Key Takeaways
- Supreme Court reinstates ICE's roving patrol authority in Los Angeles.
- DOJ raises concerns over Biden's last-minute pardons and Autopen use.
- Jury selection begins for Ryan Routh's Trump assassination attempt trial.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly clashed with Housing chief Bill Pulte.
Deep Dive
- The Supreme Court allowed ICE to resume roving patrols in Los Angeles, overturning a lower court ruling.
- Justice Kavanaugh supported the decision, permitting consideration of factors like ethnicity and immigration status.
- The decision has drawn both criticism and praise, with legal battles expected to continue.
- The House Oversight Committee investigated the Biden administration's use of the Auto Pen for pardons.
- Internal emails revealed White House concerns over the pardon process and controversial decisions in Biden's final weeks.
- A DOJ ethics attorney noted some pardon recipients described as nonviolent included individuals convicted of murder.
- Congressional investigators questioned the validity of executive actions made via Autopen.
- Congressman James Comer stated testimony and internal documents suggest Joe Biden was rarely seen by White House staff in his final six months.
- Comer believes these pardons and executive orders could be in legal jeopardy.
- The Oversight Committee plans to interview Karine Jean-Pierre and Jeff Zients, potentially leading to criminal referrals.
- Jury selection began for Brian Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump in Florida.
- Routh, representing himself, made inflammatory statements during a pretrial hearing, including a request for “a round of golf with the racist pig.”
- Prosecutors allege Routh established a sniper hideout near Trump's golf course on September 15th, 2025.
- Authorities recovered handwritten notes detailing Trump's venues and a letter stating, “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.”
- Routh faces life in prison if convicted; he has pleaded not guilty.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly clashed with Housing chief Bill Pulte at a private D.C. dinner, hosted at a club co-founded by Donald Trump Jr.
- Bessent allegedly accused Pulte of speaking negatively about him to President Trump.
- Eyewitnesses claim Bessent threatened Pulte, stating, “I'm going to punch you in your effing face.”
- Besson reportedly told a club co-owner, “It's either me or him,” and offered to “go outside.”
- This is not Bessent's first reported confrontation; he was allegedly involved in a shouting match with Elon Musk in April.