Trump DHS Is Building Deranged Case Against Ilhan OmarHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed Friday that the Trump administration is hoping to bring a criminal conspiracy case against Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar. Appearing on Real America’s Voice, Mullin discussed his agency’s plan to go after the Democratic lawmaker after her home in Washington was raided Monday, just three weeks…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeilhan omar investigation
Republican Congressman Defends Call to Arrest Student JournalistRepublican Representative Andy Harris is defending his threat to have a student journalist arrested following a disastrous debate earlier this week. Baltimore TV station Fox 45 asked the Maryland congressman about how he flipped out at Capital News Service reporter Cat Murphy, a student at the University of Maryland, for filming him answering questions…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentcongressman defends threat to journalist
The Supreme Court Is Leaning Toward a Digital Privacy VictoryThe Supreme Court appeared likely to side with a customer who invoked a semi-obscure federal law to sue Paramount for sharing his personal information with Facebook, during oral arguments on Wednesday, though multiple justices signaled that they might constrain such lawsuits in future cases. The case, Salazar v. Paramount Global, has significant…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnology