The Supreme Court ruled last month to give presidents broader authority to remove members of independent federal agencies, enabling Trump's EAC action.
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With the clock ticking and a critical Senate seat hanging in the balance, Maine Democrats are scrambling. Although Graham Plattner has not officially withdrawn from the race, the state party has released a statement announcing a new nominating convention to select his replacement — and made a point of promising that Plattner's supporters and the grassroots movement he built will be central to the process [1] — Sage Miller "Maine Democrats are moving to replace Senate nominee Graham Plattner, with a new nominating convention planned and fewer than three weeks t…" 02:16 . Party leaders know the math: without that coalition, beating Republican incumbent Susan Collins — one of the most durable politicians in the state's history — becomes a much steeper climb. And the bureaucratic deadline is unforgiving: a new nominee must be registered with the Maine Secretary of State in less than three weeks. The Maine Senate seat is one of the few Democrats believe they can flip in their bid to retake chamber control in November.
Former Olympic canoe racer David Hearn pleaded not guilty in DC Superior Court to felony property destruction charges related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Former Olympic canoe racer David Hearn pleaded not guilty in DC Superior Court to felony property destruction tied to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. His attorneys called the charges a 'concocted narrative,' while US Attorney Janine Piro announced six others have been arrested on related charges.
US Attorney Janine Piro announced that six other individuals were arrested in connection with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage case.
Bonnie Tyler, the British singer behind 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and 'Holding Out for a Hero,' died at 75. Her fifty-year career peaked in the 1980s with producer Jim Steinman, whose maximalist sound turned Tyler's gravelly, over-the-top belting into an era-defining signature.
A total of 8 states have filed lawsuits against social media platforms, including an ongoing case in Tennessee, using product liability and public nuisance theories to seek accountability.
France built 56 nuclear plants in the 1970s and now has the cheapest energy in Europe, making it independent of Russian or Middle Eastern energy geopolitics.
Estonia has a single tax form, a law preventing the government from asking citizens for the same information twice, and a flat rate of tax — enabling competitive taxation.
Portugal's Lisbon, once a city with a major heroin problem, legalised drugs and redirected enforcement spending into rehabilitation and housing, dramatically reducing crime.
The first Boland Amendment banning CIA and Defense Department funds for the Contras passed the House unanimously — yet the Reagan administration ignored it.
Over just two years, Saudi Arabia alone donated $32 million to the Contra rebels, giving loosely affiliated factions millions they had no way to spend on arms.
The National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty raised $6.3 million for the Contras but only $3.3 million reached them — a shockingly low 52% program expense rate.
Richard Secord and Albert Hakim marked up their arms shipments to the Contras by as much as 300%, making enormous personal profits from the covert operation.
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, tapped to run the entire covert Contra support operation, had no prior experience in covert operations whatsoever — he was learning as he went.
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