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A worker walks through the concourse as preparations are made ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 17, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump prevails as court tosses DNC lawsuit over Federal Election Commission oversight

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The plaintiffs argued that the order threatened the independence of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by potentially allowing President Donald Trump or attorney general to influence the commission’s legal interpretations.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, sit alongside U.S. President Donald Trump as he meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele were expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues including the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has been held in a prison in El Salvador since March 15. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Bondi Criticizes ‘Detached From Reality’ Democrats For Pushing For Return Of Purported ‘MS-13 Member,’ Salvadoran National

Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized Democrats and the mainstream media for their continued outrage over the deportation of illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged member of the MS-13 gang and a Salvadoran national, to a mega prison in El Salvador last month — telling Jesse Watters of Fox News that “we [don’t] want him back.”

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Federal Appeals Court Reverses Ruling, Blocks Trump Admin Firings

A federal appeals court reversed course Monday and erased a previous decision that allowed President Donald Trump to fire the heads of two independent agencies.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 31: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) waits top speak during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on October 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. Schumer spoke on a range of issues, including criticizing a House Republican proposal to provide millions of dollars in aid to Israel without any additional aid to Ukraine. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Schumer Defies Calls To Step Down As Minority Leader While Protestors Gather Outside His Brooklyn Home

Roughly 100 protestors gathered outside of Senator Chuck Schumer’s home on Sunday to voice their opposition to Schumer’s leadership after he voted in favor of a GOP-backed spending bill.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) walk after Thune was elected Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress following the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as Majority Leader, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) as Assistant Majority Leader, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) as Republican Conference Chair, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) as Republican Policy Committee Chair, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) as Republican Conference Vice Chair and Sen. Tim Scott (R-FL) as National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Sen. John Thune: ‘All Options Open’ To Confirm Trump’s Cabinet Nominees

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune has assured the public that “all the options” are on the table to get President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks through the confirmation process amid concerns that some appointees might not receive enough votes.

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-TX, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on May 5, 2020. - The panel is considering Ratcliffes nomination for Director of National Intelligence. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Announces John Ratcliffe As CIA Director

47th President-elect Donald Trump has announced that former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe will return to the executive branch as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).