Month: July 2025

Democratic Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas and Tim Walz of Minnesota are reportedly splitting from the bipartisan National Governors Association (NGA) over how the group has responded to President Trump’s policies impacting their states. The Atlantic reported Thursday that Kelly and Walz will not be paying NGA dues as the group gathers for its summer…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) voiced concerns Thursday about President Trump’s push to build out artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, warning about the “massive” water usage of data centers.  Trump laid out his approach to the technology in his AI Action Plan on Wednesday and signed three executive orders aimed at delivering on portions of the…
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Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday condemned Columbia University’s settlement with the Trump administration as “outrageous and embarrassing” and accused the school of giving in to the government’s pressure campaign against higher education. “I am deeply disappointed by reports of Columbia University’s outrageous and embarrassing $200 million capitulation to the Trump Administration’s repugnant extortion campaign,”…
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A Trump-appointed federal judge tossed a suit brought by the administration in a preemptive move to strip collective bargaining rights from federal employees. The Trump administration brought the suit in the one-judge district in Texas shortly after signing an order seeking to end union rights at 18 different federal agencies. The suit sought a declaratory judgment from a…
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Thousands of jobs and billions in investments have been ditched in the first half of this year as President Trump’s administration has pushed back on new green energy investments, according to a new report. “These cancellations aren’t just numbers on a balance book,” Michael Timberlake, spokesman for E2, said in a statement Thursday on the…
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It was an early morning, 12 days and three cities into our summer study abroad, yet my very tired students were at our hostel door, on time and dressed nicely, as warned. Our group, from a regional state university, had snagged an invitation to the Resilient Europe conference at Prague’s 17th century Czernin Palace.  Once there, the…
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The Epstein controversy continues to gain momentum despite the president’s repeated efforts to quell interest in the story.

President Trump’s return to office has marked a fundamental departure from conventional foreign policy approaches that have dominated Washington for decades. His first six months demonstrate how unorthodox methods — transactional negotiations, direct pressure and strategic leverage — can achieve breakthroughs that traditional diplomatic playbooks consistently failed to deliver. The results challenge long-held assumptions about…
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A lawyer for Maxwell confirmed on Tuesday there were discussions with the government and said Maxwell “will always testify truthfully.”

Why is the Democratic Party so furious about Stephen Colbert’s cancelation? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself all week, ever since we learned that the late-night host is losing his show, after CBS decided that $40 million in losses each year is too high a price to pay.  This really shouldn’t come as much…
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An attorney who has represented hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims said that he knows exactly where his reported 2003 birthday book is located.

As if 2025 has not been brutal enough, the Democratic National Committee has publicly announced it will conduct an “autopsy” on its failed 2024 presidential campaign. But cagily, the DNC has decided to limit the discussion, punctiliously avoiding Harris-Walz campaign deficiencies and former President Joe Biden’s infirmities.   That’s like performing John F. Kennedy’s autopsy…
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A fired federal prosecutor said Wednesday he is planning to sue the Trump administration over his alleged wrongful termination.  Mike Gordon, a former assistant U.S. attorney, said he was removed without warning or cause after prosecuting dozens of Jan. 6 rioters. President Trump pardoned many people convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6 after taking…
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Former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper blasted President Trump on Wednesday over his latest claims that the Obama administration had committed “treason” and misled the public about Russia’s attempted interference in the 2016 election. “I take seriously when the president of the United States accuses me of being a participant in a treasonous…
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Conservative pundit Meghan McCain attacked CNN anchor and reporter Kaitlan Collins, suggesting she be barred from covering the White House after she aggressively questioned press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday about President Trump’s view on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. “Kaitlan Collins is an absolute imbecile and a pure partisan hack,” McCain wrote Wednesday…
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President Trump on Thursday denied wanting to harm tech billionaire Elon Musk’s businesses, amid questions over whether he supports federal agencies working with the Tesla CEO’s companies. “Everyone is stating that I will destroy Elon’s companies by taking away some, if not all, of the large scale subsidies he receives from the U.S. Government. This…
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Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday said the public should be concerned about the Trump administration’s recent settlements with Columbia University and CBS.  Columbia on Wednesday agreed to pay $221 million to the Trump administration so it can recoup federal funding, while CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, signed a $16 million settlement with the…
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Just 13 percent of voters in a new survey said that they think the Trump administration has been open and transparent with information in its probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case. The Fox News poll, released late Wednesday, shows that Republicans were more favorable in assessing the Trump administration’s handling of what’s been…
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A New Jersey prosecutor selected by judges to replace President Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, said Wednesday she is prepared to assume the role, despite having been fired by top Justice Department (DOJ) officials a day earlier. Desiree Grace, the prosecutor, said in a LinkedIn post that she’s honored by her appointment “on…
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The “Late Night” host went on a tear over the president’s reported ties to the late sex offender.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he plans to subpoena the estate of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for the so-called “birthday book” that reportedly includes letters from high-profile individuals including President Trump. Khanna joined MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” on Wednesday after an interview with Bradley Edwards, a lawyer for…
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The White House is attempting to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein controversy on multiple fronts, even as House Republicans joined Democrats to call for more transparency in the situation. The House left town on Wednesday, but not before an Oversight subcommittee voted to issue subpoenas that direct the Justice Department to hand over Epstein…
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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to testify before Congress after a bombshell report from the Wall Street Journal alleged the two warned President Trump that he was named in disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s files.  “Now we know in May, Pam Bondi informed Trump that…
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Columbia University said Wednesday it has agreed to pay the Trump administration $221 million to restore federal funding that was stripped following a probe into antisemitism on the campus. The school, according to the settlement, will pay a $200 million settlement to the federal government over a three-year period and $21 million to the U.S.…
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily lifted a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to restore a public database that shows how funding is apportioned to federal agencies.  The judge’s order was set to go into effect Thursday morning, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put the deadline on hold…
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