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 Getty Images A federal judge issued a strongly worded ruling early Sunday demanding the Trump administration return a suspected MS-13 gang member whom she said was wrongly deported to El Salvador last week. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland, an Obama apppointee, condemned the Trump administration for what he called a “grievous error” that…

 Getty Images An old video of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urging Congress to retaliate against China’s tariffs on the United States is going viral for its uncanny resemblance to President Donald Trump’s current tariff policies. Recorded on the House floor in June 1996, the video features Pelosi calling on her colleagues to challenge the “status…

 Creative Commons Broward County Circuit Judge Stefanie Moon is facing probable penalty for making political contributions, which adds to other misconduct charges for which she has already been referred for possible punishment by Florida’s Supreme Court. In newly filed documents, the state Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) accused Judge Moon of breaking judicial canons by contributing…

 Getty Images Vice President JD Vance unleashed a wave of MAGA-fueled criticism against Sen. Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, delivering a rare public rebuke of the former Republican leader for refusing to back a key Pentagon nominee. The war of words began shortly after McConnell became the only Republican to vote against Elbridge Colby, who was…

 Getty Images California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, who spent years pushing the false claim that Donald Trump and Russia “colluded” to “steal” the 2016 election, has a new conspiracy theory about the 45th and 47th president. In a new video posted to his social media accounts, Schiff essentially accused Trump of using his foreign tariffs…