California Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, who has served ten terms since 2002, will be resigning from Congress in a matter of weeks to take a role at former President Donald Trump‘s new media company. Rising to fame for his staunch Trump support during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 …
Read More »Biden Forced to Resume Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy
After losing a court battle to end the “Remain in Mexico” policy, the Biden administration has signed a new agreement to restart the controversial policy. The rule forces those seeking asylum in the United States to wait in Mexico while their cases are under review by US Immigration authorities. The …
Read More »Biden Nominates Two New Postal Service Board Members
President Joe Biden has named two new nominees to serve on the Postal Service Board of Governors, replacing former President Donald Trump’s picks to help lead the agency. On Friday, Biden submitted to the Senate his latest nominees to serve on the board: former head of the General Services Administration …
Read More »13 Trump Officials Violated Hatch Act
A report published by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that 13 Trump administration officials violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits government employees from engaging in campaign activity. “Taken together, the report concludes that the violations demonstrate both a willingness by some in the Trump administration to leverage the …
Read More »Colin Powell Remembered In Funeral At National Cathedral
Colin L. Powell, the nation’s first Black secretary of state, was remembered by family and friends Friday as a principled man of humility and grace whose decorated record of leadership can serve as a model for generations to come. “The example of Colin Powell does not call on us to …
Read More »Ted Cruz Is Delaying Dozens of Pres. Biden’s Ambassador Nominations
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has been stonewalling the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s Ambassador nominees for months. By this point in former President Donald Trump’s administration, 22 such U.S. ambassadors had been confirmed, 17 of them by voice vote, according to data compiled by Senate Democratic leadership aides and shared …
Read More »Trump Launches a New Social Network Called Truth Social
Former President Donald Trump’s company Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), announced that it would go public and launch a social network called Truth Social. “Trump Media & Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DWAC) have entered into a definitive merger agreement, which provides for a business combination …
Read More »House Votes to Hold Steve Bannon In Criminal Contempt
The US House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a close ally of former US President Donald Trump, in criminal contempt of Congress. In debate ahead of the vote, select committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. said that allowing Bannon to ignore their subpoena would …
Read More »Trump Sues To Keep Records From January 6 Committee
Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday in an attempt to block the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection from obtaining White House records. Trump is challenging a decision by President Joe Biden and the US National Archives to turn over his presidential records to the …
Read More »Capitol Police Officer Arrested, Charged With Obstruction Of Justice In Jan. 6 Case
A US Capitol Police officer was arrested on Friday following his indictment on federal charges of obstruction of justice stemming from communications and actions in the aftermath of the insurrection on January 6. Michael A. Riley, 50, was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on …
Read More »House Select Committee Subpoenas Former DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has announced that they have issued a subpoena to Jeffrey Clark, a former Department of Justice official reportedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and interrupt the peaceful transfer of power. The subpoena seeks deposition testimony and records …
Read More »Report: Trump Nears Deal To Sell Washington D.C. Hotel
The Trump Organization is in advanced talks to sell the rights to a prominent Washington hotel in a transaction worth more than $370 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Miami-based investment firm CGI Merchant Group is pursuing the deal, and is in discussions with hotel operators like Hilton about …
Read More »Biden Won’t Invoke Executive Privilege On Trump Documents
The Biden administration on Friday blocked a request by former President Donald Trump to withhold some documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, setting up a legal showdown between the current and former presidents over executive privilege. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed …
Read More »Trump Hotel In D.C. Lost $70 Million During His Presidency
Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million during his four-year term at his Washington, D.C., hotel despite taking in millions from foreign governments, according to a report from a congressional committee investigating his business. The House Committee on Oversight and Improvement said the luxury hotel, just a …
Read More »Trump Tells Former Aides Not To Cooperate With Select Committee
According to The Washington Post, former President Donald Trump has told four former senior aides not to comply with a congressional probe into the January 6 insurrection. The Post reviewed a letter by an attorney for Trump instructing Mark Meadows, Kash Patel, Dan Scavino, and Steve Bannon to essentially ignore …
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