A major sex scandal involving a judge nominated by former President Barack Obama has erupted, yet she is continuing to serve. The post Obama Judge Busted for Having Sex in Her Chambers Within “Earshot” of Law Clerks appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The state is now overburdening Virginians who conduct private gun sales while protecting violent illegal aliens from arrest and deportation.
A federal judge on Thursday handed President Donald Trump and election integrity advocates a major victory after rejecting Democrats’ desperate attempt to block Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules and strengthening citizenship verification for federal elections. The post HUGE WIN FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY: Federal Judge SMASHES Desperate Democrat Lawsuit from DNC, Schumer, and Jeffries — Clears Way for Citizenship Checks on Mail-In Ballots appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Dozens of disgruntled federal judges are attempting to interfere in the Trump administration’s disbursement of $1.7 billion to those who were politically targeted by the Biden administration. […]
Ruled Democrats have failed to show they have standing to challenge mail-in ballot plan
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon.
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.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said it was too early to block the order because it has yet to be implemented.
Donald Trump's controversial settlement with the Department of Justice to establish a $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund and shield himself from IRS audits is facing a major legal challenge, with 35 retired federal judges — appointed by presidents of both parties — demanding the court investigate whether the deal constitutes fraud.According to the Washington Post, the bipartisan group of former judges filed a motion in federal court in Florida alleging that Trump and federal prosecutors deliberately misled the court by failing to disclose the settlement when voluntarily dismissing the underlying IRS lawsuit.The retired judges' filing directly challenges the legitimacy of the agreement. "The purported 'settlement' that the parties never placed before this Court raises profound questions about the parties' candor toward the Court and manipulation of the judicial system, which threatens to undermine confidence in the administration of justice," it read.The judges called for U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams to set aside the judgment and reopen the case for "judicial review of the extraordinary — and historically unprecedented — circumstances presented by this litigation and by the collusive 'settlement.'"Trump, his two eldest sons, and the Trump Organization filed the initial lawsuit against the IRS in January seeking as much as $10 billion in damages. The suit claimed damages for the theft of their tax filings by a former agency consultant who leaked them to news organizations, the Post is reporting.Williams had previously expressed skepticism about the case itself, questioning whether the parties were "sufficiently adverse" given that Trump was simultaneously serving as president while suing the agencies he oversees.The retired judges argued that Trump and the federal government are "improperly using the IRS lawsuit to allow a 'commission' controlled by the President to dole out $1.776 billion in taxpayer dollars without constitutional or congressional authority" and to obtain "unlawful private benefits to the President and his family" by permanently barring any audits of Trump's prior tax returns.The filing represents the latest effort to block a settlement that would shield Trump from nearly $100 million in potential IRS liability while establishing a fund ostensibly designed to compensate others who claim they were targets of a "weaponized" justice system — but which critics say functions primarily as a slush fund for Trump allies and January 6 insurrectionists.