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Jason Leopold, Bloomberg – “Welcome back to another edition of FOIA Files. I thought it was a cruel April Fool’s joke when on April 1, the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel publicly released a bombshell 52-page opinion. It said that the Presidential Records Act is “unconstitutional” and that President Donald Trump “need not …
The Guardian: “The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled. All this is common knowledge, …
Below the Beltway: “COURIER has launched The Cover-Up, a major campaign on the Jeffrey Epstein story, renewing a national push to investigate one of the biggest federal cover-ups in history and hold powerful figures, including Donald Trump, accountable while supporting survivors. An Epstein-focused microsite and newsletter now deliver original investigations, sharp analysis, and curated news, …
The Atlantic Gift Article – America’s adversaries are uniting as its own coalition falls apart. “…The war has exposed the contradictions of the Trump administration’s geopolitical worldview. Under this president, the United States has rewarded Russia, ignored China, punished Europe, and abandoned its Asian allies and partners to an economic crisis that it helped set …
Just Security: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” posted President Donald Trump on Easter Sunday. In case one thought that was an impulsive utterance, it’s notable that the president in apparently prepared remarks a few days earlier said, “If …
Follow up to DOJ reverses course and seeks to defend orders targeting law firms – See also Amicus Brief Defends Constitutional Separation of Powers and Rejects Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Attempt to Punish Law Firms Standing Up to Executive Coercion. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Judiciary Democrats in filing an amicus …
“Trump has proposed a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, significantly increasing military spending compared to previous years [44-percent increase from the 2026 enacted level.] The plan includes pay raises for troops, funding for a missile defense system known as the “Golden Dome,” and replenishment of critical munitions amid ongoing conflict. At …
“The New York City Bar Association (City Bar) has released an update to its December 2025 report on presidential abuse of power, documenting a sharp escalation of constitutional violations by President Donald J. Trump and his Administration since that report was issued, and calling on Congress to act immediately, including by considering impeachment, to hold the …
AP: President Donald Trump is not immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, a federal judge has ruled in one of the last unresolved legal cases stemming from the riot. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Tuesday that Trump’s remarks at his …
CRS Report: R48887. Publication Date: 03/26/2026 – U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, have sparked a wide-reaching regional conflict, with ongoing U.S. and Israeli air operations in Iran and Iranian retaliatory strikes on a range of targets in a number of countries and threats and attacks that have largely halted maritime …
Via LLRX – The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research, Public Health, and the Rule of Law – Part 8 – This article by Sabrina I. Pacifici is the eighth in a series wiith a focus on the continuing onslaught on science, healthcare and public health, and the rule of law. Since the 1990s, the public …
W.H. Lawrence: “Pete Hegseth just stepped into a sequence with no recorded escape. Every modern conviction, from Nuremberg to The Hague to Lyon, began the same way: a man in power, certain the rules did not apply. Every one of them was proven wrong. Nuremberg did not isolate liability to the officer who spoke the …
