7+ hour, 50+ min ago (842+ words) The initial push for impeachment came in March, after Boasberg issued a nationwide order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of Tren de Aragua. Calls for the impeachment of James E. Boasberg, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, have intensified throughout this year. What began as a partisan reaction to a single ruling has morphed into a broader debate about judicial ethics, political influence and the role of federal courts. The question now is whether Chief Justice John Roberts will act. The initial push for impeachment came in March, after Judge Boasberg issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport purported members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang designated as a foreign terrorist organization. President Trump'responded sharply…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago (170+ words) Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday to declassify a Justice Department memo on the Trump administration's'strikes on alleged drug boats. The classified opinion, which was written by the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel and dated Sept. 5, allegedly provides the legal basis for military'strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to The Hill. The letter, signed by 13 Senate Democrats and led by Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, notes that precedent exists for declassifying the opinion and said redactions to protect military personnel and sensitive intelligence matters can remain. Blumenthal said in a post on X that he read the classified opinion last week and felt "disappointed & dissatisfied with the supposed legal justification for attacks." The letter comes as the Trump administration launched 21 strikes so…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago (355+ words) There are questions to answer after one of Wisconsin's most famous stabbing suspects fled her group home over the weekend. Police in Illinois say they found Morgan Geyser at a truck stop south of Chicago on Sunday night after he went missing from her court-ordered group home in Madison a little less than 24 hours after she cut-off her ankle bracelet and fled. Geyser is the second Slander Man stabber. She and another young friend lured a third 12-year-old girl into the woods in Waukesha County in 2014 and nearly stabbed her to death. Geyser originally pleaded guilty, but was later found to be not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. She was then sent to the state mental hospital. In March, a Waukesha County judge ruled that Geyser's mental health had improved enough and ordered her released. Geyser's attorney…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago (399+ words) Hamadeh said he promised voters that he would assist U.S. service members and military retirees. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Arizona, has introduced bills to end the federal income tax on military pay and veterans" retirement benefits. Hamadeh said he promised voters that he would assist U.S. service members and military retirees. The congressman said he is keeping that promise with the Service Members Tax Relief Act and the Tax Cuts for Veterans Act. He added this will help the nation with military recruitment and retention. "This will help us keep the very best in our uniformed services," Hamadeh told The Center Square, answering questions by email. "Because military members face high operational demands and cost-of-living pressures that outpace the pay table, they will provide a level playing field for our service members." Hamadeh himself is a veteran. The former U.S. Army captain and intelligence…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago (212+ words) Michael Kratsios, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told reporters that the mission was the "largest marshaling of federal scientific resources since the Apollo program," in the 1960s. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday at the White House that launches the "Genesis Mission," which directs science agencies such as the Energy Department to embrace artificial intelligence. The order is expected to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in critical areas such as pharmaceuticals, energy production and engineering, according to Politico. One source told the outlet the program will be partially funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump's signature tax and spending measure he signed into law earlier this year." "From the founding of our Republic, scientific discovery and technological innovation have driven American progress and prosperity," Trump wrote in the order. "Today, America is in a…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago (233+ words) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she reached the decision after consultation with the State Department and determined conditions have improved in the country to the point where Burmese citizens can safely return home. The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it was ending the Temporary Protected Status designation for thousands of migrants from Myanmar in January, despite its ongoing civil war. The TPS program allows certain migrants to stay in the United States legally if they cannot return home due to natural disasters, armed conflicts or other extraordinary events." The Secretary of Homeland Security decides 60 days before a designation expires whether to renew the protections or end them. If countries continue to meet certain criteria, the protections can be extended at six, 12 or 18-month intervals. "This decision restores TPS to its original status as temporary," Noem said in…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago (205+ words) The White House on Monday reportedly delayed the expected unveiling of President Donald Trump's new healthcare costs proposal. The plan is to help limit the increase in healthcare prices caused by the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Trump was previously expected to unveil the proposal on Monday, according to MS Now, but no announcement was formally placed on the president's schedule." No reason for the postponement has been disclosed so far and no new timeline for the proposal has been made public." It was also not clear what stance the president was expected to take regarding the expiration of subsidies, but a bipartisan group of House lawmakers proposed extending ACA subsidies for two years and placing an income cap for high earners." "Until President Trump makes an announcement himself, any reporting about the administration's health care positions is mere…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago (399+ words) State awarding the HBO TASK production a $49.8 million tax credit, roughly half the state's 2025-26 budget for the program. Los Angeles, New York City, Vancouver, Philadelphia? With the announcement of a second season of HBO's TASK, the commonwealth is hoping to draw attention to the perks of making films in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Film Commissioner Gino Anthony Pesi announced Monday that his office would be awarding the production a $49.8 million tax credit, roughly half the state's 2025-26 budget for the Film Production Tax Credit Program. While the state's film budget pales in comparison to locations like California and New York, the tax credit program opens the door for competition with neighboring states like New Jersey to host new projects. HBO anticipates the production will create 3,700 jobs, add more than $194 million to the economy and amount to 25,000 hotel nights. The crime drama is set…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago (195+ words) The FBI Atlanta field office said three men face state charges tied to the illicit drugs, which were discovered in two blackberry shipments that were "likely smuggled from Mexico." The drugs were seized in Atlanta and Hall County. The FBI Atlanta field office said three men face state charges tied to the illicit drugs, which were discovered in two blackberry shipments that were "likely smuggled from Mexico." The drugs were seized in Atlanta and Hall County. FBI Director Kash Patel praised Georgia law enforcement on Monday for seizing over 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine, or 719 kilograms, while executing search warrants late last week." The FBI Atlanta field office said three men face state charges tied to the illicit drugs, which were discovered in two blackberry shipments that were "likely smuggled from Mexico." The drugs were seized in Atlanta and Hall County." The…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago (327+ words) Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping extended the invitation during a phone call, which was a follow-up to the pair's meeting in South Korea last month. Trump says he will visit China in April, followed by state visit later in year Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping extended the invitation during a phone call, which was a follow-up to the pair's meeting in South Korea last month. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will visit China next April, which will be followed by a Chinese state visit to the United States later in the year. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping extended the invitation during a phone call, which was a follow-up to the pair's meeting in South Korea last month. The phone call also included discussions on the war in Ukraine, the fentanyl crisis and farming. "We have…...