Community members in Louisiana packed a board meeting to protest a camp for women and children last week. Only half the board showed up, and one member slept through the meeting.
Law & Justice
Posted inPolitics
Jay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job
The Justice Department is dropping its subpoenas of New York Times journalists. The episode may make it impossible to extend the government’s warrantless spying program.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
She Bought a Business. It Almost Killed Her.
Franchisees with Kitchen and Bath Tune-Up say they are going broke due to hidden fees and charges. When they try to exit, even bigger fees pop up.
Posted inTAP
Will Cornyn Cave and Vote to Confirm Blanche as AG?
The Texas senator has every reason to vote no, including Trump’s career-ending support for Ken Paxton in the Texas primary.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump Administration Routinely Violating Immigrant Children’s Rights
The 1997 Flores ruling requires immigrant children be released from detention after 20 days. Trump is keeping some for as long as 323 days, new filings in a lawsuit state.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Top Defense Official Could Reap Windfall From DOD Settlement
Stephen Feinberg founded private equity giant Cerberus. A Cerberus-owned firm is poised to settle one of the largest government lawsuits ever—against the very agency Feinberg now helps lead.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The CFTC’s Word Games Legalizing Gambling
The regulator’s proposal for online prediction markets stands in clear opposition to congressional statute and its own rulemaking.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Challenge to Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger Focuses on Theaters, Basic Cable
The lawsuit, filed by 12 states, makes the case that a merged studio will have more leverage to dictate terms to distributors, leading to higher prices for everyone.
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Trump’s Plan to Corrupt American Science
OMB’s Russell Vought would bring all federal research grants under direct political control, to align with ‘the president’s agenda.’