The DOJ says it is probing whether TV networks broke antitrust law by halting White House coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Because apparently press access now comes with a cartel subpoena.
A federal judge extended temporary protection for CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters after the White House barred them from the grounds. The administration’s argument got a chilly reception—like a Michelob at last call.
Republicans are hauling the midterm conversation back to crime, while Democrats answer that the administration’s immigration-enforcement record makes that sales pitch smell like fried clams left in a hot trunk.
The administration asked the Supreme Court to let the Bureau of Prisons halt gender-affirming treatment restrictions that lower courts blocked. Because apparently medical care in federal custody now needs a constitutional cage match.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters were turned away and had credentials deactivated after Trump said he was banning the outlets over coverage he called “fake news.” Tremendous system: criticize the boss, lose the building pass.
Trump said Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over coverage he calls “fake news.” No enforcement details emerged, and AP reported their journalists were still on the grounds late that day.
A federal judge kept the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office under court supervision after finding the county had not proved its racial-profiling reforms would last. Turns out “trust us” is not a compliance plan.
ICE obtained court permission to force-feed a detained Cuban hunger striker in Texas, while a federal judge ordered discovery into the administration’s shelved $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Accountability: now available in limited quantities.
Reuters reports the State Department has drafted guidance that could make parents prove citizenship or immigration status when seeking a child’s passport. Because apparently applying for a kid’s passport needed more federal paperwork and less common sense.
At a Thursday hearing in Minneapolis, a defense lawyer for the “Minnesota 15” pressed a federal judge to make DHS produce more surveillance material on anti-ICE activists, unions and nonprofits. Apparently “show your work” now requires litigation.
