Breaking: Judge James Boasberg has denied a request from the Trump Administration to dissolve his own order, blocking the deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Now republicans in congress are moving to impeach him.
Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s congressional reporter Mychael Schnell as the battle between the judicial and executive branches continues, and congress returns from recess.
Mychael gives the rundown on the latest confirmations, agenda-setting bills, articles of impeachment, and party in-fighting as republicans fight over the best way to slash spending… and democrats battle over the best way to stop it.
Also in your Debreif: Second Lady Usha Vance travels to Greenland amid Trump’s vows to acquire the Danish territory; A former U.S. attorney is found dead, and Mia Love, the first black republican woman elected to congress, succumbed to brain cancer after a years-long battle.
Breaking: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accidentally texts war plans to the editor of The Atlantic.
Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s White House reporter Brett Samuels as Trump meets again with his cabinet and senior advisor, Elon Musk. Brett gives an update on what came out of the meeting.
Columbia University implements new rules in compliance with the Trump administration’s demands as the DOJ quietly adds new allegations to Mahmoud Khalil’s case, seemingly to skirt first amendment questions.
National political reporter Julia Manchester also joins Judy to talk about what’s next for Democrats as AOC and Bernie Sanders hit the road over the weekend, and questions swirl about the future of democratic leadership.
Also in your Debrief: More than half a million migrants have their temporary resident status revoked, Trump slams a portrait of himself that has hung in the Colorado state house for more than 5 years, and several comedians take cracks at Trump over his Kennedy Center Takeover.
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