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New York Attorney General Letitia James, 18 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania sued the Trump administration “to protect billions of dollars of funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provides housing and other critical services to help fight homelessness.”

“I am suing the Trump Administration to protect the more than $3 billion in funding that provides critical housing and services to fight homelessness. Cutting these funds could put more than 170,000 people at risk of homelessness. We must protect our most vulnerable neighbors,” James wrote On X.

The lawsuit came on Monday, the same day that a federal judge dismissed a federal indictment against James, saying Trump’s hand-picked prosecutor was ‘unlawfully’ appointed.

The White House immediately denied a report that President Donald Trump is considering removing FBI Director Kash Patel from his post amid recent controversies — with a spokesperson calling it “fake news.”

now ms The president and his aides have been frustrated by the adverse news coverage generated by Patel, the report reported Tuesday, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

In recent weeks, the country’s top law enforcement official has come under scrutiny for his use of government aircraft, a security detail assigned to his girlfriend and conflicts with other administration members.

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President Donald Trump gave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky until Thursday to agree to his peace plan, which has been widely criticized as favoring Russia.

Top officials of America, Ukraine and several European countries are discussing the peace proposal in Geneva, Switzerland.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that “a tremendous amount of progress has been made,” but there is still more to be done.

Trump said, “Over the past week, my team has made tremendous progress with respect to ending the war between Russia and Ukraine… The original 28-point peace plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement.” wrote Satya Social on Tuesday.

“In hopes of finalizing this peace plan, I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and at the same time, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians. I will be briefed on all progress made with Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wills,” he said, adding that he would also like to meet with Zelensky and the Russians. Is expected. President Vladimir Putin “soon” when “the agreement to end this war is final or, in its final stages.”

Tucker Carlson took aim at the Republican Party on a recent podcast, claiming the GOP has lost the core “America First” message of the Trump movement, the latest sign of the conservative commentator’s distancing from the rest of the right amid the backlash over his recent interview with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

“On the Republican Party, that’s almost to the point where it’s absolutely useless, and I have to oppose it because I hate them so much, because they’re such disloyal,” Carlson told podcaster Shawn Ryan on Monday’s episode, where he said the party has stopped solving quality-of-life issues.

“They’re corrupt,” Carlson continued, talking about GOP donors and the political class. “They don’t care about you that much or at all. And it’s their responsibility to do that. So that’s up for debate.”

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California Representative Eric Swalwell released a statement after he sued Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, after he was sent for criminal prosecution for mortgage fraud.

Complaint Alleged violations of the First Amendment and Privacy Act.

“Today I have filed a civil lawsuit against FHA Director Bill Pulte for violating the Privacy Act and the First Amendment. Director Pulte has searched the private records of political opponents to silence them,” the statement said. Reading,

“There’s a reason why the First Amendment – ​​freedom of speech – comes before all others. As George Orwell said, ‘If freedom means anything, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear.'”

A multi-agency team of about 50 people surveying storm-damaged Chicago was reportedly asked to stand down earlier this month due to concerns that their operations would overlap with an unexpected contingent of ICE agents patrolling the area.

On November 6, about ten groups of disaster workers, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, were asked to stand down for the day, as FEMA agents were concerned that the presence of ICE agents and vehicles in the area could spark chaos or conflict that would endanger civilians and government workers. Washington Post Informed.

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President Donald Trump attacked a group of House Democrats who have called on troops to uphold their oath to the Constitution by calling for lawmakers to be arrested and prosecuted for posting a social media video where he urged military members to refuse unspecified illegal orders.

Writing on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump accused Senators Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mark Kelly of Arizona, as well as Colorado Representative Jason Crow, Representative Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Chris DeLuzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, of engaging in “treasonous conduct at the highest level” and called the senators and representatives — all of whom are military veterans — “traitors to our country” who “Must be arrested and prosecuted.”

“His words cannot be allowed to stand – we will no longer have a country!!!” He added.

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Several Democrats with military backgrounds released a video message last week telling troops that they “can and must refuse illegal orders.”

The FBI has requested interviews with these lawmakers, the Congress members confirmed.

Representatives Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan issued a joint statement in response to the FBI inquiry. He said, “President Trump is using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress… No amount of intimidation or harassment will stop us from doing our jobs and respecting our Constitution.” wrote,

“We took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath lasts a lifetime, and we intend to live up to it. We will not be intimidated. We will never abandon ship.”

Senator Elissa Slotkin commented: “The President has directed the FBI to target us, which is why we made this video in the first place. He believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe the laws apply to him or his Cabinet.”

She added, “He uses legal harassment as an intimidation tactic to scare people from speaking out. This is not just about a video. This is not the America I know, and I will not let this next step by the FBI stop me from speaking out for our country and our Constitution.”

Senator Mark Kelly’s office said Independent In a statement: “Our office has received this inquiry through the Sergeant at Arms. Senator Kelly will not be silenced by President Trump and Secretary Hegseth’s effort to intimidate him and prevent him from doing his job as a U.S. Senator.”

California Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell is suing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte for “gross abuse of power” after referring him to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud.

“Pulte abused his position by scouring the databases of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—two government-sponsored enterprises—for the personal mortgage records of several prominent Democrats.” Complaint Reads. “They then used those records to fabricate fictitious charges of mortgage fraud, which they sent to the Justice Department for prosecution.”

The allegations made in Pulte’s referral are “completely false,” an attorney for Swalwell wrote.