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Maryland Become Active Player in Lawsuits Challenging Trump

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By Danielle J. Brown – Maryland Matters – President Donald Trump is unleashing almost daily executive orders to reshape the federal government — and opponents, including the state of Maryland, are just as quickly filing legal challenges to block policies that put “Marylanders and Americans at risk.” That’s how Attorney General Anthony Brown (D) described…

Threats to Investigate DOGE Critics Violate the U.S. Constitution

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Staff Report – A coalition of civil society groups sent a letter to interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin, Jr. and congressional leaders on Tuesday demanding that Martin clarify public statements suggesting he would use his public office to threaten critics of Elon Musk and the new Department of Government…

Elon Musk Security Breach Must Be Stopped: Who Can Stop It?

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He has the power of the presidency now, complete with Supreme Court Presidential Immunity, and a guaranteed pardon for any crimes he commits with this massive breach of privacy and imminent threat to national security – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – BREAKING NEWS – Get ready for the worst. Do not assume…

House Ethics Report Accuses Matt Gaetz of Being A Bad Boy

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Just No Strict Punishment Recommended for His Alleged Crimes – Staff Report – A House Ethics Committee report accuses former House member Matt Gaetz of Florida, and President-elect Donald Trump’s former pick for attorney general, of paying for sex, possessing illegal drugs and having sexual relations with an underage girl. But you, know, we won’t…

The Proposal to Break Up Google Is Finally Here

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Guest Column – By Matt Stoller – Big Tech On Trial Three and a half months ago, D.C. district Judge Amit Mehta found that Google broke antitrust law in monopolizing search and search advertising. In a tightly reasoned 277-page opinion, Mehta’s conclusion was that Google, by controlling the means of distribution of search engines through…

Lilly Ledbetter of Alabama, Champion of Pay Equality, Dies at 86

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Staff Report – Lilly Ledbetter, whose lawsuit against her employer paved the way for the Fair Pay Act of 2009 and who dedicated decades of her life to fighting for equal pay, died in Alabama on Saturday, her family said in a statement. She was 86. The cause was respiratory failure, the statement said, and…

Arkansas Republican’s Federal Pay Lawsuit Clears Court Hurdle

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By Glynn Wilson – JONESBORO, Ark. – A federal judge from Indonesia who attended Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Law and was appointed to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims by Ronald Reagan in 1986, ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by a Republican Congressman from Arkansas against the government…

National Security Agencies Blast Foreign Efforts to Influence Elections and Undermine Democracy in the U.S.

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Staff Report – Foreign actors, especially Iran, Russia and China, are actively involved in trying to sow discord, create chaos and influence the elections coming up in the United States to undermine American democracy for their own nefarious purposes. That’s according to a joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the…

Trump Indicted Again for Plotting to Overturn the 2020 Election

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Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – In one more effort to save American democracy from Donald Trump and his conservative Supreme Court, special prosecutor Jack Smith filed another indictment against the former president in federal court on Tuesday, once again accused him of plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.…

In Landmark Antitrust Case, Judge Rules Google Is a ‘Monopolist’

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Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by excluding rivals from the general search engine market in order to maintain its monopoly. What happens now? – Guest Column – By Matt Stoller – Today is a big day for American business. “After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and…

The Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S. in 2024

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By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS, Md. – While violent crime has dropped to pre-Covid pandemic levels nationwide, according to the latest crime report from Federal Bureau of Investigation, the changes weren’t the same everywhere. The crime rates remained elevated in dozens of cities around the country, including my home town of Birmingham, Alabama, which…

Federal Judge Orders Trump Mouthpiece Steve Bannon to Jail

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge ordered Donald Trump brain trust and mouthpiece Steve Bannon to surrender by July 1 to start serving a four-month prison sentence imposed for contempt of Congress for disobeying a subpoena to provide documents and testimony to the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6,…