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Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt and What Then

The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers

The ability of the United States to intercept and store Americans’ text messages, calls, and emails in pursuit of foreign intelligence was not only extended but enhanced over the weekend in ways likely to remain enigmatic to the public for years to come.
On Saturday, President Joe Biden signed a controversial bill extending the life of a warrantless US surveillance program for two years, bringing an end to a months-long fight in Congress over an authority that U.S. intelligence agencies acknowledge has been widely abused in the past.
At the urging of the agencies and with the help of powerful bipartisan allies on Capitol Hill, the program has also been extended to cover a wide range of new businesses, including US data centers.

DeSantis Stunt Actually Helped Some Migrants Get Visas

Some of the 49 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by the state of Florida are now able to legally work in the United States and have temporary protections from deportation — because they are considered victims of a potential crime.
The migrants are eligible for these protections because they applied for a special kind of visa meant for crime victims who are helping law enforcement, after they said they were tricked into taking charter flights from San Antonio to Massachusetts with false promises of jobs and other aid.

Pinching Pennies for Putin

J.D. Vance pretends to be a fiscal conservative in his quest against foreign aid…
Vance came to his heartland populism via an education at Yale Law School, Peter Thiel’s money, Hollywood, and the New York Times bestseller list. A venture capital man who once denounced Donald Trump as unfit for the presidency and who currently is so intimately and uncomfortably attached to Trump that it is impossible to distinguish him from a hemorrhoid, Vance has decided to be the clown prince of a very small kingdom: the realm of people who feel very strongly that the U.S. government should accommodate Vladimir Putin’s imperial project in Ukraine and beyond.

The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win.

Once U.S. money starts flowing again, the dynamics of the war will change.

Trump’s Immunity Gambit at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s historic consideration of Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election is running up against a stark reality: The calendar is as important as the Constitution.
The April 25 argument gives Special Counsel Jack Smith only a narrow window to put the former president in front of a Washington jury before voters go to the polls on Nov. 5. With the trial on hold until the high court rules, Smith needs a clear-cut victory, and he needs it quickly.
The dynamic underscores the power the court and its three Trump-appointed members have over his fate. Even if they reject Trump’s argument that ex-presidents enjoy sweeping protection from prosecution, the justices could insulate him from a politically fraught trial — and a verdict before the election — simply by dragging matters out. The court doesn’t have to rule until its term ends in late June.

Fox News is assaulting our justice system