U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden (appointed by President Donald Trump) in Washington on Tuesday ordered the House Democrats’ suit for Donald Trump’s tax returns put on hold until a separate legal fight over the subpoena to former White House counsel Don McGahn gets worked out. Huh? Judge puts Democrats’ suit for Trump’s tax returns on hold: McFadden’s … Read more
Lawyers for Congress urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday not to delay House committees’ access to President Trump’s financial records, saying the information could be crucial to investigating foreign involvement in American politics and legislative protections for next year’s elections. House asks Supreme Court not to delay access to Trump’s financial records, citing threat to … Read more
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit claiming that President Trump is illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors at his hotel in downtown Washington. Trump emoluments case over his D.C. hotel gets second chance in legal challenge: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit agreed to rehear the lawsuit, … Read more
“The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader “Moscow Mitch” McConnell, may be on the verge of realizing his years-long abuse of power in stacking the federal courts with right-wing ideologues who will deny overwhelming popular support for reforms and acts of Congress passed by their elected representatives, in the same way that conservative Supreme … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a 4:00 p.m. meeting of the entire Democratic caucus Tuesday, where the party is expected to discuss impeachment. Howard Fineman, a reporter with Yahoo News who has reliable sources, tweeted earlier today: At a later speaking event for The Atlantic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that she would have … Read more