During a speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Joe Biden implored Americans to rise up against new voter laws meant to make it harder for people to vote– and easier for partisan actors to reject votes they don’t like – to stop …
Read More »Senate confirms Jen Easterly as Cybersecurity director
The US Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Jen Easterly as the new director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security. The agency, established in 2018, is responsible for the security, resiliency and reliability of the nation’s cybersecurity and communications infrastructure. CISA has not …
Read More »President Biden fires Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul
President Joe Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul — who was appointed by former President Donald Trump — after he refused to resign, White House sources announced Friday. Unnamed White House sources told NBC News, The Washington Post, and The New York Times that Biden had previously asked Saul to …
Read More »Arizona’s Secretary of State Wants Trump Investigated Over Election Efforts
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wants the state Attorney General to investigate former President Donald Trump and his allies for pressuring Maricopa officials to interfere with the 2020 Presidential election. Hobbs wrote a letter to Arizona Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich expressing her concern about phone calls and texts …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani’s Washington D.C. Law License Is Suspended
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has been suspended from practicing law in Washington, D.C. The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the disgraced lawyer would be “suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia” until the “outcome of a full formal disciplinary hearing” in New York …
Read More »Hillary Clinton: Election Bills Are A Move ‘Toward White Supremacist Authoritarianism’
In an op-ed for Democracy Docket, Hillary Clinton wrote that the restrictive voting bills that are being passed in Republican-led states are a “clear attempt to move away from a pluralistic, multi-racial democracy and toward a white supremacist authoritarianism.” In the op-ed titled, “The Fight for Voting Rights Is The …
Read More »Former President Donald Trump Is Suing Twitter, Google, and Facebook
President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter, Google, and the companies’ CEOs for banning and suspending his accounts on their platforms. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) “Our case will prove this censorship is unlawful, it’s unconstitutional, and it’s completely un-American,” President Trump said. …
Read More »New Book Reveals Fights Between Trump Campaign And RNC Officials
Michael Bender’s new book “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside of How Trump Lost,” discusses fights between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and former President Donald Trump’s campaign manager. The fight between RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and Bill Stepien led to some RNC officials not voting for the former …
Read More »Attorney General Merrick Garland issues moratorium on federal executions
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday imposed a moratorium on all federal executions amid a review of the Justice Department’s policies. The announcement comes nearly one year after the beginning of a federal execution spree under former President Donald Trump that critics panned as “out of step” with previous administrations. …
Read More »Trump Organization and its CFO charged with tax-related crimes
Following a two-year investigation, Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg and the company were charged by the Manhattan district attorney with financial crimes, including scheme conspiracy, grand larceny, criminal tax fraud, and falsifying business records. Both the organization and Weisselberg have pleaded not guilty on all charges. The 73-year-old was pictured …
Read More »House Approves Select Committee To Probe Jan 6 Insurrection
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which a mob of pro-Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol. The 222-190 vote was almost entirely party-line with just two Republicans joining Democrats in passing the resolution, which calls for a probe into “one …
Read More »Manhattan grand jury indicts Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg
A special grand jury in Manhattan has voted to indict former President Donald Trump‘s namesake firm, The Trump Organization, and its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg. The charges contained in the indictment are expected to be unsealed Thursday afternoon, the sources said, when Weisselberg and a representative of the Trump …
Read More »Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson To D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals
The Senate on Monday confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as President Joe Biden‘s first appointee to the federal appellate court bench, replacing now-Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Senate voted 53-44 to confirm Jackson to the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, seen as the most influential panel in …
Read More »Pentagon Redirects $2.2B In Border Wall Spending To Military Projects
On Friday, the Biden administration announced plans to redirect $2.2 billion in funds previously set aside for border wall construction to pay for dozens of Defense Department projects. The announcement comes nearly five months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for border wall construction to halt. The …
Read More »Senate Report Reveals Security Breakdowns During Capitol Attack
A new Senate intelligence report released Tuesday looks into the deadly Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol reveals serious security breakdowns that day. The intelligence probe is the most detailed account of the riot so far. The report lists brain injuries, chemical burns, and broken bones among the injuries …
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