Sharecopy linkActing DHS Secretary Chad WolfThe top attorney at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday rejected a nonpartisan congressional watchdog’s report which concluded that two of the agency’s top officials—Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli— Chad Mizelle, the senior official performing the duties of the DHS general counsel, responded by attacking the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) findings and the author of the agency’s report.The GAO  last week that the official who took...…Sharecopy linkActing DHS Secretary Chad WolfThe top attorney at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday rejected a nonpartisan congressional watchdog’s report which concluded that two of the agency’s top officials—Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli— Chad Mizelle, the senior official performing the duties of the DHS general counsel, responded by attacking the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) findings and the author of the agency’s report.The GAO  last week that the official who took...WW…

A federal appellate court in New York on Monday said it will not stop litigation claiming that President Donald Trump is in violation of the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals voted 8-4 not to rehear en banc the court’s ruling from last year, which the emoluments lawsuit after it had been dismissed by a lower court.Revealing a stark divide among the jurists, all four of the judges who voted in favor of rehearing the case signed on to one of two dissenting opinions.Circuit Judge Stephen Menashi, a Trump appointee, penned a dissent that was joined...…A federal appellate court in New York on Monday said it will not stop litigation claiming that President Donald Trump is in violation of the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals voted 8-4 not to rehear en banc the court’s ruling from last year, which the emoluments lawsuit after it had been dismissed by a lower court.Revealing a stark divide among the jurists, all four of the judges who voted in favor of rehearing the case signed on to one of two dissenting opinions.Circuit Judge Stephen Menashi, a Trump appointee, penned a dissent that was joined...WW…

Postmaster General Louis DeJoyA pair of Democratic members of Congress on Monday urged the Federal Bureau of Investigation to open an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) cited to recent reports detailing nationwide delays in mail deliveries and requested the bureau probe whether top officials at USPS were attempting to impede mail distribution for personal or political gain.“There is overwhelming evidence that Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of...…Postmaster General Louis DeJoyA pair of Democratic members of Congress on Monday urged the Federal Bureau of Investigation to open an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) cited to recent reports detailing nationwide delays in mail deliveries and requested the bureau probe whether top officials at USPS were attempting to impede mail distribution for personal or political gain.“There is overwhelming evidence that Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of...WW…

A correspondent for InfoWars, the -helmed media organization known as a hub for conspiracy theories and , was arrested Friday evening at her home in Diamond, Ohio, midway between Youngstown and Akron. Millicent “Millie” Weaver, 29, and her husband Gavin Wince, 46, were taken into custody by the Portage County Sheriff’s Office. Each faces one count each of robbery, tampering with evidence, obstructing justice, and domestic violence, by Daily Dot.  (Publicly available online jail records reviewed by Law&Crime do not contain precise charges for and .  Wince was booked at 1:51...…A correspondent for InfoWars, the -helmed media organization known as a hub for conspiracy theories and , was arrested Friday evening at her home in Diamond, Ohio, midway between Youngstown and Akron. Millicent “Millie” Weaver, 29, and her husband Gavin Wince, 46, were taken into custody by the Portage County Sheriff’s Office. Each faces one count each of robbery, tampering with evidence, obstructing justice, and domestic violence, by Daily Dot.  (Publicly available online jail records reviewed by Law&Crime do not contain precise charges for and .  Wince was booked at 1:51...WW…

Sharecopy linkAs states across the country prepare to deal with monumental increases in mail-in voting ballots this election season, the Trump Administration has been of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). With 46 states recently receiving from USPS warning that the agency may not be capable of delivering all ballots cast via mail by Nov. 3, legal experts are calling on state and federal officials to take action or risk jeopardizing the presidential election.Prompted by congressional Democrats, USPS Inspector General Tammy L. Whitcomb this week began the policy changes enacted by...…Sharecopy linkAs states across the country prepare to deal with monumental increases in mail-in voting ballots this election season, the Trump Administration has been of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). With 46 states recently receiving from USPS warning that the agency may not be capable of delivering all ballots cast via mail by Nov. 3, legal experts are calling on state and federal officials to take action or risk jeopardizing the presidential election.Prompted by congressional Democrats, USPS Inspector General Tammy L. Whitcomb this week began the policy changes enacted by...WW…

Sharecopy linkRep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) on Friday asked his state’s attorney general to empanel a grand jury to investigate President Donald Trump and several top executives at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Pascrell claimed the Administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal agency constitutes election interference in violation of state law.“Tonight I’ve made a criminal referral to the New Jersey Attorney General asking him to empanel a grand jury to look at subversion of NJ election laws by Donald Trump, Louis DeJoy, and other Trump officials in their accelerating arson of the...…Sharecopy linkRep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) on Friday asked his state’s attorney general to empanel a grand jury to investigate President Donald Trump and several top executives at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Pascrell claimed the Administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal agency constitutes election interference in violation of state law.“Tonight I’ve made a criminal referral to the New Jersey Attorney General asking him to empanel a grand jury to look at subversion of NJ election laws by Donald Trump, Louis DeJoy, and other Trump officials in their accelerating arson of the...WW…

Sharecopy linkJudge Mark V. Tranquilli of Allegheny County.The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board on Wednesday filed formal accusations that an Allegheny County judge violated the state constitution and Code of Judicial Conduct by repeatedly making racist and offensive statements from the bench.Judge Mark V. Tranquilli, who was placed on administrative leave earlier this year after referring to a Black juror as “Aunt Jemima,” is now facing six counts of judicial misconduct. The conduct board recommended that Tranquilli be suspended until the investigation into his conduct is completed.The...…Sharecopy linkJudge Mark V. Tranquilli of Allegheny County.The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board on Wednesday filed formal accusations that an Allegheny County judge violated the state constitution and Code of Judicial Conduct by repeatedly making racist and offensive statements from the bench.Judge Mark V. Tranquilli, who was placed on administrative leave earlier this year after referring to a Black juror as “Aunt Jemima,” is now facing six counts of judicial misconduct. The conduct board recommended that Tranquilli be suspended until the investigation into his conduct is completed.The...WW…

Sharecopy linkA government watchdog group filed a lawsuit on Thursday asking a federal judge to order the Trump administration to turn over records pertaining to the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) strategy for dealing with an anticipated influx of ballots cast by mail in the 2020 presidential election.The complaint stems from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by Protect Democracy, an executive branch watchdog group, following the USPS’s failure to provide a response by a legally mandated deadline.Under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy — a Trump mega-donor with millions of...…Sharecopy linkA government watchdog group filed a lawsuit on Thursday asking a federal judge to order the Trump administration to turn over records pertaining to the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) strategy for dealing with an anticipated influx of ballots cast by mail in the 2020 presidential election.The complaint stems from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by Protect Democracy, an executive branch watchdog group, following the USPS’s failure to provide a response by a legally mandated deadline.Under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy — a Trump mega-donor with millions of...WW…

Sharecopy linkPresident Donald Trump has made no secret of his with low-pressure plumbing appliances such as sinks, showers and toilets. Even amid a resurgent pandemic, the president has used multiple to take aim at water-efficient showerheads, decrying the decreased water-flow for interfering with washing his hair. But that may soon change, as the Trump administration on Wednesday introduced its plan to roll back federal water efficiency requirements for consumer showerheads.In a 50-page of proposed rulemaking submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE), the administration is rewriting its...…Sharecopy linkPresident Donald Trump has made no secret of his with low-pressure plumbing appliances such as sinks, showers and toilets. Even amid a resurgent pandemic, the president has used multiple to take aim at water-efficient showerheads, decrying the decreased water-flow for interfering with washing his hair. But that may soon change, as the Trump administration on Wednesday introduced its plan to roll back federal water efficiency requirements for consumer showerheads.In a 50-page of proposed rulemaking submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE), the administration is rewriting its...WW…

Sharecopy linkMiles Taylor, the former Trump administration official who on Monday renounced his former boss as “dangerously chaotic” while endorsing Democratic nominee Joe Biden for president, now claims his former colleagues are digging up dirt on him for criticizing President Donald Trump.Appearing on CNN’s The Lead  Tuesday afternoon, the former Department of Homeland Security official told host Jake Tapper that because of his public rebuke of the president, the White House had instructed staffers to look into his past for damaging information that could be used to discredit his...…Sharecopy linkMiles Taylor, the former Trump administration official who on Monday renounced his former boss as “dangerously chaotic” while endorsing Democratic nominee Joe Biden for president, now claims his former colleagues are digging up dirt on him for criticizing President Donald Trump.Appearing on CNN’s The Lead  Tuesday afternoon, the former Department of Homeland Security official told host Jake Tapper that because of his public rebuke of the president, the White House had instructed staffers to look into his past for damaging information that could be used to discredit his...WW…