The Democrats’ search for a national leader

Steven Hill -   So which Democratic candidate will be the right one? A recent poll by Lake Research Partners of 2028 Democratic primary voters found that the two Democratic front runners are Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom....To me, this is bad news for Democrats. As a Californian, I really don’t see how either Harris or Newsom can be elected president. It’s partly a matter of trying to win the votes of very different electorates in different elections. To get elected as governor or US Senator from California, you have to say and do things to appeal to blue state Californians, as well as state-based organized interest groups, that are going to backfire against you when you try to win votes nationwide.

It’s a simple matter of optics. In 2024, the Trump campaign ran billions of versions of an ad attacking Harris for being supportive of trans rights. The ad slogan “Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for YOU” resonated bigly in 2024, and will still be effective in 2028. 

Newsom has tried to walk back some of his own positions on various liberal issues in preparation for his presidential run, but that won’t matter because those interviews, Twitter posts and video clips still exist. You can’t wave a magic wand and disappear them. His opponent will feature his original statements in ad after ad. The leopard can’t change its spots very easily.

The change in America we largely ignore

Wolves and Sheep - Americans have added six hours of media consumption to their average day, up from 7.5 hours in the 1970s to 13.5 hours today. The extra hours of media consumption mostly involve computers, including desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets.

This is such a dramatic change in the way we live that any explanation of almost any modern problem we face must at least consider how spending more than half our waking hours using computers has changed us. I mean, computers were inaccessible to the general public before about 1980, and now using computers is how the average American spends the majority of their time.

Sam Smith - And this, I would argue, is a major reason for the cultural and political changes in America: we know more about figures reported in the media than in the important folks in our own communities. 

The decline of civil rights

New Republic -  We are in a new era of American democracy, particularly for Black Americans. The Republican Party now views Democratic Party electoral wins and policy success as an existential crisis that it must prevent by any means necessary. Crushing Black political power is therefore essential to the GOP, since African Americans overwhelmingly support the Democratic Party. And the current Supreme Court, more than any in decades, has not only removed virtually all constraints on policies that might negatively affect African Americans but actively looks to outlaw any public policy that might benefit Blacks.

This era demands a new framework for Black politics—fresh strategies, tactics, leaders, and goals. We need a “Double Front” approach. And we should be clear-eyed: Even before Callais, the existing models of Black politics were growing stale.

BRIAN MCFADDEN

Joe Biden

Headline USA -  Former President Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department to prevent it from releasing transcripts and audio of interviews he conducted with his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, for his 2017 memoir. The DOJ obtained the interview materials in 2023 as part of then-Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden for mishandling classified documents. Hur eventually declined to press charges, in part because he thought Biden would present himself to a jury as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”

Since the investigation is now closed, the House Judiciary Committee and the Heritage Foundation have both sought the transcripts and audio of Biden’s interviews with Zwonitzer. But Biden said in his lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court, that disclosing those materials would violate his privacy.

Donald Trump

Axios AM -   President Trump was handed a trio of bad news rulings by judges yesterday:

• His $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund was blocked from moving forward for the time being by a federal judge.
• He was ordered by a different federal judge to respond to "grievous" accusations that his settlement with the IRS, which led to the creation of his anti-weaponization fund, was "premised on deception."
• His name was ordered to be removed from the Kennedy Center, with a D.C. district judge declaring, "Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it."

Time -   Former Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday refused to answer questions regarding President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Administration’s handling of investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a transcribed interview with members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. During the closed-door interview, Bondi appeared to be “combative” at times and did not answer any question regarding whether Trump directed Bondi to redact any information regarding the Epstein investigations, according to Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia. 

“In fact, she said that she would not speak or respond to any questions that had anything to do with President Trump,” Garcia said. Throughout the interview, Bondi repeatedly pointed to Acting Attorney Todd Blanche in response to questions regarding the release of the so-called Epstein files and the criminal investigations into the disgraced financier, saying “Acting AG Blanche was managing the entire investigation” and that she “did not recall” a lot of the details about events from roughly six months ago, according to Garcia.

Race to the Moon

Congressional Insider -  The United States is racing to plant a permanent flag on the Moon by the early 2030s — and the urgency goes well beyond science.

NASA’s March 2026 national space policy commits to returning astronauts to the Moon and building a permanent lunar base, framing it as essential to American leadership in space.

The lunar south pole, described by NASA as “strategically and scientifically valuable,” is the target site — largely because of water-ice deposits that could fuel long-duration missions and eventual Mars travel.

SpaceX’s Starship is set to begin cargo flights to the lunar surface no earlier than 2028 at roughly $100 million per mission, with Blue Origin’s lander also selected for uncrewed cargo runs.

While NASA publicly emphasizes exploration, science, and Mars preparation, analysts and outside observers increasingly read the program as a strategic hedge against China’s own advancing lunar ambitions

Judge blocks renaming of Kennedy Center

The Hill - A federal judge on Friday blocked the rebranding of Kennedy Center to include President Trump’s name and ruled that officials improperly voted to close it starting this summer. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper sided with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the center’s board who challenged the remaking of the storied performing arts center in the nation’s capital. 

“The Kennedy Center’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so,” Cooper said in his ruling. 

“Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” wrote the appointee of former President Obama. 

Polls

Presidential approval rating

The Hill- President Trump’s job approval rating fell to a record low of 34 percent in this week’s YouGov/The Economist poll, marking the lowest level recorded in the survey across both of his terms in office. The rating is also lower than any approval rating former President Biden received during his presidency, according to YouGov. The Economist noted Trump “this week became the most unpopular president since our poll started in 2009.”

Generic Ballot: Public Polling Project

Dems 51% (Biggest Lead of Cycle) GOP 38% Trump Approval: Approve 39% Disapprove 57% (-18 net) Iran War Approve 34% Disapprove 58% (-24 Net)

NY Times -  Forty-three percent of voters are dissatisfied with both major political parties, according to a recent New York Times/Siena poll — the latest sign that the frustration that has built over the last decade will continue to roil American politics for the foreseeable future.  The survey’s findings highlight the risks for both parties heading into the midterms and the next presidential election, with Democrats deeply discontented with their own party and an increasingly unpopular Republican president continuing to consolidate support among his loyalists.

Journalists subjected to unconstitutional search warrants

The Guardian -   On Tuesday, a federal judge unsealed records showing that the Department of Justice tried and failed to get search warrants targeting journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, as well as three protesters involved in the Cities church demonstration in St Paul, Minnesota, last winter.

A court rejected the search warrants – twice. In strikingly blunt opinions, magistrate judge John Docherty said officials didn’t meet basic legal standards and chastised them for failing to mention a federal law that may have made some of the warrants illegal. The Department of Justice later withdrew the requests.

The justice department’s blatant disregard for the constitution and attempt to hide the law is disturbing, even if the department’s recent track record means it’s no longer shocking. With government attacks on freedom of speech increasing and the justice department’s independence declining, it’s more important than ever for judges to aggressively scrutinize government requests, for prosecutors to face real consequences when they abuse their power, and for Congress to pass strong laws protecting first amendment rights.

The search warrant records that were recently unsealed in the Cities church protest case show how the justice department is using the prosecution of protesters and journalists to directly threaten freedom of speech.

Health

Health. com  - New research shows just one weekly activity could help you live a longer, healthier life: volunteering.

The study, set to be published in the January issue of Social Science & Medicine, found that volunteering—even for just one hour a week—is linked to slower biological aging, which reflects how old your cells and tissues appear compared to your actual age.

The researchers controlled for other health variables that can slow biological aging—including frequency of physical activity, smoking status, binge drinking, obesity, and more—and still found a connection between volunteering and slower biological aging.

No Kings Movement event

The Hill -  The “No Kings” movement announced a nationwide event set for June 14, which is President Trump’s 80th birthday.  “The next 250 starts with us. As America approaches its anniversary about what story we tell. We can let strongman politics and corruption define the moment,” the movement’s website states. “Or we can make the story of America about people coming together — across race, background, identity, belief, and community — to defend our rights and build a future rooted in people’s power.”

“On June 14, we rise up, we sing out, and we keep organizing.”

....Since Trump returned to office, three sets of No Kings protests — which were different than what is planned on June 14 — have occurred.a

Middle East

1440 - US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative deal yesterday to extend a ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin nuclear negotiations. The proposal has been sent to President Donald Trump for review. News of a potential deal comes as the two countries continue to accuse each other of violating the weekslong ceasefire. The US military struck Iranian missile launch sites and mine-laying boats this week, and also shot down several Iranian drones. Kuwait intercepted Iranian missiles late Wednesday that were apparently directed against a US air base on its soil. (Is the US running low on munitions?)

Separately, Israel has continued strikes this week targeting what it called Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The country issued an evacuation notice on Wednesday covering 14% of Lebanon’s territory—the broadest warning since Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire last month. The two countries are set to hold security talks today in Washington, DC.

Housing

Greg Gerritt, Prosperity for RI - What we really need is a long term commitment by the federal government to build housing. From the Homestead Act of 1862 until the real estate scum bought off Congress to end public housing in the 19070s so they could jack up rents, what kept housing affordable in the US was public housing. The housing crisis demands immediate action. No one is saying we shall have housing for everyone in any reasonable amount of time by building more, so rent control is the only tool we have that actually will slow rent increases. If you want a working economy, you have to have places workers can afford to live in. Urban New England is in terrible shape when it comes to housing affordability. The people moving away are our future workers and leaders. Rent control will keep workers , young families and creatives, here. But the real estate industry screams bloody murder every time someone offers real affordability for housing. it is time to stop listening to rich criminals who’s business plan is price gouging.

Alternet America -   Trump promised housing for 6,000 homeless veterans in Los Angeles, then budgeted exactly zero dollars to build it. Peter Navarro personally called the Pentagon to fast-track a $620 million loan to a rare-earth firm Don Jr. had just bought into. The Justice Department is subpoenaing Reddit and X to unmask anonymous users who criticized ICE. And Utah audited two million voter registrations for a year and found 13 noncitizens who actually voted.

Judge temporarily bars Trump's dubious $1.8 billion fund

NY Times -   A federal judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from taking steps to create or operate President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund until a hearing on June 12. The order covers any transfer of money into the fund, decisions on any claims and the disbursement of any payouts. 

Voting

NY Times -  Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, m?aking it the second Southern state to draw and approve carving out such a district since the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act? last month.

The new map is Louisiana’s response to the court’s ruling, which rejected its previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander. After delaying the state’s U.S. House primaries and negotiating for weeks, the Republican-controlled Legislature settled on redrawing the district at the center of the ruling in a way that reduces the number of Black voters who live in it and hands Republicans a structural advantage ahead of the November midterms.

Roll Call - A federal judge on Thursday denied an effort to pause President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting in federal elections, finding that it was too early to say whether anyone has been harmed by the effort. Read more...

Feds vs states

Center Square -   The Department of Justice filed separate federal lawsuits Wednesday against Washington, Oregon, Maine and Massachusetts, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and Democratic-led states over federal immigration enforcement.

The legal action follows a formal warning issued earlier this month by the Justice Department, which all four states refused to act upon. Federal officials argue the restrictions violate the U.S. Constitution, intentionally obstruct federal power and put undercover agents at risk.

The lawsuits stem from decisions by state motor vehicle departments to suspend or heavily restrict the issuance of confidential, undercover license plates to Department of Homeland Security personnel, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

E. Jean Carroll

Headline USA -   The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denied Thursday evening that his office had opened an investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store 30 years ago, hours after multiple news organizations reported that the Justice Department was investigating whether she had lied during the course of civil litigation against Trump.

The Associated Press and other news organizations, citing anonymous sources, reported that the federal prosecutors’ office in Chicago had opened an investigation into Carroll examining possible perjury allegations.

But Andrew Boutros, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, issued a statement roughly 24 hours after the first report was published saying that his office “has not opened — and has never opened — a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll.”

Data: AAA; Chart: Ben Geman/Axios

Immigration

Newsworthy News - New evidence suggests federal immigration detention is failing vulnerable men at a pace that should alarm anyone who cares about basic duty of care and government accountability.

The Associated Press reviewed death notifications, autopsies, coroner rulings, and police and emergency medical services records tied to 51 detainee deaths since January 2025.

Homeland Security says suicide remains extremely rare in immigration custody and argues the raw count does not tell the full story.

A peer-reviewed 2020 study found suicide rates in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention rose sharply compared with the prior decade.

A peer-reviewed 2020 study found suicide rates in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention rose sharply compared with the prior decade.

The Guardian -    In late January, the Trump administration was planning a war in Iran, weighing possible airstrikes and staging aircraft carriers and other military ships in the region. Around that time, government officials deported 18 people to Iran, the last of them arriving just days before American and Israeli bombs began falling across the country.   These deportations were the latest in an aggressive campaign to deport Iranians from the United States, the first time in recent history the US government had done so in large numbers. In the 13 months of Donald Trump’s presidency leading up to the war, the United States deported more than 200 people to Iran, even as the state department decried human rights abuses by the Iranian government and warned US citizens not to travel there “for any reason”.

The US government deported more than 21,000 people to countries that the state department deemed too dangerous to visit, according to a Marshall Project analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data obtained by the Deportation Data Project from Trump’s inauguration through mid-March.

Russia

The Guardian -   The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said the alliance is “ready to defend every inch” of its territory after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania, a member state, during an overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine. The incident in Gala?i, which injured two people, prompted swift condemnation and the threat of repercussions.

“Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all,” Rutte wrote on social media after a call with the Romanian president, Nicusor Dan. “I affirmed that Nato stands ready to defend every inch of allied territory.”

Jeffrey Epstein

MS NOW -  Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Friday about the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files release. Bondi’s closed-door, transcribed interview before the committee has long been anticipated. She was initially scheduled to testify on April 14, but after President Donald Trump fired her as attorney general on April 2, the Justice Department said she would not go before the panel because she was subpoenaed in her official capacity as attorney general and was therefore no longer obligated to testify.

Democrats on the Oversight Committee pushed for Bondi’s testimony. In late April, they introduced a civil contempt resolution against her, citing what they described as Republican’s caginess about rescheduling her deposition. Less than an hour after the resolution was introduced, Republicans on the committee announced they had secured a new date for Bondi’s appearance and dismissed the contempt charges as “all theater and completely unnecessary.”  In a statement Thursday, Democrats on the committee criticized the decision not to videotape Bondi’s voluntary transcribed interview and accused committee chair Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, of “working to hide her testimony from the American people.”

Word

Justice Alito's son works for the Trump regime

Occupy Democrats  -  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son secretly received a top job inside the Trump administration while Alito was ruling on massive cases involving the White House.  ...Philip Alito, the son of far-right Justice Samuel Alito, was given an appointment as a lawyer at the Treasury Department early on in Trump's second term. His father was aware of the appointment and did nothing to block it, unsurprising since Alito has zero interest in avoiding conflicts of interest or maintaining the legitimacy of the court.

This is the same Samuel Alito who was caught accepting bribes from billionaire Paul Singer in the form of luxury jet travel and an expensive fishing vacation. And that's just what we know about. 

According to NOTUS, four government officials confirmed that Alito's son is working inside the office of the general counsel, which supports Treasury Secretary Bessent. Notus described the arrangement as a "closely guarded secret." Philip Alito, in an apparent effort to maintain a low profile, does not have a public resume, LinkedIn profile, or a presence on the Treasury Department. Most of the images available of him online are older, from when his father was first appointed to the court. He's a ghost in the system, getting paid by our tax dollars, and presumably whispering in his father's ear to tilt rulings in Trump's favor.

Questionable Trump projects

Independent  -   The Trump administration’s no-bid, $13.1 million contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool featured “excessive” profit margins” and “inflated overhead,” according to federal documents. The deal, awarded to Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings, saw the contractor ask for 20 percent profits, roughly doubling the typical 6 to 12 percent margin on such projects, netting it at least $850,000 in extra compensation, per a National Parks Service analysis obtained by The New York Times.

The Reflecting Pool project contained other irregularities, the paper found, including that work reportedly began before a final price was agreed upon, a method more typically used in emergencies.  Ultimately, however, the government decided to move forward with the deal, according to the documents.  “The contracting officer determined that due to the risk of the project, the inflated overhead and profit percentages of 20 percent were reasonable,” the analysis concluded.

Independent -     A Trump-Kennedy Center official warned a federal judge that stripping the president’s name from the renowned arts institution would cause unbearable financial damage, marking the latest twist in a months-long legal battle.

Charles Matthew Floca, the center’s 39-year-old executive director, filed a declaration Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing the institution’s funding is inextricably linked to President Donald Trump.

“President Trump’s fundraising on behalf of the Center is exemplified by the tens of millions of dollars already raised,” Floca wrote. “Further, the President has committed to raise $150 billion on its behalf from private donors over the next two years.”

“Should President Trump’s name be removed from the Center, that vital fundraising connection will be severed, causing irreparable harm and fundamentally destabilizing the Center’s development efforts, severely impairing its trust-fund artistic programming, and rendering the continuation of ongoing trust-funded operations financially nonviable,” he continued.

The Guardian -   The day before Donald Trump’s first term ended in 2021, he inked a pardon for Elliott Broidy, a scandal-plagued Republican fundraiser and former Republican National Committee official who had pleaded guilty three months earlier to trying to illegally lobby Trump and his administration.

Last month, a company headed by Broidy won a $106m contract from the Department of Justice, according to federal contracting records. Under the contract, awarded by the Bureau of Prisons to LEO Technologies, the company will use artificial intelligence to translate, transcribe and monitor prison phone calls. Broidy lists himself as the founder and CEO of LEO.  In a letter to the Guardian, LEO’s attorneys said Broidy sets the strategy of the company but does not run the day-to-day operations.

Voting

Independent  -  A judge on Thursday declined to block an executive order by Donald Trump that tightens rules on mail-in voting, a setback for the Democratic Party, which argued the measure could disenfranchise millions of voters. The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans face a challenging battle to retain control of both houses of Congress in the upcoming November midterm elections. Trump has consistently promoted the false claim that his 2020 election defeat was due to widespread voter fraud and has been a vocal critic of voting by mail.

The executive order, signed by Trump on March 31, instructed his administration to compile a list of confirmed US citizens eligible to vote in each state. It also mandated the use of federal data to assist state election officials in verifying voter eligibility. Furthermore, it required the U.S. Postal Service to deliver ballots exclusively to voters on each state's approved mail-in ballot list and obliged states to preserve election-related records for five years.

The Guardian -   Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, signed legislation on Wednesday that aims to shield California elections from federal interference, saying he expected Donald Trump’s administration to try to meddle in the midterms this year.  The law, which took effect immediately and came days before next Tuesday’s primary, prohibits any person – including federal agents – from accessing voter rolls or election technology without a court order. Law enforcement officers are restricted from disrupting election workers, except in public safety emergencies.

Polls

Independent  - Republican voters are torn between supporting Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the 2028 GOP presidential nominee, a new poll from Emerson College indicates. In a late-May survey of roughly 1,000 people, 36 percent of likely Republican primary voters said they would support Vance, while 35 percent said they would support Rubio.

Newsweek - President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to new lows across a cluster of major national surveys released in mid-to-late May 2026, with multiple pollsters recording their weakest figures of his presidency within days of each other.

Among the most striking findings, a new Economist/YouGov poll put Trump’s approval at 34 percent—the lowest in that series—while separate surveys from American Research Group, Quinnipiac, Emerson College, and The New York Times/Siena College each showed similarly depressed numbers.

The Hill -   Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is leading in new polling on a hypothetical Democratic presidential primary as the party seeks a new path after 2024 losses. An Emerson College Polling survey released Thursday found Buttigieg at the top of the pack with 18 percent support, followed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) at 16 percent. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) notched 11 percent support, while Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and former Vice President Kamala Harris — the party’s 2024 nominee — earned 10 percent each....The new numbers mark a slight uptick in recent months for Buttigieg, Ocasio-Cortez and Beshear — while support for Newsom and Harris has ticked down slightly. 

Middle East

FlyOver - The U.S. struck Iran Wednesday night, targeting ‌a military site and shooting down four Iranian ‌one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz. "These actions ‌were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire," a U.S. official said.  President Trump said Wednesday that Iran is "negotiating on fumes" and warned the U.S. will "finish the job" if no nuclear deal is reached soon. Trump also drew a line on the Strait of Hormuz. Nobody else can control the chokepoint, he said, adding the U.S. would "blow them up" if they tried.

Donald Trump

NOTUS - Treasonous. Corrupt. That’s how Bruce Springsteen described Donald Trump last night at his sold-out tour finale at Nationals Park in D.C., before belting out the stratospheric hit “War” first made popular as an anti-war protest song by Black singer and songwriter Edwin Starr. Later, he called the war with Iran “incompetent, unwise and illegal.” 

“Let ’em hear you at the fucking White House,” Springsteen, coined “the Boss” by his fans, said as he led an “ICE out now” chant almost four miles away from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for America’s boss.

HedlineUSA -  A group of 35 little-known former federal judges gained national attention Wednesday after filing a petition urging a federal court to reopen President Donald Trump’s case against the IRS — seemingly in a bid to cancel a $1.776 billion settlement fund.

The now-settled lawsuit paved the way for the creation of a $1.776 billion restitution fund intended for victims of federal government weaponization. Democrats quickly attacked the arrangement, claiming without evidence that the fund would primarily benefit Trump allies.

The former federal judges echoed those attacks in their filing, purporting that Trump and his administration deceived the court and that the fund would ultimately be administered by a commission “effectively controlled” by Trump.

Washington Post -   Trump administration officials have pressed the office responsible for printing the nation’s money to design a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait, according to four current and former employees, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years.

NBC News -   The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in testimony during her lawsuits tied to sexual abuse allegations against President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Carroll, a former magazine writer, accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. She was awarded $5 million in damages in 2023 by a jury that found Trump liable for sexually abusing her. The following year, Carroll won an $83 million civil judgment in a defamation case.   Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and said he didn’t even know Carroll. The president is seeking Supreme Court intervention in both cases. The White House referred questions about the probe to the DOJ...The DOJ probe is the latest move by the Trump administration to target the president’s perceived political foes, including multiple attempts by the DOJ to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.