A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the firing of a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by President Trump was illegal. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, a Biden administration appointee, said the Trump administration’s “attempt to remove’ Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter “did not comply with the FTC Act’s removal protections.” “Defendants repeatedly want…
CBS is nixing “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” rocking the late-night TV landscape in a move the network cited as a “financial decision.” “‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,” CBS said in a Thursday announcement. The network said it would…
President Trump penned a new executive order on Thursday to form a new classification of noncareer federal employees who will be hired to “help faithfully implement the President’s policy agenda.” The employees will be listed under the classification “Schedule G” and will engage in “policy-making or policy-advocating work,” according to the White House. Schedule G…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that President Trump’s struggle to contain the MAGA outcry over the Jeffrey Epstein files is a monster of his own making. “Democrats didn’t put this into the public domain,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “The conspiracy theory provocateur-in-chief is the one — along with his extreme…
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Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisc.) bickered on camera Wednesday during a Spectrum News interview. Pocan was discussing cuts to public broadcasting when Van Orden pulled up in his Harley-Davidson, revving the engine and interrupting the interview, according to the video shared by the outlet. “Hey Derrick, classy as always, man. We…
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), the only practicing physician in Congress, said during a Thursday interview that President Trump’s recent diagnosis will not “deter him from his job.” “As far as the president’s health, making sure – look, he is robust. This is not going to defer him, or, deter him, from his job,” Murphy said…
President Trump on Thursday vowed to sue the Wall Street Journal over an article detailing a birthday letter the outlet said he sent to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender. Trump has denied writing the message, which the Journal said was part of a 2003 birthday gift, and said on Truth Social…
The House Rules Committee late Thursday night advanced a resolution calling for — but not legally requiring — the DOJ to release of some information related to Jeffrey Epstein, as a number of Republicans express anger at the Trump administration’s handling of the saga. The panel voted 9-4 along party lines to send the measure…
President Trump on Thursday said he was directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release relevant grand jury testimony in the case of sex predator and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a move that comes after his supporters for days pressed the government to produce more information in the case. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given…
