Category: Politics
Trump appoints Elon Musk as ‘special government employee’ heading up the shadowy DOGE
“Trump has given Elon Musk access to our government’s highly-sensitive central payment system—and he’s vowing to use it to cut off funding people are counting on. What will Musk target next? Cancer research? Food banks? Housing assistance? Veterans’ benefits?” ~ Senator Patty Murray
Former U.S. Senator Robert Menendez going to jail for 11 years
… for Bribery, Extortion, Acting as a Foreign Agent, Obstruction of Justice, (more . . .)
States respond to Trump’s immigration orders saying ‘state and local police cannot be commandeered’
A Trump appointee at the DoJ sent out a memo to federal prosecutors calling for them to investigate state of local officials that fail to comply with new immigration-related commands
Violent Capital Rioter pardoned by Trump, re-arrested on federal gun charges
Florida man: Jan. 6 rioter Daniel Ball arrested again, two days after Trump’s pardon
Donald Trump lashes out, insults Episcopal Bishop who sought his mercy
“Millions have put their trust in you and, as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. ~ Rev. Budde
Trump pardons U.S. Capitol rioters, including those convicted of violent crimes and felonies
His pardons included those who had been convicted of assaulting police officers, obstructing law enforcement, and other serious offenses, He also commuted prison sentences for key members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys militia groups.
What did Maryland’s Governor and others have to say about the inauguration of President Donald Trump?
Plus, the full 2025 Inauguration Ceremony of Donald Trump and JD Vance, including the official swearing-in, inaugural address, a performance by Carrie Underwood, more . . .
Jan. 6 Capitol rioters still being charged. Will that end when Trump pardons the insurrectionists?
Trump has threatened to pardon the rioters, saying that they were beautiful and peaceful people. Will a presidential pardon be a blanket pardon, even for violent offenders?
Ex-CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking Top Secret National Defense Information to aid Iran
(Pictured: Asif William Rahman, arrested last year by the FBI in Cambodia for leaking Top Secret Classified information. Image credit: Guam Department of Corrections) On January 17, a former CIA […]
Justice Department sues Houston County, Georgia, for violating Black voters’ rights
Lawsuit alleges that the County’s method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters and Black candidates for office
