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DOJ Report: Biden Administration Sought Double the Prison Time for Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice FACE Act Defendants

A Justice Department review of 700,000 internal records found that Biden-era prosecutors requested an average of 26.8 months for pro-life defendants under the FACE Act versus 12.3 months for pro-choice defendants, and coordinated enforcement targets with abortion-rights organizations.

PowerApr 13

'I'm thinking about it': Harris signals 2028 presidential bid at National Action Network convention

Former Vice President Kamala Harris told Rev. Al Sharpton she "might" run for president again in 2028, becoming the only potential Democratic contender at the NAN convention to directly address the question.

PowerApr 13

Acting AG Blanche Says Trump Has 'Right' and 'Duty' to Order DOJ Investigations Into His Enemies

In his first press conference after replacing fired AG Pam Bondi, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the president has the "right" and "duty" to direct Justice Department investigations -- including into people Trump "has had issues with."

PowerApr 13

From $1,000 to $25 Million: The Financial Architecture Around Ilhan Omar

A cross-referencing investigation of FEC records, financial disclosures, corporate filings, SEC databases, and archived websites reveals how $2.98 million in campaign funds flowed to Rep. Omar's husband's firm, how replacement vendors have almost no other clients, how a venture capital firm went from $42 to $25 million with no SEC registration while claiming $60 billion in assets under management, and how nine advisor names -- including former ambassadors and the man who ran the Democratic Party's bank -- were scrubbed from the firm's website as investigations closed in.

PowerApr 13

Trump Fires All Six Presidio Trust Board Members, Leaving San Francisco's 1,500-Acre National Park Without Leadership

The White House dismissed every Biden-appointed trustee of the federal agency that manages the Presidio, a former Army post turned self-funding national park that generates $182 million a year.

WorldApr 13

Operation Southern Spear Has Killed at Least 168 People. One Drug Seizure Has Been Confirmed.

Since September 2025, the US military has destroyed 49 alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, killing at least 168 people. SOUTHCOM calls them "Designated Terrorist Organizations." Only one strike has produced a confirmed drug seizure. Congress has not authorized the campaign.

PowerApr 13

FinCEN's New Whistleblower Program Excludes the People Most Likely to Find Financial Crimes

A proposed rule published April 1 would pay outsiders 10-30% of penalties for reporting money laundering and sanctions violations. Government employees -- the people with direct access to suspicious activity reports -- are excluded from awards. The comment period closes June 1.

PowerApr 13

Molotov Cocktail, Then Gunfire: Two Attacks on Sam Altman's Home in 48 Hours

San Francisco police arrested three suspects after a Molotov cocktail and then gunfire targeted the OpenAI CEO's Russian Hill home in separate incidents on April 10 and 12. The first suspect, charged with attempted murder, had posted online about AI driving humanity to extinction.

PowerApr 13

Trump Posts Surveillance Footage of Fatal Hammer Attack, Calls for End to Haitian TPS

Trump posted graphic surveillance video on Truth Social of a fatal hammer attack at a Fort Myers gas station, using the case of a Haitian immigrant charged with murder to demand an end to TPS -- two and a half weeks before the Supreme Court hears the case.

PowerApr 13

Two Consent Decrees Now Bar Four Federal Agencies from Pressuring Social Media Platforms Through 2036

Federal courts in Louisiana and Texas have entered binding consent decrees restricting CDC, CISA, the Surgeon General, and the State Department from coercing social media companies to suppress speech -- the first court-ordered limits on government-platform relations, though significant gaps remain.

PowerApr 12

Appeals Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction Through April 17

A divided DC Circuit panel stayed a lower court order halting the $400 million project, sending the case back to weigh the administration's claim that stopping construction would jeopardize presidential security.

WorldApr 12

Trump Attacks NATO After Rutte Meeting: 'They Won't Be There If We Need Them Again'

President Trump posted a blistering attack on NATO hours after meeting Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, demanding allies commit naval forces to the Strait of Hormuz within days and signaling the administration may relocate US bases away from uncooperative members.