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BREAKING: The 9th Circuit has rejected ICE's unprecedented mass detention policy — the 5th striaght appellate loss for the Trump administration and perhaps the most significant, covering California, Arizona, Nevada and Washington, among others. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
Well, it looks like Trump fell through the floor. "32% approve ... while 58% disapprove. That's down from 38% approval in June and marks the lowest job approval rating Quinnipiac has ever recorded for Trump, surpassing his previous low of 34% in May." www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
Quinnipiac poll finds Trump approval at record low as voters continue to sour on Iran war, economySupport among Republicans also slipped, with Trump's approval falling from 85% in June to 76% in July.www.ctinsider.comNo, DoorDash, you cannot “support the District’s right to self-govern” while telling Congress to gut the District’s right to self-govern. Those positions *are* mutually exclusive. Your lobbyists are absolutely blowing this.
Martin AustermuhleIn a letter to the D.C. Council, Door Dash says its recent advocacy for a House GOP bill that restricts D.C.'s ability to determine taxes and fees reflected its opposition to a new 20-cent delivery tax in D.C., "not D.C.'s broader ability to... govern autonomously."
Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash at age 56
Glen Hansard Dead At 56Glen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame fronting the Frames and starring in The Commitments, then gained greater notoriety through the movie Once and the rel...stereogum.com
Skyrocketing utility bills are making life in DC even less affordable. Any gas pipe replacement plan that is approved must keep our communities safe from dangerous leaks, ensure funds are spent wisely by prioritizing the most urgent repairs, and protect DC ratepayers from excessive rate hikes.
D.C. Regulators Reopen Review of Washington Gas Pipeline Plan Following Challenge by Schwalb, Consumer AdvocatesD.C. regulators will hold a two-day rehearing on Washington Gas' pipeline plan following requests from city officials.www.washingtoninformer.com
NEW: The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired visas as they travel through airports, according to documents obtained by The Times and interviews with lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation DriveFederal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.www.nytimes.com
FT reporting that Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared, wants to lead this deal…which underscores yet again that the World Cup hydration breaks and half-time show were the thin end of a Trumpian wedge to dominate the business of the game. Grift everwhere you look. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
World Cup: Uefa furious at reports Fifa plan to sell stakes in tournamentEuropean football's governing body Uefa reacts furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.www.bbc.comNEW: We secured a $81,064 judgment against the former ANC 8C treasurer for misappropriating public funds. The discrepancies were uncovered by the Office of the DC Auditor and investigated by OIG before we sued in 2024. The misuse of taxpayer funds violates public trust and will not be tolerated.
NEW: We are calling on the DC Public Service Commission to reject a wasteful pipe replacement plan. Washington Gas wants to hike utility rates again to pay for an outdated and ineffective gas system. We secured a hearing on July 27-28 to reconsider the plan. OAG will be there fighting to stop it.
AWFUL. Ordering ICE to target an ethnic group the president has repeatedly attacked is bigotry as official government policy. TPS recipients are the most vetted immigrants here. They have to pass background checks every 18 months. Most Haitians with TPS entered legally also!
ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources sayThe plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.www.cbsnews.com
Cecilia Vega says she was pressured by Bari Weiss and other CBS execs to include misinformation and political bias in reporting that aired this year. "Never in my career, until now, have I felt that those edits, that those suggestions, came from a place of misinformation or politics."
“60 Minutes” correspondent says Bari Weiss pressured her to report on events that “never happened”Cecilia Vega said CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pressured her to include “misinformation” and “political bias” in several news segments.www.ms.now
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.www.nytimes.com
