She quit Big Law in protest, but she’s not giving up...
Rachel Cohen, a Harvard grad, resigned from Skadden to protest the Trump administration.As Donald Trump targets Big Law firms, some of those same firms have "capitulated," she said.Before making headlines, Cohen spent years advocating for immigration and abortion rights.The Harvard Law grad who catapulted into the center of President Donald Trump's battle with Big Law…
Almost half of all federal workers support Trump’s return-to-office mandate, a...
Federal workers appear to be split on Trump's return-to-office executive order.A Washington Post-Ipsos survey found that 49% of federal workers back the order while 50% oppose it.The order had long been a priority for Trump, who is working to pare down the federal workforce.Federal workers appear to be split on President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate,…
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have said they want to impeach...
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have both called for the impeachment of federal judges.It would take a majority vote in the House and a two-thirds vote in the Senate to convict a judge.Legal experts say the threats are just one way the White House is trying to undercut the judiciary.President Donald Trump and Elon…
The White House’s promotion of Tesla’s stock is an ethics nightmare...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pushed "unbelievably cheap" Tesla stock on Fox News this week.Lutnick is the latest White House member to promote Elon Musk's company amid its sharp stock decline.Ethics experts say it's cause for concern. "The Commerce Secretary is not Jim Cramer," one said.Since the beginning of the year, Tesla's stock has dropped almost…
Two DOGE caucuses have taken hold on Capitol Hill. Here’s what...
From the start of President Trump's second term, DOGE has dominated politics in Washington.After the 2024 elections, Republicans created DOGE caucuses on both ends of the Capitol.The caucuses are aiming to work with administration and Elon Musk to identify government waste.During the 2024 elections, Republicans won back the Senate and retained their House majority, with…
Wait a minute. Has Elon Musk really turned Twitter around, after...
Elon Musk bought Twitter/X for $44 billion in 2022, and immediately saw his advertisers and advertising money disappear.Twitter's value plunged, accordingly. Now it seems to have recovered.Without real access to Twitter's financials, it's hard to assess what's really happening. But it's possible that investors don't care — they just want to be in the Elon…
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson have gone public as a...
Donald Trump Jr. is dating Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach model and socialite.Trump Jr. was previously engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is now his father's ambassador to Greece.Anderson and Trump Jr. were first linked in September and attended Trump's inauguration together.Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson appeared to make their public debut as a couple…
We finally learned how many federal probationary workers the White House...
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate roughly 25,000 federal employees.The temporary order is the latest example of the fight over President Donald Trump's mass firings.DOJ filings in the case also provide extensive details about the terminations thus far.New documents filed by the Justice Department shed light on just how far the White…
22 artists who have spoken out against Donald Trump playing their...
Johnny Marr of The Smiths posted his displeasure on X. Johnny Marr is a guitarist for The Smiths. Matthew McNulty/Redferns/Getty Images In 2024, The Smiths' song "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" was reportedly playing for crowds at some of Trump's rallies. The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr, who cowrote the song with front…
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth...
The two stranded astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are finally coming back to Earth.Their spaceflight has become such a drama that Elon Musk and President Trump are commenting on it.Meet the two astronauts who flew to space on a Boeing ship, got stuck, and are flying SpaceX back.Two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams,…