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The majority of the corporations known to have donated to the fund for President Trump's new White House ballroom are represented by three lobbying firms, according to a new report from government accountability watchdog Public Citizen.
Majority of corporate Trump ballroom donors represented by 3 lobbying firms, watchdog says
Lobbyists from the three firms mingled with top tech executives and President Trump at a dinner for White House ballroom donors last month.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The majority of the corporations known to have donated to the fund for President Trump's new White House ballroom are represented by three lobbying firms, according to a new report from government accountability watchdog Public Citizen.
The Senate followed the House of Representatives by passing — in rare bipartisan fashion — a bill that would require the Justice Department to release a trove of documents tied to investigations of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
What Epstein files could be released by the Justice Department after bill passes Congress?
If President Trump signs the bill passed by the House and Senate requiring DOJ to release documents tied to investigations of Jeffrey Epstein, here's what could be published.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Senate followed the House of Representatives by passing — in rare bipartisan fashion — a bill that would require the Justice Department to release a trove of documents tied to investigations of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A federal magistrate judge ordered federal prosecutors to turn over all grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey's defense team, harshly criticizing the Justice Department for a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in its handling of the case against the ex-FBI chief
Judge orders grand jury material to be given to Comey, citing "disturbing pattern" of DOJ missteps
A federal magistrate judge wrote that there is a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the case involving former FBI Director James Comey.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A federal magistrate judge ordered federal prosecutors to turn over all grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey's defense team, harshly criticizing the Justice Department for a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in its handling of the case against the ex-FBI chief
Calvin Duncan will be the next clerk of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court after defeating incumbent Clerk Darren Lombard in the Saturday (Nov. 15) runoff election.
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for 30 years, won by a wide margin, a vet.
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for 30 years, won by a wide margin, a vet.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Calvin Duncan will be the next clerk of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court after defeating incumbent Clerk Darren Lombard in the Saturday (Nov. 15) runoff election.
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for 30 years, won by a wide margin, a vet.
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for 30 years, won by a wide margin, a vet.
It’s not a hoax tr@mp. And you are the 1st to recognize that. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party,”
In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump says House Republicans should vote to release files involving the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s not a hoax tr@mp. And you are the 1st to recognize that. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party,”
This is tr@mps America “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America," describing challenges faced by millions of working poor looking for a place to live.
When the employed are pushed into homelessness
Despite working full-time, many families are locked out of the rental housing market, due to low wages, soaring rents and poor credit, and have been pushed into homelessness.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is tr@mps America “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America," describing challenges faced by millions of working poor looking for a place to live.
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Frank Rosenblatt, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, which runs The Orders Project.
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court.
Court blocks new Transportation Department rules targeting immigrant commercial drivers
The Transportation Department's new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver's licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal ...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court.
DICTATOR! The Trump administration is planning to dispatch scores of Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration enforcement operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams, according to internal government documents and U.S. officials.
Border Patrol plans to expand Trump's immigration crackdown to Charlotte and New Orleans, with armored vehicles and special agents
The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
DICTATOR! The Trump administration is planning to dispatch scores of Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration enforcement operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams, according to internal government documents and U.S. officials.
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Surgeon among 12 arrested in sex trafficking operation, officials say
Surgeon among 12 arrested in sex trafficking operation, officials say
Authorities in Georgia said a surgeon is among 12 people arrested in connection with a sex trafficking operation.
www.1011now.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Surgeon among 12 arrested in sex trafficking operation, officials say
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The revised health and sex education standards recommend instruction on gender identity. (via @bridgemi.com)
Michigan’s education board approves update to health and sex ed standards
The revised health and sex education standards recommend instruction on gender identity.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The revised health and sex education standards recommend instruction on gender identity. (via @bridgemi.com)
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November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds
Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds
Rep. Jamie Raskin just introduced an amendment to BLOCK the provision letting 8 GOP senators sue the U.S. Government for MILLIONS for accessing their phone records in the Jan. 6 probe.
At least two House Republicans condemned the provision.
At least two House Republicans condemned the provision.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin just introduced an amendment to BLOCK the provision letting 8 GOP senators sue the U.S. Government for MILLIONS for accessing their phone records in the Jan. 6 probe.
At least two House Republicans condemned the provision.
At least two House Republicans condemned the provision.
Washington/An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed the swearing-in of a newly elected Democrat for seven weeks.
Epstein discharge petition secures final signature needed to force House vote on releasing files
An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.
www.cbsnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Washington/An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed the swearing-in of a newly elected Democrat for seven weeks.
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
After weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is a member of the U.S. House. Grijalva was sworn into office Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday morning about the effort to force a House vote on the release of Justice Department's Epstein files, multiple sources told ABC News.
Top administration officials met with Boebert about House vote on release of Epstein files: Sources
Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday about the effort to force a vote on the release of DOJ's Epstein files, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday morning about the effort to force a House vote on the release of Justice Department's Epstein files, multiple sources told ABC News.
Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: 'I know how dirty donald is’
Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: 'I know how dirty donald is'
President Trump and the DOJ have been criticized for reneging on promises by administration officials to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: 'I know how dirty donald is’
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Call your Dem Senators and pitch a fit if you want them to hold the line & not cave for nothing. There’s still one more Senate closure vote left (where they need 60 Votes) Make them feel our anger at even thinking of caving. 202-224-3121.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Call your Dem Senators and pitch a fit if you want them to hold the line & not cave for nothing. There’s still one more Senate closure vote left (where they need 60 Votes) Make them feel our anger at even thinking of caving. 202-224-3121.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper’s editor said Tuesday.
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper
The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper says his rural county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over police raid on the paper in August 2023.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper’s editor said Tuesday.
A legal watchdog group is pushing the state bars of Florida and Virginia to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a Trump appointee who is leading the prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Advocacy group wants prosecutor Lindsey Halligan investigated, alleging "abuse of power" in charges against Comey and James
A legal watchdog group is pushing the state bars of Florida and Virginia to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a Trump appointee who's leading the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A legal watchdog group is pushing the state bars of Florida and Virginia to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a Trump appointee who is leading the prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Add Schumer & all corporate Dems to this list. They are all complicit in this vote (not just those who fell on their swords)
All need to be primaried. Even better #Resign
Dick Durbin of Illinois
Angus King of Maine
Tim Kaine of Virginia
John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Dick Durbin of Illinois
Angus King of Maine
Tim Kaine of Virginia
John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Jacky Rosen of Nevada
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Add Schumer & all corporate Dems to this list. They are all complicit in this vote (not just those who fell on their swords)
"I don't know where the leadership is here," said Balliet. "It seems to be non-existent. Any oversight and justification for the use of force seems to be absent across the board."
We asked a former federal agent to review videos showing use of force against protesters. Here's what he found.
Use of force by federal agents has become a focus of legal disputes as the Trump administration contends the tactics are necessary.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"I don't know where the leadership is here," said Balliet. "It seems to be non-existent. Any oversight and justification for the use of force seems to be absent across the board."