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The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by the Trump administration to consider several California “sanctuary” laws that curb the ability of state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the administration’s challenge to three California laws leaves in place a ruling last year by …
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CHICAGO/WASHINGTON – Smithfield Foods Inc. is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return to work after a severe coronavirus outbreak, according to the workers’ union. Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) was forced to briefly close its Storm Lake, Iowa plant – a …
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Howard Stern is firing back at Donald Trump Jr. for calling out his past use of racially offensive humor. It all started last week when controversy erupted over Stern’s use of blackface and the N-word in a 1993 comedy sketch that resurfaced online Thursday. It was edited together with Stern’s recent appearance on “The View,” …
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North Korea has deemed its negotiations with the U.S. over the North Korean nuclear program a failure, in a statement marking the second anniversary of President Donald Trump’s meeting with dictator Kim Jong-Un. “Even a slim ray of optimism for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula has faded away into a dark nightmare,” North …
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President Trump slammed the Seattle mayor over her response to anarchists declaring an “autonomous zone” in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, warning that “if they don’t straighten that situation out, we’re going to straighten it out.” Speaking to Fox News’s Harris Faulkner on Thursday, Trump lambasted Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan for her administration’s decision to …
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to give committee Chairman Senator Lindsey Graham the power to subpoena dozens of Obama and Trump administration officials as part of the Republican-led committee’s probe of the 2016 Russia investigation. The committee voted 12 to 10 along party lines to green light possible subpoenas for at least 53 people for …
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Former vice president Joe Biden claimed in a Wednesday interview that President Trump “is going to try to steal this election” through unfounded allegations of voter fraud, adding that his “single greatest concern” is keeping the voting process fair and legitimate. Speaking to Trevor Noah of The Daily Show, who raised voting issues in Wednesday’s …
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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany reiterated Wednesday that President Trump considers ending qualified immunity for police officers “a non-starter” as discussion about police reform continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death. McEnany’s comments come after she said Monday that qualified immunity — which shields cops from being sued in court for violating a …
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The third party appointed by the federal judge presiding over the Michael Flynn case said in a Wednesday filing that the DOJ’s decision to drop its case against Flynn amounted to “clear evidence of gross prosecutorial abuse.” John Gleeson, a retired New York federal district court judge, said in an 82-page filing that the reversal …
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President Trump’s job approval rating has dropped by 10 points in less than a month, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. As late as mid-May, 49 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s job performance in the same poll. That approval has since dropped to 39 percent, moving closer to the president’s average job approval …
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by the Trump administration to consider several California “sanctuary” laws that curb the ability of state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the administration’s challenge to three California laws leaves in place a ruling last year by …
