Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia  —  Washington - The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of Jeanine Pirro, an ardent loyalist of President Trump and a FOX News fixture, confirming the cable news personality to a top prosecutor post in Washington, D.C.

Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith  —  The investigation comes after GOP Sen. Tom Cotton requested that Smith be investigated for “unprecedented interference in the 2024 election.”  —  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency …

Smithsonian to restore Trump to impeachment exhibit ‘in the coming weeks’  —  A placard referring to Trump's two impeachments was removed from the National Museum of American History in July, after the Smithsonian agreed to perform a “content review”  —  Just now

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support  —  Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation.  Then July's report showed a weakening economy, and President Trump accused her of “rigging” the numbers.  —  Nearly the entire Senate …

Texas State House Panel Advances Gerrymandered Congressional Map  —  The full Texas House will now vote next week on a map drawn to flip five House districts to the G.O.P., but Democrats might walk out to deny Republicans a quorum.  —  A Republican-led committee of the Texas House voted …

India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Trump's Threats, Officials Say  —  There is a growing sense in India that its leaders should not allow American policymaking to shape its choices on vital energy supplies.  —  Indian officials said on Saturday that they would keep purchasing cheap oil …

Supreme Court signals it may rule on law protecting power of minority voters  —  The justices asked opposing parties in a battle over a Louisiana voting map to submit briefs addressing the matter.  —  Just now  —  The Supreme Court has signaled that it may rule on the constitutionality …

Trump hits Brazilian products with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro  —  The president typically ties his tariffs to trade policy, but he hit Brazilian products with the highest rate of any country's goods largely due to politics.  —  WASHINGTON — Products imported to the U.S. from Brazil …

Trump's Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows  —  President Donald Trump has already enmeshed the United States military in domestic law enforcement operations involving immigration to an unprecedented degree.  He has authorized a major military buildup at the border.

Trump Rages About Claim He Killed Epstein: Author  —  PRESSURE COOKER  —  The president has denied any involvement in the sex trafficker's death, biographer Michael Wolff says.  —  President Donald Trump was taken aback by speculation that he was personally involved in Jeffrey Epstein's …

The US is complicit in genocide.  Let's stop pretending otherwise  —  The US government, enabled by the media, is an active participant in Israel's atrocities in Gaza  —  Can we finally stop pretending that what we have been witnessing in Gaza over the past 22 months is a “war,” a “conflict,” or even a “humanitarian crisis”?

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