New Mexico sues Justice Department over Epstein files - POLITICO

New Mexico’s Attorney General Raúl Torrez accused Todd Blanche and the department of “actively hurting our criminal investigation and delaying justice Epstein survivors deserve.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/new-mexico-doj-epstein-files-01026071

 

This is how Democrats say Oversight Republicans are trying to quash the Epstein investigation - POLITICO

The committee chair has started hosting frequent “roundtables,” where his members can’t force subpoena votes...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/congress-epstein-oversight-subpoenas-00882501

US justice department to investigate Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE

"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic," Walz wrote. "The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/us-doj-minnesota-tim-walz-jacob-frey-inquiry

 

Cumulative Irritation (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

President Bukele of El Salvador told the United Nations that the United States has constructive custody of the prisoners sent to CECOT.

Former F.B.I. Director, James Comey, and the former C.I.A. Director, John Brennan, are under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for their roles in the Russia investigation.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi release Special Counsel Jack Smith’s full report as well as any mention of Donald Trump in the Epstein Files.

Judge Xinis becomes frustrated with the Department of Justice’s failure to produce a witness with knowledge of the next steps for Mr. Abrego in a series of hearings.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-pb454-2675b1bf

Gaetz Gets INSTANT KARMA as Report IS FINALLY RELEASED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND8-no9l2fU

Special counsel Jack Smith: Trump can still face Jan. 6 obstruction count - The Washington Post

Special counsel Jack Smith said in a new filing that a Supreme Court ruling tossing an obstruction count against some Jan. 6 defendants does not help Trump...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/16/trump-jan6-obstruction-special-counsel/

FEMA Needs Help—Now. Mike Johnson Said No. – Mother Jones

In response to a letter from President Biden urging congressional leaders back to replenish federal disaster loan funding, Johnson said during a Fox News Sunday interview that he'd only do so after the election—all but ensuring the funds will run out…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/fema-johnson-congress-hurricane-disaster-funding/

James Carville, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Kaitlan Collins (Bill Maher; Real Time)

(Probably not for young ears.)

Bill’s guests are James Carville, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Kaitlan Collins (Originally aired 8/23/24)

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-iu49h-20830c86

Video excerpts:

Cannon’s Mini Shadow Docket (feat. Brian Greer) (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #66)

This week in Florida: 

• Judge Cannon rules in favor of DoJ’s motion to keep witness names under seal even while saying that DoJ has the law wrong; 
• several rulings on CIPA Section 4 motions including Nauta and De Oliveira’s bid to get access to classified discovery. 
• In the DC case, Kenneth Chesebro had a secret Twitter account that he kept from investigators. 
• Plus, another thought-provoking listener question, and more.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-ns3mp-1d897237

Opinion | Let’s just say it: The Republican problem is metastasizing - The Washington Post

"The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics," they wrote. "It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition. When one party moves this far from the mainstream, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the country's challenges."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/11/republicans-trump-congress-lankford/

Republican pushback on immigration deal grows more extreme - The Washington Post

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) invoked the 5,000 number late Sunday while saying flatly that the House won't vote on the deal. He claimed it "accepts 5,000 illegal immigrants a day." 

This is false. That's merely the point at which a very restrictive process kicks in (it would also kick in if crossings reach 8,500 in a single day). At that point, no new asylum claims from those apprehended would be considered, and anybody caught crossing the border would be removed...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/05/gops-false-amnesty-claims-give-away-game/

Republican explains why border deal is good and should be passed

…contrary to Trump…

https://youtu.be/0594toSRcYo?si=AmtXqu7qcEzIz70O&t=244

Republicans SPILL THE BEANS on Live TV with STUNNING Admissions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsvL6bewTwc

Biden vows to ‘shut down’ an overwhelmed border if Senate deal passes - The Washington Post

"It would give me, as President, a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed," he said. "And if given that authority, I would use it the day I sign the bill into law."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/26/biden-vows-shut-down-an-overwhelmed-border-if-senate-deal-passes/

Show Me The Dicta (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #56)

This week, Trump filed his opposition to Jack Smith’s SCOTUS petition in the immunity case, and the Supreme Court has denied that petition to grant certiorari before judgment.

Meanwhile, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has granted Jack Smith’s request for an expedited appeal. Also, Trump has asked for a hearing in front of the full DC Circuit court panel on his appeal of Judge Chutkan’s limited gag order. Even though the DC trial has been stayed, Jack Smith filed his exhibit list and discovery with Trump’s lawyers, who refused to accept it.

There’s another perfect Trump call, this time with Michigan canvassers in November of 2020. A newly unsealed court filing shows Jack Smith was looking at obstruction and false statements charges for Jeffrey Clark and John Eastman. Another federal judge has ordered Rep. Scott Perry to hand over communications to Jack Smith.

In Florida, we have Jack Smith’s motion and Trump’s opposition to a jury questionnaire and filings on whether CIPA Section 4 should be ex parte and whether classified documents should go to Nauta and de Oliviera. Plus, we have some great listener questions.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-wfnv3-1c89a634

Mar-a-Lago evidence suggests possible Trump obstruction, people familiar say - The Washington Post

In the classified documents case, federal investigators have gathered new and significant evidence that after the subpoena was delivered, Trump looked through the contents of some of the boxes of documents in his home, apparently out of a desire to keep certain things in his possession, the people familiar with the investigation said.
 

Investigators now suspect, based on witness statements, security camera footage, and other documentary evidence, that boxes including classified material were moved from a Mar-a-Lago storage area after the subpoena was served, and that Trump personally examined at least some of those boxes, these people said. While Trump's team returned some documents with classified markings in response to the subpoena, a later FBI search found more than 100 additional classified items that had not been turned over…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/02/trump-mar-a-lago-obstruction-classified/

Delay and Obstruct 101 (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack:a Special Counsel podcast, episode #15)

This week: Allison and Andy are joined by Asha Rangappa to discuss executive battles the special counsel is taking on; encrypted messaging apps and the FBI; a little bit about the other special counsel; plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-x3ykn-172bcdb4

Jan. 6 Panel Plans Vote on Referring Trump for Insurrection and Other Charges - The New York Times

The committee also was expected to recommend charging the former president with obstructing an official proceeding of Congress and defrauding the American people...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/us/politics/jan-6-vote-trump-criminal-referral.html

Republicans will try to impeach Biden ‘every week’, Adam Kinzinger says

Remembering repeated attempts to defund the Affordable Care Act under Barack Obama, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said: "That's going to look like child's play in terms of what Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to demand of Kevin McCarthy...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/20/adam-kinzinger-republicans-impeach-biden-every-week

Biden Picks Ketanji Brown Jackson! (Opening Arguments podcast OA572.5)

Emergency bonus episode! We promised a deep-dive on whoever Biden chose to replace Breyer, and here it is! Ketanji Brown Jackson is immensely accomplished. Listen as we break down what terrible arguments to expect Republicans to try against her appointment, and what some key rulings in her judicial history tell us about her jurisprudence!

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa572-5-biden-picks-ketanji-brown-jackson/