Author: Ashley Oliver
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DC appeals court allows Trump to fire federal watchdog — for now
An appeals court decided the Trump administration could fire the head of the Office of Special Counsel, granting a small victory to President Donald Trump as he takes aggressive measures to bring independent agencies in the executive branch under his purview. The order by the three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Biden IRS whistleblowers to attend Trump address as House Republicans’ guest
House Republicans who investigated former President Joe Biden invited two IRS criminal investigators who were pivotal to their inquiry to attend President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday. IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent Joseph Ziegler thanked Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the invitation and for…
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Head of FBI New York office reveals he was forced to retire
James Dennehy, who leads the FBI New York Field Office, revealed to his staff on Monday that he was forced to step down, a move that comes after he resisted directives from President Donald Trump’s appointees at the Department of Justice. Dennehy wrote in a message to his staff, which was reviewed by the Washington Examiner, that he was…
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House bill passed under Pelosi’s proxy voting rules under court review
A court called into question on Tuesday a $1.7 trillion federal omnibus bill passed in 2022 after more than half of the House’s members voted remotely on the bill in accordance with then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) proxy voting rules. A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, comprising two Obama appointees and…
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Ed Martin’s unusual activity jeopardizes nomination to lead DC office
Ed Martin came barreling into the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., sending warning letters to Democratic lawmakers, terminating prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases, and deeming himself President Donald Trump’s lawyer. As interim head of the office, Martin is now aiming to assume the U.S. attorney role permanently. But the reactions to Martin’s…
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Judge blocks DOGE access to Education Department and personnel office
A judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive information housed in the Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s spending advisory unit. Judge Deborah Boardman said the extraordinary measure to grant a restraining order against DOGE was necessary after a…
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Garland defends Smith appointment: I would not make ‘that basic mistake about the law’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorney General Merrick Garland criticized a Florida judge’s ruling that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed during a television interview Tuesday night, marking his first public comments about the case since the ruling. “Do…
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Weiss blasts Hunter Biden for attempting to dismiss tax case over special counsel argument
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prosecutors for special counsel David Weiss tore into Hunter Biden in a court response on Monday, accusing the first son of making an untimely request in his tax case that was riddled with misstatements. The…
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Seven legal battles Trump is facing ahead of general election
Former President Donald Trump is in the throes of his now-uncontested campaign for the Republican presidential nomination while at the same time juggling criminal and civil litigation against him. Trump is facing enormous costs of legal bills and penalties, the prospect of trials tying him up during valuable campaign days, and the possibility of being…
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House Republicans invite Hunter Biden to impeachment hearing to clear up ‘inconsistencies’
House Republicans announced Wednesday they will hold a public impeachment inquiry hearing in two weeks and that they invited Hunter Biden and three of his former business associates to appear as witnesses. The hearing, called “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” is scheduled for March 20 before the House Oversight Committee. It…