Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job.

“… after a series of alleged abuses of her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job.”

Statement from Gov. Pritzker on the Conclusion of Illinois v. Trump CHICAGO — Today, Governor Pritzker released the following statement after the U.S. District Court concluded Illinois v. Trump, the case concerning...

“Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to occupy our streets was a reckless and illegal abuse of power. I’m grateful to the court for siding with our communities and slowing the erosion of our democratic norms.”

Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforce The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the last year.

Ya think?

April 18, 2026 And, just like that, President Donald J.

“Trump’s triumphant boasting that the Strait of Hormuz had been permanently reopened has unraveled in less than 24 hours.”

RFK Jr.’s No-Good-But-Maybe-Not-That-Bad Week The CDC is in line to get a normie director—but it will still be tough to escape Kennedy and his anti-vaccine crusade.

“IT’S BEEN A ROUGH FEW DAYS for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a promising few days for public health.”

Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray About 1,000 animal welfare protesters who tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin have been turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the...

Dogfight.

Justice According To Trump The Justice Department has moved to drop the last remaining January 6 insurrection criminal matters: the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys seditious conspiracy cases.

“The government wants to pretend …. juries never convicted these defendants on some of the most serious charges that can be leveled against people in a democracy.”

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ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thu...

Another one bites the dust.