National Public Radio has sued Donald Trump over the president’s executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS. The lawsuit makes the same argument as several others that have been filed against Trump and his administration as they have moved to tear down the federal government, which is …
Read More »Trump Capped Memorial Day by Pardoning a Crooked Sheriff
Donald Trump announced on Monday that he pardoned a MAGA sheriff right before the sheriff was set to serve a 10-year sentence for federal bribery crimes. Former Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins was found guilty of giving civilians police badges in exchange for thousands of dollars, amassing more than …
Read More »Trump's Medicaid Cuts Will Gut a 'Medical Lifeline' for Millions
Sabrina Bishop, a California home care worker, and her disabled patient, Ronald Penn, traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to warn lawmakers about the impact that Donald Trump and Republicans’ tax bill, which would massively cut Medicaid, will have on Americans who rely on home health care services. “We’re really …
Read More »Trump Pardons Criminal Whose Mom Attended Mar-a-Lago Fundraiser
Donald Trump pardoned a former nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to tax evasion, weeks after his socialite mother attended a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago where attendees had to pay $1 million each, The New York Times reported today. Paul Walczak, who was convicted of not paying more than $10.9 million …
Read More »Russian State Media Mocks Trump for Posts About Putin
President Donald Trump slammed Vladimir Putin in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, writing that the Russian president is “playing with fire” as Moscow continues its war against Ukraine. Trump has had a hard time making good on his campaign promise to broker a ceasefire between the two nations, and …
Read More »Trump to Pardon Reality TV Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, Who Were Convicted of Fraud, Tax Evasion
President Donald Trump said he will pardon reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were convicted of conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in 2022. Trump’s Communications Advisor Margo Martin posted avideo to social platform Xon Tuesday of the president speaking on the phone to …
Read More »'Original Sin' Outlines the Plot Against the American Voter
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s deeply reported book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, takes a sledgehammer to Joe Biden’s legacy, already in grave disrepair. Claiming to have interviewed more than 200 sources around the 46th president, the CNN anchor and the …
Read More »Trump Adviser Admits Republican Tax Bill Makes Huge Cuts to Medicaid
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders keep pretending they aren’t cutting Medicaid with their new tax bill, which will further enrich the wealthy and pay for it in part by significantly slashing Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans. Trump, who has repeatedly promised to protect …
Read More »Trump Brags About Hosting Olympics and World Cup in Memorial Day Speech: 'I Have Everything'
President Donald Trump used his Memorial Day speech on Monday to boast that he would be the sitting president when the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics come to the United States. “Amazing, the way things work out,” Trump marveled. “I got the World Cup, and I got …
Read More »Charles Rangel, Former New York Congressman, Dead at 94
Charles Rangel, one of the longest-continually-serving congressmen in American history anda Purple Heart Veteran, died on Memorial Day, May 26, at age 94. “A towering figure in American politics and a champion for justice, equity, and opportunity, Congressman Rangel dedicated over four decades of his life to public service,” his …
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