FARRINGTON REPORT

The White House is increasing its attacks on the judicial branch in the wake of decisions that briefly blocked President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. It’s a battle-tested playbook the administration has used before on a number of fronts with the courts, which have emerged as an even greater bulwark to the president’s policies in his second…

President Trump’s approval rating has trended upward one month after poll aggregates at his 100-day mark painted a grim picture for his presidency’s second term. Trump’s approval rating in the Decision Desk HQ/The Hill polling average rose as high as 47.1 percent this past weekend, the highest point it had been in the past two…

A year after launching, Qommittee, a national network of drag artists, says it’s just getting started. The group’s latest project, issued ahead of Pride, is a 43-page manual called the Drag Defense Handbook, documenting how drag performers, organizers and attorneys across the country have fought state bans and threats of violence and harassment — and won. The…

The push for Harvard to tap into its $53 billion endowment is mounting as the Trump administration escalates its financial assault on the university.   But on multiple fronts, that move would be more difficult than many people realize. Some 80 percent of the money is legally obligated towards certain uses. Experts say tapping…

KHERSON, Ukraine – The new Kherson municipal offices are located a few floors belowground, one of the more glaring signs that civilians here are routinely hunted by drones operated by Russian forces about 3 miles away, on the far side of the Dnieper River. Ukrainian forces liberated 30 percent of the region in November 2022,…