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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that governments might be inclined to tighten their grip on monetary authorities and stressed that upholding central-bank independence is even more important in an increasingly challenging global order.
Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) may have shot herself in the foot: Her comment that the state's new "assault weapons" ban affects "frequently used" firearms could undercut the state's defense in lawsuits challenging the prohibition, according to legal experts.
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Texas Senate Democratic candidate James Talarico announced Thursday that his campaign brought in over $3 million after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) won the GOP runoff against Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Tuesday. “In just 24 hours, working people from every corner of Texas have come together to shatter grassroots fundraising records and send a…
A Chicago teen detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for more than two months was released Tuesday in time to attend his high school graduation after pressure from legislators and community backlash.Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete, 18, and Martha Liliana Navarrete-Capazan, 46, were unexpectedly detained at an ICE check-in in March. They were separated and then transported to at least eight different facilities in seven states, Raw Story first reported.Navarrete-Capazan was ordered immediately released on May 19 in response to her habeas corpus petition, and Hernandez-Navarrete was released by ICE on his own recognizance on Tuesday, said Kelli Fennell, the family’s lawyer.Both reunited Tuesday at a gas station in Crown Point, Indiana, in front of a local media frenzy. Hernandez-Navarrette will attend his graduation at Mather High School in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood on Thursday, Fennell said. Kristy Morrow, community organizer; Ricardo Hernandez-Navarette; Liliana Navarrete-Capazan; and Steven Navarrete reunite on Tuesday.“It was just incredibly fortunate and so grateful that they're home now, where they should be, and we're going to continue doing things the right way, and keep fighting their cases,” Fennell told Raw Story Wednesday.At a check-in with ICE on Wednesday, Hernandez-Navarrete was given a watch wrist monitor, Fennell said. While “no monitor and a selfie app on the phone would have been ideal,” Fennell said Hernandez-Navarrete was grateful to not have to wear an ankle monitor that would interfere with his soccer playing."It’s like a watch," Hernandez-Navarrete told Raw Story via phone on Wednesday. "It's okay. I prefer that than be there in jail.""It was really good, see[ing] a lot of people, a lot of friends, and a lot of interviews," Hernandez-Navarrete said after being released.Both the mother and son are still pursuing their asylum cases, Fennell said. The family faces fear of harm or persecution in Colombia, she said."I hope, and I have faith with God, and he's going to be is going to do everything," Hernandez-Navarrete said.Lawmakers reactThe family’s detention experience drew attention from national lawmakers.In response to Raw Story’s investigation, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called for the release of the mother and son.“Donald Trump and this gang of thugs think that cruelty and bigotry make America strong. They are mistaken,” Schakowsky told Raw Story in a statement last month. “Immigrants are and always have been what makes our country great. My office is in communication with the family’s attorney, and we will do everything possible to bring them home and secure justice for them.”Upon Hernandez-Navarrete’s release, Schakowsky posted a statement on X.“I'm relieved that Ricardo and his mother Martha have finally been reunited and released. But what they endured should've never happened in the first place,” Schakowsky posted.“The cruelty we're seeing in our immigration system must end. Immigrants make our communities stronger, and we must keep fighting for a system that reflects our values."I'm relieved that Ricardo and his mother Martha have finally been reunited and released. But what they endured should've never happened in the first place.The cruelty we're seeing in our immigration system must end.Immigrants make our communities stronger, and we must keep… https://t.co/nHpmgWLUx2— Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) May 27, 2026 Hernandez-Navarrete told Raw Story via a phone interview from Kenton County Detention Center in Kentucky last month that he was subjected to strip searches, slept on the floor without blankets, was unable to use the restroom due to too many people in one room and spent two days in solitary confinement — he says without reason.Fennell called the conditions “appalling” last month.Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) called for the release of Hernandez-Navarrete on the Senate floor last week and celebrated his release in a post on Wednesday.“I am very pleased that Ricardo has been released from ICE detention and is reunited with his mother. But he should never have been taken from his school and family in the first place,” Durbin posted on X Wednesday.“We must end the Trump Administration’s mass deportation operation and stop these needlessly cruel attacks on immigrants and our communities.” I am very pleased that Ricardo has been released from ICE detention and is reunited with his mother. But he should never have been taken from his school and family in the first place.
Frustrated White House insiders who are looking at Donald Trump’s cratering approval numbers and have been attempting to get him to address issues that are causing his collapse have been warned off by powerful White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. According to a report from MS NOW, while voters are consumed with anger over exploding costs of living and the unpopular Iran war, Trump has instead devoted his energy to pursuits that make his own staff cringe: a new White House ballroom, renovation of the National Mall reflecting pool, purges of insufficiently loyal Republican lawmakers including four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and a $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" that could compensate Capitol riot participants.In response to staff concerns, Wiles has implemented a stark directive: "let Trump be Trump.""There are two tracks: There is what the president says, and then there's what you as a staff member message on," a White House official lamented while speaking anonymously about internal strategy.Cabinet secretaries have scrambled to fill the messaging void by grafting affordability language onto unrelated initiatives — the Small Business Administration reducing loan fraud and the EPA rolling back refrigeration requirements, for example — both sold as cost-cutting measures.According to MS NOW, the two-track approach is failing spectacularly. A New York Times/Siena survey found just 38 percent of Americans approve of Trump's performance — a record low for his second term. A Gallup poll found economic confidence at a nearly four-year low, with only 16 percent rating the economy as "excellent" or "good," and three in four Americans saying conditions are worsening.One recent moment crystallized the problem. During a ballroom construction site visit, Trump dismissed rising gas prices as "peanuts" and thanked people for "putting up with it for a little while.""While beautifying our nation's capital is surely important and appreciated, if you don't live, work, or visit DC, you don't really reap the benefits of the president's passion projects," said a former Trump White House official. "What people do feel is $4.50 gas, and that's the real passion point for Americans."One former Trump adviser concluded that current staff have been handcuffed. "I think it's a failure on the part of his staff. They're not focused on the issues that Americans are focused on, which is obviously, affordability," the adviser told MS NOW.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son has been secretly working as a political appointee attorney at the U.S. Treasury Department, raising serious conflict of interest questions as high-stakes cases involving the agency have made their way to the nation's highest court, according to a report.Philip Alito was hired to Treasury's office of the general counsel in the early months of the second Trump administration, according to four former government officials, yet his presence there has been treated as something close to a state secret, reported NOTUS."If people were introducing themselves by first and last name, he'd just say 'Phil,' not Phil Alito," said one former official. "He's a pretty soft-spoken guy."The younger Alito maintains no public resume, has no LinkedIn profile and his name appears nowhere on the Treasury Department's website. Colleagues recall that he went out of his way to avoid drawing attention to his famous surname.But the low profile belies the significance of his role. As an attorney-adviser in the general counsel's front office, Philip Alito was briefed on important Treasury matters across the board and offered legal feedback at the highest levels."There's no doubt he got that position because of who he is," a second source said.The Treasury Department's general counsel office handles legal matters related to taxation, economic policy and law enforcement. It could be involved in multiple federal lawsuits challenging Trump's controversial anti-weaponization fund — which allocates public money to individuals claiming unfair targeting by the Justice Department — that could ultimately reach the Supreme Court.While Philip Alito was working at the Treasury, a lawsuit challenging Trump's use of emergency powers to issue tariffs was argued before the justices in November — with the Treasury Department named as a defendant, but the department never disclosed Philip Alito's employment in court documents.His father did not recuse himself from the case, ultimately joining a dissent when the majority ruled against the administration in February.Justice Alito's office did not responded to requests for comment from NOTUS.
As strikes strain the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, at home, President Donald Trump held a cabinet meeting where he defended the war and insisted he’s not concerned with the war’s political consequences heading into the critical midterm elections. It comes as the president is threatening to "blow up" ally Oman in response to a deal in which Iran and Oman would share control of the Strait of Hormuz. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
Iran fired a missile at an American airbase in Kuwait Thursday just hours after the U.S. attacked the Islamic Republic, with both sides accusing the other of violating their shaky ceasefire and further imperiling diplomatic efforts to end the war
Donald Trump is the undisputed king of the Republican Party. Earlier this month, Trump exacted revenge on Indiana state senators who had opposed his call to redistrict the Hoosier State; his endorsees won a majority of races against incumbents. Then Trump successfully nuked Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) from political life, relegating the incumbent to a shocking third place in his statewide primary. And the next Tuesday, Trump-endorsed candidates across the nation won every primary race -- 37 victories and zero defeats. Overall, Trump's approval rating among members of his own party sits around...
