Tag Archives: President Donald Trump

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump‘s bid to block the National Archives from turning over his administration’s records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. The three-judge panel unanimously rejected the arguments by the former president’s lawyers that their client …

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will run for re-election instead. I have come to the conclusion that I must continue my work as attorney general. There are a number of important investigations and cases that …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …