Man deported under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney

An attorney representing a migrant sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act says her client was deported due to a soccer logo tattoo, according to court declarations submitted Wednesday night. Linette Tobin is representing Jerce Reyes Barrios, a professional soccer player from Venezuela who protested the Maduro regime in February and March 2024 … Read more

‘Hitting a fly with a sledgehammer’: Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security records

The Department of Government Efficiency approach’s to identifying fraud at the Social Security Administration “is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer,” a federal judge said Thursday, blocking DOGE’s unlimited access to sensitive agency data. In a 137-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander wrote the Trump administration never justified the need to … Read more

DNC reports record February grassroots fundraising haul

Democrats are settling into the year with some of their strongest February grassroots fundraising numbers on record, according to the Democratic National Committee, which says it brought in $9 million during the critical first full month of Donald Trump’s presidency with an average donation of less than $35. In a memo obtained exclusively by ABC … Read more

‘Woefully insufficient’: Federal judge accuses Justice Department of evading ‘obligations’ to comply with deportation flights request

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg accused the Justice Department of evading “its obligations” to comply with his order for more information on flights of alleged undocumented migrants who were sent to El Salvador over the weekend, per a new filing on Thursday. Boasberg said in an order Thursday that after a noon deadline, Justice Department … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow says Goop is growing just fine

Gwyneth Paltrow gave an update on her company Goop in a cover story for Vanity Fair.  Paltrow founded the lifestyle brand Goop in 2008 and it has raised more than $140 million from investors including Greycroft and G9 Ventures, according to Pitchbook. The brand is often regarded as one of the first examples of a … Read more

DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters: Sources

The Justice Department is in the midst of an urgent and chaotic effort to review sensitive materials from the FBI investigation into the convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, with Attorney General Pam Bondi pushing the FBI and her own department to release more files from the case amid continued pressure from President Donald … Read more