Solomy Balungi Bossa, member of the International Criminal Court: ‘Trump views us the same way as terrorists and drug peddlers’

Steve Bannon exposed as secret player in White House ‘extortion’ scheme in new filings

New court documents allege that pro-MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon was a secret operative helping President Donald Trump and the White House extort nearly 1 billion from the nation’s top law firms. Trump’s personal lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, is also named alongside Bannon. Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday that Epshteyn connected at least two firms to the []

Trump’s Fat Fingers Are All Over My Melania Lawsuit: Wolff

Jeenah Moon / REUTERSAuthor Michael Wolff has claimed that President Donald Trump’s legal team is working behind the scenes in his lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump.In a new column for his Substack, HOWL, Wolff wrote about his lawsuit against the first lady, which U.S. District Court Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump-appointed judge in the Southern District of New York, dismissed in May 2026, calling it a “contorted” effort to prevent Melania from suing him, saying that “is not how the federal courts work.” Wolff is appealing the decision.He said it seems to him there is a “strong indication of how directly [the lawsuit] appears to be overseen by the White House.” Read more at The Daily Beast.

These lawyers represent Trump, even against his own government...

These lawyers represent Trump, even against his own government... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:CHARLES SCHWAB Turbocharges Stock-Trading Frenzy...

Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias ‘Larry Changa’

Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias ‘Larry Changa’ Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias “Larry Changa,” is one of the co-founders and original leaders of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's most prominent criminal organization, which has expanded its operations across Latin America. The post Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias ‘Larry Changa’ appeared first on InSight Crime.

The Memo: Houston killing reignites controversy over Trump’s ICE enforcement

The killing of a man in Houston at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has reignited the controversy over President Trump’s hardline policies, which critics contend are gratuitously aggressive and open the door to abuses. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an unauthorized migrant from Mexico and a father of three U.S. citizens, was...

Bill Barr calls on Senate GOP to confirm Todd Blanche for attorney general

President Donald Trump‘s first-term Attorney General Bill Barr is making an aggressive public push for Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as the nation’s next attorney general, arguing the president’s acting Justice Department chief is the best person to lead the department. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Thursday, Barr wrote that Blanche is []

Trump says 'courageous' Zelenskyy is 'doing pretty well' in war with Russia

You have to say he's courageous, he's got great equipment, he's got great men, he's got fighters, Trump said of Zelenskyy.

Spot the pol!

Study the photograph carefully. Only the political figure is missing. Guess who it is.

LIVE: Press conference on ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas

Watch live as Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat from Texas, holds a news conference with Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare and Hugo Baldera-Ibarra, the lawyer for the passengers who were in the vehicle with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. An ICE agent shot and killed Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man living in the U.S., in Houston.

Yusof Haslam maklum pelakon ditahan dadah, sudah beri amaran namun tidak diendahkan

KUALA LUMPUR: “Saya sudah beri amaran, jangan ‘expose’ diri, pergi kelab dan sebagainya kerana dia berlakon watak polis.” Demikian kata penerbit dan pengarah terkenal Datuk Yusof Haslam apabila disoal mengenai kesahihan penangkapan seorang pelakon wanita drama Gerak Khas 2.0 yang didakwa terlibat dengan kes dadah. Menurut Yusof, dia maklum mengenai perkara itu (penangkapan) malah telah ... Read more The post Yusof Haslam maklum pelakon ditahan dadah, sudah beri amaran namun tidak diendahkan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

UN counterterrorism chief exposed over China funding links

United Nations Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism has been accused of ideological bias and conflicts of interest in a new report from the Geneva-based group UN Watch. The Report pointed out that the Chinese government was one of his biggest funders. UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer said, “he’s not supposed to be an activist; he’s supposed to be an academic. We’re supposed to see scholarship.”

Biden DEA let 1M fentanyl pills into the streets, whistleblower lawyer says

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has evidence that his agency and federal prosecutors let more than 1 million fentanyl pills flow onto the streets of New Mexico during the Biden era and then tried to silence him from testifying after he blew the whistle, the agent’s lawyer tells Just the News. “DEA has a campaign []...Click to read more

Fight drug traffickers like terrorists — Zamfara cleric urges FG

The Chief Imam of the Muslim Foundation Jumu’at Mosque in Gusau, Zamfara State, Sheikh Ra’is, has urged the Federal Government to fight drug traffickers with the same intensity as terrorists, warning that the growing menace of illicit drugs poses a serious threat to the country’s security and moral values. The cleric made the call while [] Fight drug traffickers like terrorists — Zamfara cleric urges FG

Here’s Yet Another Instance of Donald Trump Going Out of His Way to Act Like a Russian Agent

Why would the president want to do this?

Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn't 'a toady,' urges senate to confirm Trump's AG pick

Bill Barr argues Todd Blanche's relationship with Trump is a strength, urging Senate Republicans to confirm him as attorney general amid GOP reservations.

Garcia, Beto and Talarico’s Far-Left Freak Show

Out of touch Johnny Garcia has found his political soulmates in failed perennial loser Beto O’Rourke and radical Democrat James Talarico. Garcia, O’Rourke, and Talarico are building their political coalition at drag shows with purged voters who are serving a sentence for a felony conviction, illegally in the United States, and are mentally incapacitated. “Johnny Garcia, Beto [] The post Garcia, Beto and Talarico’s Far-Left Freak Show appeared first on NRCC.

News24 | Trump-endorsed ‘Tiger’ scores narrow Colombia presidential win

A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s presidential runoff, swinging the country hard right with a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.

Harmeet Dhillon Doxes the 100 People She Hired to Undermine Democracy

At a time when Trump's flunkies claim posting picture of law enforcement officials constitute doxing, Harmeet Dhillon just identified all hundred of the people she just hired in Civil Rights. The post Harmeet Dhillon Doxes the 100 People She Hired to Undermine Democracy appeared first on emptywheel.

The far-right De la Espriella will be Colombia’s next president, according to preliminary vote count

The controversial criminal lawyer, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, has defeated the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda by less than one percentage point. If confirmed, it will mark a shift for one of the few leftist strongholds that remained in Latin America

Ex Trump Lawyer Warns Susie Wiles “Lots of Tweets Like This Will Continue”

A.J. Delgado, the Harvard Law educated attorney who worked on the 2016 Trump campaign and White House transition team, responded to what she described as “vulgar attacks” made against her on social media by her ex, Jason Miller, Trump’s 2016 chief campaign spokesman. Delgado claimed that Miller called her “crazy.” [NOTE: While working on the []

Trump-backed candidate wins razor-tight Colombia presidential vote

A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s presidential run-off on Sunday, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups. With more than 99 per cent of polling centres reporting, Abelardo de la Espriella had 49.65 per cent of the vote, an unassailable lead over his rival, left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda who trailed at 48.70 per cent, according to official results. Cepeda said on Sunday he will await...

‘Patients never die, they live forever’: Trump crackdown on fraud gains steam with charges against 455 suspects * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff

Source link FBI Director Kash Patel, center, along with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., left, and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, right President Donald Trump already

Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terrorists

Matt Sledge, who was at the sentencing for the Prairieland defendants, and Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” on the timeworn government strategies to stifle dissent. The post Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terrorists appeared first on The Intercept.

DEA names Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG as top priorities in fentanyl fight

Terry Cole, a former DEA agent and now the agency's administrator, posted a video message declaring that the DEA is pursuing a fentanyl-free America via the takedown of Mexico's two most powerful cartels. The post DEA names Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG as top priorities in fentanyl fight appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Trump’s personal law firm has a pipeline to top DOJ jobs

The white-shoe firm whose lawyers represents Trump — and then get prime DOJ jobs.

Syrian anti-narcotics forces arrest major drug trafficker, seize drugs and weapons

Damascus, July 3 (SANA) Syria’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Friday that it arrested one of the country’s most prominent drug traffickers during a security operation in the town of Nasib in Daraa province, seizing large quantities of narcotics and weapons. DEA said in a statement the arrest followed surveillance and intelligence gathering that []

Trump's lawless witch hunt of Tim Walz crashes and burns

It's a remarkable setback for the DOJ.

Inside the ‘Broadview Six’ scandal rocking Chicago’s federal courthouse – Chicago Sun-Times

Federal prosecutors in Chicago are better known for taking on violent street gangs, potential terrorists and corrupt politicians of all stripes. In 20 years, they put two governors in prison, as well as a former U.S. House speaker who served two heartbeats away from the presidency. But the “Broadview Six” scandal is now threatening to do long-term damage to what’s perhaps the most highly regarded law enforcement agency in the city. A federal judge summed it up this way: “Trust has been broken.”

Why Does JD Vance Keep Saying Loony Things?

Scratch their surface and you see exactly what he's trying to do: stand up strong for intolerance and corruption

She's Gonna BLOW! Ana Navarro Completely UNRAVELS When Asked to Name 1 American Killed By Illegals (Vid)

She's Gonna BLOW! Ana Navarro Completely UNRAVELS When Asked to Name 1 American Killed By Illegals (Vid)

Mexico seeks prosecutions over migrant deaths in the US | AJ #shorts

Mexico will seek state and federal prosecutions in the United States over the deaths of Mexican migrants during ICE operations, following the fatal shooting of a Mexican man in Houston. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico will also press for stronger protections for Mexican nationals held in privately run ICE detention centres. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

[Media] JUST IN - Mexico's government ​to file criminal complaints in U.S.

JUST IN - Mexico's government ​to file criminal complaints in U.S. over Mexican ​citizens who ​died in immigration custody or while ​being targeted for detention.Read here: https://www.disclose.tv/id/5pxpptr5ch/@disclosetvDisclose.tvMexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths in immigration custodyBreaking news from around the world.

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon

Trump is merely the latest US politician to leverage the extent to which the nation is divided The post How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon appeared first on Big Issue.

Former DHS Chief Chad Wolf Urges Probe Into Chinese-Linked Criminal Networks in US Cannabis Industry

Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf warned on July 7 that some Chinese-linked criminal organizations are exploiting regulatory loopholes in the U.S. industrial cannabis industry to expand illegal cannabis cultivation, processing, and distribution operations. He said these groups have been accused of maintaining ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Wolf urged []

New book reveals Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, called Netanyahu a 'con man'

New book reveals Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, called Netanyahu a 'con man'