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‘Cold-blooded’ Trump ICE killer’s reinstatement leaves analysts aghast: ‘Disgusting’
Analysts were aghast on Tuesday after a new report indicated that the Trump administration had reinstated the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this year. ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Good in late January during “Operation Metro Surge,” a federal action that sent more than
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NYC judge in SantaCon fraud case admits how she feels about notorious pub crawl
The Manhattan judge overseeing the fraud case involving SantaCon’s founder is no fan of the notoriously boozy Christmas season bar crawl. “Like anyone in New York, I am assaulted by SantaCon,” federal Judge Colleen McMahon said during a hearing for Stefan Pildes, who prosecutors say skimmed more than a million dollars from the event’s ticket
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‘Fatal flaw’ revealed in Trump DOJ’s new revenge case by ex-prosecutor
A legal expert flagged a “major problem” in the indictment that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice returned against former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday during an interview on CNN. Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, discussed the new indictment on CNN’s “The Lead” with host Jake
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Sinking AI stocks and rising oil prices weigh on Wall Street
Sinking AI stocks and another climb in oil prices because of the Iran war helped pull Wall Street off its record heights on Tuesday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell 0.5% from its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 25 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.9% from its own
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James Comey gets indicted (again)
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is taking another run at its enemies list. What happened? On Tuesday, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for
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Another Trump-appointed judge hands his DOJ stinging defeat in crusade to seize voter data
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department got yet another humiliation on Tuesday, as their crusade to obtain sensitive identifying information about registered voters in Arizona was rejected by a judge Trump himself appointed. According to the liberal elections news site Democracy Docket, U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich issued an order granting Arizona Secretary of State Adrian
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Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
Elon Musk and Sam Altman appeared in a federal courtroom together for the first time on Tuesday as they fight over OpenAI’s decade-long evolution and what it means for the company’s future. The trial in Musk’s lawsuit against Altman could result in financial damages and, more significantly, governance changes at OpenAI that may complicate its
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‘Speed running’ Scientology: TikTok trend causes havoc, church alleges ‘hate crimes’
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is known for its colorful cast of characters. But even by those standards, the scenes of Jesus Christ and Sonic the Hedgehog racing past security guards employed by the Church of Scientology in recent days were a little bizarre. On Saturday afternoon, someone dressed as the Christian messiah was among
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Ex-Trump official snaps at CNN panelist: ‘I’ll let you speak if you let me speak’
Former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin returned to the public eye and bristled during an exchange with a fellow CNN panelist on Tuesday. McLaughlin, who left the Trump administration in February, joined anchor Kasie Hunt for the first time on CNN during the live broadcast to discuss the Department of Justice’s indictment of
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Adorable video shows sea lion pups released back into the ocean
An emotional scene unfolded at Venice Beach Tuesday as three rescued sea lion pups were released back into the ocean — drawing cheers from a crowd that had gathered to witness their return to the wild. Heartwarming video showed the trio — Mogul, Bronze and Missouri — as they emerged cautiously from individual carriers, hesitating for