The Trump administration’s antagonism toward media outlets that report on its massive and haphazard deportation plans has been a running theme this year. In February, I reported on an alarming investigation that right-wing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr opened […]
DOJ targets another news outlet, The New York Times, over its immigration reporting Read More »
Several conservative organizations asked the Federal Communications Commission last week to end its investigation into CBS over a seemingly baseless complaint that the network wrongly altered an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris during last year’s presidential campaign. President Donald
Some conservative groups think Trump’s FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, is going too far Read More »
Donald Trump’s handpicked appointee sitting atop the Federal Communications Commission declared Friday that his agency is prepared to block mergers and attempted acquisitions involving companies that promote what he called “invidious” diversity policies. In an interview with Bloomberg on Friday,
Trump’s FCC leader threatens to kill mergers over DEI policies Read More »
In what feels like the basic plot of several dystopian films, the world’s richest man is doling out heaps of cash to try to impose his will over the U.S. court system, as several of his efforts to hack away
Elon Musk PAC’s $100 giveaways put Wisconsin voters to the test Read More »
The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday that it has slashed funds for a research program that had been tracking children believed to have been abducted during Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine. The move delivers a tremendous gift to Russian President Vladimir
State Dept. cuts program collecting data on abducted Ukrainian children Read More »
In a Fox News interview that aired on Wednesday, Donald Trump admitted that he worries his plan to invent and distribute so-called golden visas to people willing to pay a $5 million fee could cause “unsavory people” to come to
Trump admits he worries people will abuse his ‘gold card’ visa plan Read More »
Over the past several days, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has sought to quell fury within his party over his leadership, stemming largely — but not completely — from his recent support for a Republican-devised spending bill that will impose
Schumer’s spin fails to quell some Democrats’ concerns about his leadership Read More »
A newly unearthed memo from the Trump administration calls to mind the infamous words of the late segregationist and Alabama Gov. George Wallace, who said at his inauguration in 1963, “I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet
Trump administration erases ban on contractors running segregated facilities Read More »
Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, my weekly roundup of the past week’s top stories from the intersection of politics and technology. Musk’s expanding Starlink footprint The New York Times reports that Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service has been
Elon Musk’s expanding Starlink footprint across the government is dangerous Read More »
Washington, D.C., and the victims of the violent, pro-Trump insurrection attempt on Jan. 6 lost an opportunity for recompense on Monday when D.C.’s attorney general dropped a civil lawsuit filed against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers militia groups. In
District of Columbia drops civil suit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Read More »
