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Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters to several California sheriffs on Thursday requesting the names “of all inmates in their county jails who are not citizens of the United States, their crimes of arrest or conviction and their scheduled release dates.” Bondi requested the information within 30 days and said the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
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Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Evening Report newsletter Subscribe 96 <!– {beacon} REPUBLICANS on Thursday moved closer to clawing back billions in federal spending and passing a package of crypto bills, advancing more pieces of…
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The House passed legislation Thursday laying out regulatory rules for the crypto industry, after GOP leadership managed to stem a revolt from competing factions in the conference that brought the floor to a standstill and left the crypto legislation in limbo.  The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act cleared the House in a 294-134 vote, with…
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The president called his base “stupid” and “foolish” for inquiring about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation. Experts weigh in on his latest attacks.

The White House said President Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency Thursday after the leader noticed swelling in his lower limbs and ankles.  Trump diagnosed with common vein condition after leg swelling White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president underwent a “comprehensive examination” that revealed the reason behind inflammation in his lower…
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This is Trump’s “stupidest initiative yet,” Nancy Pelosi said, scoffing at the visit.

The Trump administration previously said it was because he shakes so many hands every day.

The Trump administration is pressing back on a new intelligence assessment, first reported by NBC News, that contradicts President Trump’s repeated assertions that U.S. airstrikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities last month. Citing five current and former U.S. officials familiar with the latest assessment, NBC News reported Thursday that Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment site was mostly…
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi visited Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in California on Thursday, just two months after President Trump ordered the reopening of the historic prison near San Francisco. Both Trump administration officials shared photos online from their visit to the offshore prison, which closed more than 60 years ago because…
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(NEXSTAR) — The White House on Thursday said President Donald Trump was found to have chronic venous insufficiency after undergoing medical testing for “mild swelling” in his legs and bruising on one of his hands. A note from Trump’s physician shared by press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the 79-year-old president underwent ultrasounds and a “comprehensive…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a one-day prison sentence, already served, for a Louisville police officer convicted in connection with the raid that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s death. Ex-Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Brett Hankison was convicted last year of violating Taylor’s civil rights by blindly firing shots into a window and door…
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.), the Senate Republican deputy whip, on Thursday blocked a request by Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) to demand the Trump administration release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Gallego, a freshman, stood up on the Senate floor to demand that colleagues “show the American people that they deserve the…
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President Trump underwent medical testing for “mild swelling” in his legs and bruising on one of his hands, the White House said Thursday, which revealed a vein condition that is common in individuals over the age of 70. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a note from Trump’s physician during a press briefing that…
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Republicans say the controversial nominee is ready for a floor vote. Democrats say they’re moving too fast.

This spring, thousands of Cubans gathered in Havana’s Revolutionary Square to mark the nation’s Labor Day celebrations. Only this year, there was nothing to celebrate. Cuba is experiencing a national catastrophe, and the Cuban people are growing increasingly desperate.  In the midst of likely the most severe economic crisis to affect the island, on May…
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said in a new interview with The New York Times that “Republicans are fomenting anti-immigrant hate as a policy,” while Democrats remain scared to take a firm stance on the issue. “Most Americans understand that we need immigrants to grow and for our economy to survive. They just want them to…
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As Americans go about their daily lives they may see some evidence of the role immigrants play in enabling their activities. They may notice the young man clearing tables at their favorite lunch restaurant, the laborers working on the construction site down the road or the crew doing some landscaping beautification near the park entrance. …
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Maurene Comey’s goodbye email has advice that rings true for all of us.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is seeking information from the Trump administration about what he called its “chilling expansion” of efforts to collect DNA from migrants, including children, as it carries out its sweeping immigration crackdown. “It appears the only basis for this DNA surveillance is to further the Trump administration’s animus toward immigrants,” Wyden wrote…
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Lawmakers and some CMS officials have challenged the legality of deportation officials’ access to some states’ Medicaid enrollee data.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Wednesday shared some troubling thoughts as to why President Donald Trump’s administration hasn’t released more files.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Trump administration seeks to distance itself from controversy around files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department and FBI issued a joint memo earlier this month finding “no evidence” that the convicted sex offender kept a client “blacklist” — despite…
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CNN pundit Van Jones said Wednesday that President Trump’s “bizarre” response to calls for the federal government to release more information on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has “undermined” the president’s claim that he is not implicated in the files. In an interview on CNN’s “NewsNight” with Abby Phillip, Jones questioned why the Trump administration…
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Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the 12:30 Report newsletter Subscribe It’s Thursday. Does anyone else think the D.C. thunderstorms this summer have been particularly wild? Here’s one 📹video of last night’s light show. In today’s issue:…
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President Trump’s approval rating on immigration has fallen to 41 percent — the lowest since his return to the White House, according to a survey released Thursday. In a two-day poll conducted this week by Reuters/Ipsos, roughly half of the respondents said they disapproved of how the president has carried out his sweeping immigration crackdown.…
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