Politics
Paxton, firebrand Texas attorney general, anticipates new ally in Trump Justice Department
After four years of intense legal battles against the feds over immigration, abortion and environmental policies, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he's looking forward to a "fairer shake"...
Mayorkas' final tally: $3 billion in extra vacation time for DHS employees
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blessed his employees with another three days of taxpayer-funded vacation time, bringing his four-year total to more than six weeks -- the equivalent of...
Republicans eye big defense spending boost in party-line bill
Congressional Republicans, sick of the annual push-pull with Democrats over defense and domestic spending priorities, are planning to include a significant defense spending boost in their party-line budget reconciliation...
Trump names Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, Jon Voight as his ambassadors to Hollywood
President-elect Donald Trump named three Hollywood legends as "special ambassadors" to boost investment in the American film industry. Source link
Blue state bungles put Democrats' governing competency in question
From the federal government to the country's biggest cities, Democrats find themselves grappling with a crisis of incompetence, facing off against voters who feel the party's leaders have forgotten...
Zeldin, HUD pick Eric Scott Turner testify as part of a busy day of confirmation hearings
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told senators Thursday that climate change is real but that other nations are...
Migrant who cast ballots in presidential elections gets 5 years behind bars
An illegal immigrant who used a stolen identity to get a U.S. passport, plus registered and voted in American elections, has been sentenced to five years in prison. ...
<em>New York Times</em> Botches a Core Legal Concept
Why write about unitary executive theory if you don’t know what it is? Source link
Democrats Invent a New Bogeyman
But the menace that is the ‘tech-industrial complex’ will have to compete for space within Democratic heads among so many other existential right-wing threats. Source link
House approves bill to stiffen deportation rules for migrant sex offenders
The House passed its second major immigration crackdown bill of the year on Thursday, approving legislation that expands the grounds for deporting migrants who commit sex offenses. Source...
