Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced legislation today aimed at enhancing safety within federal prisons by increasing the penalties for smuggling or possessing contraband cell phones. The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act is named in honor of a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional officer…
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Florida Senator Rick Scott Slams Department Of Defense After Failed Annual Audit
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) released a scathing statement Monday following news that the Department of Defense (DoD) has again failed to account for its $820 billion taxpayer-funded budget in its annual audit. The Florida senator criticized the lack of fiscal accountability within the Pentagon, emphasizing…
Read More Florida Senator Rick Scott Slams Department Of Defense After Failed Annual AuditManhattan DA Agrees To Delay Trump Sentencing Amid Legal Maneuvering
The Manhattan District Attorney announced Tuesday that it would postpone sentencing for President-elect Donald Trump in the hush money case, giving Trump’s legal team time to file an expected motion to dismiss. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the DA’s office acknowledged that Trump…
Read More Manhattan DA Agrees To Delay Trump Sentencing Amid Legal ManeuveringPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Gaslights America About What Happened In Bucks County
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Democrat officials trying to count deficient ballots in the state did so because of a lack of “legal clarity,” despite the state supreme court’s pre-election orders to not count undated or misdated ballots. Shapiro released the statement on Monday…
Read More Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Gaslights America About What Happened In Bucks CountyJoe Scarborough Says He Was Flooded With Supportive Calls After Florida, Mar-A-Lago Visit
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough claimed Tuesday that he received many “supportive” phone calls after he revealed that he and his co-host and wife, Mika Brzezinski, met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Scarborough said at the start of “Morning Joe” Monday he and Brzezinski met with Trump…
Read More Joe Scarborough Says He Was Flooded With Supportive Calls After Florida, Mar-A-Lago VisitVivek Ramaswamy Says DOGE Plan For Gov’t Employees Has Bureaucrats ‘In Tears’
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy indicated Monday that federal employees will be required to return to the office full time, and that the push has left union bureaucrats “in tears.” President-elect Donald Trump appointed Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to “slash excess regulations, cut wasteful…
Read More Vivek Ramaswamy Says DOGE Plan For Gov’t Employees Has Bureaucrats ‘In Tears’CNN’s Elie Honig Says There’s ‘Real Possibility’ That Judge Could Imminently Close Trump’s New York Case
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said Tuesday that it is possible Judge Juan Merchan could imminently dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s New York criminal case. Merchan, on Nov. 12, granted a joint request by prosecutors and defense attorneys to pause all deadlines in the case…
Read More CNN’s Elie Honig Says There’s ‘Real Possibility’ That Judge Could Imminently Close Trump’s New York CaseAndy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley Say Judge Merchan Will Likely ‘Delay’ Trump Case Rather Than Drop It
Fox News legal analysts Andy McCarthy and Jonathan Turley predicted Tuesday that Judge Juan Merchan would “delay” rather than drop the Manhattan case against President-elect Donald Trump. Manhattan prosecutors face a Tuesday deadline to tell Merchan how they want to proceed with sentencing Trump after…
Read More Andy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley Say Judge Merchan Will Likely ‘Delay’ Trump Case Rather Than Drop ItScott Jennings Causes CNN Panelist To Go On Tangent By Mentioning Biden, ‘Morning Joe’ Meetings With ‘Hitler’
Republican strategist Scott Jennings caused a professor on a CNN panel to go on a tangent about how President-elect Donald Trump was “totalitarian” Monday night by mentioning Trump’s meetings with President Joe Biden and MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Trump met with Biden…
Read More Scott Jennings Causes CNN Panelist To Go On Tangent By Mentioning Biden, ‘Morning Joe’ Meetings With ‘Hitler’ACLU Sues ICE To Get Peek At Trump’s Plan For Mass Deportations
A lawsuit has been filed against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in order to understand how the agency could be utilized for President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement goals. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the agency on Monday in an effort to obtain information about ICE…
Read More ACLU Sues ICE To Get Peek At Trump’s Plan For Mass Deportations