Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon  —  A federal judge Sunday night issued a new broader order barring any National Guard members from being relocated from any state for federal service in the state of Oregon.

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze  —  The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire after she had reportedly received death threats.  —  State law enforcement is investigating the house fire on Edisto Beach which began …

Majority of Calif. voters back Prop 50 in new poll … And it's good news for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. … They desperately need a counterweight to Republicans' redistricting in Texas, and California is the best positioned blue state to do so.  But unlike Texas, Newsom has to ask …

How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens  —  Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.  After they arrived at 7500 S. South Shore Drive, agents from Border Patrol …

Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton  —  Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign.

Supreme Court rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her criminal conviction  —  Maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's challenge …

The Supreme Court will evaluate Trump's expansive claims of presidential power in its new term  —  The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with a sharp focus on President Donald Trump's robust assertion of executive power.  Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people also are on the agenda.

French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos  —  France's new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis …

Social Security chief to be IRS CEO  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has appointed Frank Bisignano, who runs the Social Security Administration, to also head up the Internal Revenue Service as its first ever chief executive officer … - The IRS and SSA are facing staffing challenges this year …

Washington Post economics columnist moves to The Bulwark  —  The News  —  A high-profile columnist who left The Washington Post amid the paper's ongoing editorial upheaval is joining a growing anti-Trump digital news startup.  —  Former Washington Post opinion columnist Catherine Rampell …

The Future of The Free Press  —  We've sent more than 4,000 emails since we started The Free Press five years ago.  This one is different.  —  We're a news organization, so I'll get right to it: This morning, The Free Press is joining Paramount.  —  This move is a testament to many things …

SLED investigating fire at SC circuit judge's Edisto home, 3 injured  —  EDISTO ISLAND — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a fire that started the morning of Oct. 4 at Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein's Edisto Beach home off Planters Retreat in the Jeremy Cay Community.

Trump's DC takeover is working — in fact, it has already worked  —  President Trump's action this summer asserting federal control of the District of Columbia police force was a bold and necessary step toward confronting the rampant crime that has plagued our nation's capital for years.

Will the Democrats Become the Party of Free Trade?  —  Another partisan reversal on trade presents itself.  —  The hard-working staff here at Drezner's World has made no secret of i ts distaste for protectionism — and using the guise of national security to promote protectionism.

We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency … Last year, in the months before the 2024 presidential election, the magazine surveyed 50 members of what might be called the Washington legal establishment about their expectations for the Justice Department and the rule of law if Donald Trump were re-elected.