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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Faces Fiery Senate Confirmation Hearing as GOP Support in Question

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Faces Fiery Senate Confirmation Hearing as GOP Support in Question

President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general clashed with Democrat senators Wednesday while also facing potentially decisive questions from a key Republican. As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended his leadership of the Department of Justice (DOJ) during a largely contentious Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. His nomination now faces …

President Trump Quickly Overturns ICE Plan to Halt Vehicle Stops Following Fatal Shootings

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President Trump Quickly Overturns ICE Plan to Halt Vehicle Stops Following Fatal Shootings

President Donald Trump reversed a short-lived restriction on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle stops Wednesday, directing immigration officers to resume using what he called one of the agency’s most effective enforcement tools. Initial Stop Order As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, the reversal came one day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered …

President Trump Says He Will Ask Supreme Court to Rehear Birthright Citizenship Case After ‘Insane Decision’ 

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President Trump Says He Will Ask Supreme Court to Rehear Birthright Citizenship Case After ‘Insane Decision’ 

President Donald Trump just signaled he is preparing for an uphill effort to revive his push to limit birthright citizenship. In a Truth Social post Wednesday, the president said he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its “absolutely insane decision” striking down his executive order that would have denied automatic citizenship to certain …

What We Know About Mitch McConnell’s Health as the Governor of Kentucky Demands Answers

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What We Know About Mitch McConnell’s Health as the Governor of Kentucky Demands Answers

What is going on with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)? That is the question being raised in Washington, D.C., and beyond after troubling rumors about the 84 year old’s health have emerged. As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, Democrat Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear publicly called on the former Senate majority leader to provide a full update …

Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Facing Possible Hit-and-Run Charge After Crashing into Parked Car in California

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Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Facing Possible Hit-and-Run Charge After Crashing into Parked Car in California

Nancy Pelosi’s husband just had yet another run-in with the law. Paul Pelosi, the 86-year-old husband of the Democratic California congresswoman and so-called “Speaker Emeritus,” could face hit-and-run charges after a car crash in Napa County, California, over the weekend. The Crash As reported on Monday’s AM Update, Pelosi was driving a convertible when he …