with fraud — court records say otherwise

A Republican congressional candidate in Florida is denying that she carpetbagged from Illinois and that she is under federal indictment for wire fraud — but evidence reviewed by The Bulwark's Andrew Egger, Cathy Young, and Jim Swift suggests otherwise.

"The tale begins in March 2023, when federal prosecutors in Illinois indicted one Te Dora Brown of Palos Park on 13 felonies, accusing her and her husband Christopher Scott of fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID relief money by applying for federal loans on behalf of phony employees at companies that turned out not to exist," said the report. Specifically, prosecutors say the two used the money to make "splurge buys at Tiffany, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue, buying Uber Eats, and withdrawing huge sums in ATM cash."

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