NEW: ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of Justice Department lawyers.

We found judges nominated by both parties who are frustrated that they can no longer take the government at its word.
https://www.propublica.org/article/justice-department-presumption-of-regularity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #DOJ #Law #Legal #Courts #Trump #Justice #Ethics #USPolitics

#GiftArticle

Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3

The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

#WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.Iqei.MHhcVSQ2H51B&smid=nytcore-ios-share

A #shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern #Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead & others injured, police said.

The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said in a news conference. Police were still trying to determine the shooter’s identity & motive.

“We believe the threat to the community is over,” Hicks said.

#MassShooting #law #GunLaws #GunControl #GunViolence
https://apnews.com/article/shooting-idaho-twin-falls-15be31e5c532e7dfe4b7108d83dd47be

“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD &, likewise, the survival of a successful & prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL,” #Trump said. [so many things about this statement]

He said that #Israel has agreed to join the #US in the commitment to try to complete the agreement with #Iran to end the #war.

Iran did not offer any public reaction to Trump’s announcement.

#IranWar #law #NationalSecurity #economy

#Trump in a Saturday evening social media post claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the #Iran #war & said that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the 5-month old conflict for now.

Trump added that the emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat” [all things that existed before Trump was president].

#IranWar #law #NationalSecurity #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-trump-saudi-crown-prince-call-814164417aa284dc8a6d34ac22ea1a8e

A #shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern #Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead & others injured, police said.

The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said in a news conference. Police were still trying to determine the shooter’s identity & motive.

“We believe the threat to the community is over,” Hicks said.

#MassShooting #law #GunLaws #GunControl #GunViolence
https://apnews.com/article/shooting-idaho-twin-falls-15be31e5c532e7dfe4b7108d83dd47be

#GiftArticle

Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3

The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

#WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.Iqei.MHhcVSQ2H51B&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump added that he would keep #ToddBlanche as acting #US #AG if his nomination to run the #DOJ fails in the #Senate, & blasted 2 #GOP senators who blocked Blanche.

It was not immediately clear what legislation Trump was referencing, & the White House did not respond to questions about Trump’s post. Sen. #ThomTillis (R-NC), one of the senators who had held up Blanche’s nomination over the #SlushFund, quickly criticized Trump’s comments.

#law #criminal #theft #TaxpayersMoney #MafiaState

Sociopath

#Trump Saturday said that he would “push hard” to enact #legislation that would offer #payouts to people “badly treated” by the #Obama & #Biden admins, his latest threat to resurrect his illegal #SlushFund.
“It will immediately be back on the table, & I will get it done,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, vowing to pass “the Anti-Weaponization Bill.”

#law #DOJ #criminal #theft #TaxpayersMoney #MafiaState
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/01/trump-says-he-will-push-hard-payout-fund-keep-blanche-acting-ag/

I mean seriously, all I have to say is LOL
🤣🤭😂🤣🤭😂🤣🤭😂

… Except, looking at it soberly, there has been some very real damages to the man’s life

#DOJ drops “criminal” case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging #ReflectingPool

#Trump #TrumpsALoser #law #FrivolousLawsuit #propaganda #trumpaganda #bullshit #gaslighting #TaxpayersMoney #vanity #narcissism
https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-damage-olympian-hearn-trump-21d997b5b55e6adf01862d7c5292476d

“The car was not abandoned. They didn’t just show up to an abandoned vehicle. That’s a lie. They did a high-speed chase.”

A high speed chase which a witness said also endangered her and her son. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/

#ICE #Texas #SouthTexas #border #police #law #fascism #immigration #news

Tuesday: Local officials' attempts to investigate the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have been stonewalled at every turn. They've even consulted with Minneapolis for tips on forcing #ICE to face justice. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/

#police #law #fascism #Trump #Houston #GulfCoast #news #Texas

#Trump admin ends #Medicare drug subsidy

Around 25 million older adults with #MedicarePartD prescription drug plans could face steeper monthly costs in 2027 after the Trump admin cut a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past 2 years.

The program was initially implemented by the #Biden admin in 2024 to lower patients’ Part D #PrescriptionDrugs costs in response to effects of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

#healthcare #affordability #law
https://apnews.com/article/medicare-drug-subsidy-trump-biden-insurance-3d3fdb43b1bf374a1a168506fded86c0

Major #oil companies reap massive #profits as #US & #Iran #war drives #energy prices higher

US oil & #gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran & the US impeded #petroleum shipments & consumers around the world paid more for fuel & confronted shortages.

#BigOil #WarProfiteering #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/oil-companies-profits-exxon-chevron-9375fbf8f6f40426f7428e07d54000c7

California schools will soon be able to easily search the names of bus drivers, janitors and other school support staff to see if they have substantiated claims of misconduct.

Why hasn’t a similar system for teachers succeeded?
https://www.propublica.org/article/california-teacher-misconduct-database-bill-failed-al-muratsuchi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #California #School #Teacher #Education #Data #Law #Transparency

#Update

#Ceuta officials now report 34 people have died. Earlier, Spanish authorities had said 19 bodies were found in the water.

Around 25,000 have turned & gone back to #Morocco voluntarily the #Spain Interior Ministry said.

#immigration #BorderCrisis #Europe #Africa #law #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ceuta-border-crisis-live-more-than-49000-migrants-cross-into-spanish-enclave-2026-07-31/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#Trump admin ends #Medicare drug subsidy

Around 25 million older adults with #MedicarePartD prescription drug plans could face steeper monthly costs in 2027 after the Trump admin cut a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past 2 years.

The program was initially implemented by the #Biden admin in 2024 to lower patients’ Part D #PrescriptionDrugs costs in response to effects of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

#healthcare #affordability #law
https://apnews.com/article/medicare-drug-subsidy-trump-biden-insurance-3d3fdb43b1bf374a1a168506fded86c0

Cuz nobody ever predicted this right? *Cough cough* #Skynet *cough cough*

Second major #AI company says its systems hacked into other firms

#Anthropic disclosed the previously undetected incident one week after #ChatGPT developer #OpenAI said one of its systems hacked a #tech company.

#GiftArticle
#law #regulation #oversight #moderation #HumanElement
https://wapo.st/4g38Gml

The Harris County DA's office is investigating the potential that any number of crimes may have occurred, including murder, manslaughter, and tampering with evidence. If the office is able to build a case, attorneys could present it to a grand jury. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/

#ICE #Houston #GulfCoast #Texas #law #news