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In a unanimous vote, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the EPA had overstepped its authority with its attempt to massively expand its regulatory scope under the Clean Water Act. The Court unanimously ruled for the plaintiffs in the case, styled Sackett v. EPA, who had challenged the agency’s ruling they could not make productive use of property they purchased decades ago using a rationale that would vastly expand the law’s original intent. Read More.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a barbecue for families of 9/11 victims on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, when former President Donald Trump provided the site of a Saudi-funded LIV Golf tournament. DeSantis, who last week officially entered the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, hosted about 500 veterans, Gold Star families and relatives who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks at the Florida Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, Florida, the New York Post reported. Read More.

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro will stand trial in September on contempt of Congress charges filed after he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. US District Judge Amit Mehta set a Sept. 5 trial date during a court appearance on Tuesday in Washington. Read More.

Former President Donald Trump holds a gigantic Republican presidential primary lead in West Virginia, according to a new East Carolina University (ECU) poll. Trump received 54% support, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with 9%, in the ECU survey conducted May 22-23 among 957 registered voters. Read More.

While the 2024 GOP primary field increasingly grows, there are still several Republicans that will likely jump in soon. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence are expected to launch presidential campaigns soon, while others are still teasing a bid. “I think we’ll lose if Trump’s a nominee,” Christie said in late April. “That’s why I intend to be the nominee.” Read More.

On Thursday night, a federal judge in Florida recused himself from a case filed last month by Disney against Governor Ron DeSantis, while also criticizing the governor’s lawyers for “rank judge shopping.” Disney alleges Gov. DeSantis and a board that oversees government services at Disney World have engaged in “a targeted campaign of government retaliation.” Read More.

Former President Donald Trump appeared before an enthusiastic crowd Thursday at a Fox News Town Hall hosted by commentator Sean Hannity. The two discussed a variety of topics, but the exchange that stands out is Trump’s vow to turn things around in this country within six months if elected. Read More.

Imagine waking up tomorrow to discover that MLB commissioner Rob Manfeld made another rule change to America’s pastime: All performance-enhancing drugs are legal. Imagine the increases in strength, speed, and stamina that baseball would have to contend with as players from every team experimented with pharmaceutical cocktails to give them the ultimate advantage. Read More.

Since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially jumped into the 2024 GOP presidential primary, the Republican Twittersphere has devolved into a giant cluster of insanity. Take a trip to your favorite right-wing account, and you’re likely to find an untold number of tweets trashing either former President Donald Trump or DeSantis, accompanied by a lengthy explanation of why his or her preferred candidate will be the one to take down Joe Biden in the 2024 general election. Read More.

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that 2024 GOP presidential candidates trying to "out-Trump" former President Donald Trump should instead stick to whatever their strong suits are. "You attended an event for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis here in Washington in April," host Dana Bash said to Buck. "You sat next to him on the House Judiciary Committee when he was in the House. What do you think of his campaign so far? Do you have advice for him?" Read More.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley took a jab at President Joe Biden’s competency level Saturday, saying candidates need to approach the 2024 race as if they were running against “President Kamala Harris.” Read More.

When Trump burst on the political scene, his smashmouth style was, shall we say, off-putting. Dan Bongino, also from Queens, told us this was just the normal style of speech in that area. And many of us voted for the Donald, knowing that the alternative was simply intolerable. We weren’t sure what he would do, but his opponent was guaranteed to do bad things. Read More.

It's take two for Chris Christie as the former two-term New Jersey governor officially launches his second White House bid, joining a crowded field of presidential hopefuls vying for the 2024 Republican nomination. Christie formally declared his candidacy Tuesday evening during a town hall event at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, the state with the first presidential primary. Read More.

Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is building on his reputation as a tenacious legislator who aggressively chases information and holds government officials to task. Spearheaded by Jordan, the committee is looking into FBI actions that Republicans contend are misdeeds and improper conduct aimed at derailing Donald Trump’s campaigns for president. Read More.

Donald Trump is back on Twitter … sort of. Last night, after revealing that the Department of Justice had indicted him on several as-yet unnamed charges, Trump published a four-minute video response through his campaign’s fast-response Twitter account. Read More.