Trump announces $6.6bn defense shipyard owned by top Republican donor’s firm
Baltimore project to be partly funded by US government but owned by defense firm Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey
Texas voters get ‘Are you white?’ political texts targeting James Talarico
The messages direct recipients to a site paid for by American Political Action Committee, whose website identifies longtime conservative Alan Gottlieb as its founder.
Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
Republicans to spend $5 million in South Carolina Senate race as Trump plans trip there
WASHINGTON (AP) — The primary Senate Republican super PAC is sending reinforcements to deep red South Carolina as President Donald Trump prepares to travel ther
Trump’s DOJ Sues University of Delaware Over $26,730 Annual Tuition Gap
The DOJ’s 26th tuition lawsuit targets the University of Delaware directly, citing a $26,730 annual cost gap between undocumented and out-of-state American students.
Ex-US spy found with $40m in gold bars pleads guilty to wire fraud
David Rush, who also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, had revealed the existence of a “clandestine human source”, prosecutors said.
Republicans focus on tough-on-crime message before difficult midterm elections
The effectiveness of this strategy remains uncertain, with some Republicans skeptical about its impact on voters.
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
Trump hasn’t committed to repaying federal funds already spent on ads, a White House official says
A day after President Donald Trump said he would start paying for controversial taxpayer-funded ads with a campaign account, there’s no sign he plans to refund the millions of federal dollars already spent on them.
Trump blames France unrest on Islam, migration
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed France’s mass student protests on Islam and migration, pushing his global right-wing narrative ahead of…