DOJ snubs judge's demand on anti-weaponization fund, cites 'serious separation of powers concerns'

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday rejected a federal judge’s demand to testify under oath that nearly $1.8 billion of anti-arms funds have been exhausted, arguing that the request raises “serious separation of powers concerns.” Judge Leonie Brinkema last Friday blocked the funds indefinitely and issued a seven-day deadline for Acting Attorney General Todd…

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Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool work comes under scrutiny: 4 things to know

President Trump’s efforts to refurbish the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have not gone smoothly, despite the President saying he has a lot of experience with the pool. Questions are swirling about a no-bid, multimillion-dollar contract awarded to complete a pool renovation, one of several Trump beautification projects in Washington, D.C., ahead of America’s 250th… Source…

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Trust in federal government at all-time low: Poll

Public trust in the federal government has hit its lowest level in more than two decades as nearly two-thirds of American voters say they are not satisfied with the direction of the country, according to a new Fox News poll. The survey released Wednesday found that 25 percent of registered voters said they “generally trust”……

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Newsom on reported DOJ investigation: 'Go after me'

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday railed against the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and challenged President Trump to go after them. “This is the kind of thing that happens in other countries, that’s all I’ll say,” Newsom told MS Now reporter Jacob Soboroff in Chicago….

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