President Trump’s non-governmental advisory committee, DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) was sued as soon as Trump was sworn in, according to The Hill, which says that in three separate suits, “The plaintiffs each claim DOGE is covered by FACA, which mandates federal advisory committees meet transparency requirements like having a charter, fairly balanced membership and a designated federal officer to call meetings.” DOGE has also just lost its co-leader, Vivik…
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In the coldest inauguration day since Ronald Raegan, President Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. He is the first convicted felon to serve. AP also has the story. Trump promises to immediately pardon many January 6 defendants, deploy American troops to the U.S. southern border; identify and end diversity initiatives and declare there are only two sexes, among many other immediate executive orders. Trump…
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In an extraordinary move, departing President Biden has pardoned a number of people on the grounds that he is protecting them from incoming President Trump’s revenge, including former Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, General Milly, and members of the House Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the capital. AP reports that “The decision Monday by Biden came after now-President Donald Trump had warned of an enemies list filled with those who…
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Special Prosecutor Jack Smith has resigned after dismissing two federal criminal cases against Trump. The cases were dismissed based upon the justice departments long standing policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents. Smith’s report on his activities is could in litigation over whether any of it will be released. Because neither of the cases will go to trial, some consider the report as the best information on Smith’s considerations in bringing…
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President-elect Trump says he does not rule out taking Greenland or the Panama canal by military force or economic coercion, according to Reuters, which states Trump was asked “whether he could assure the world he would not use military or economic coercion as he tries to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland” to which he answered “No, I can’t assure you on either of those two. But I…
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Inauguration day is January 20, 2025. It is still 21 days until Trump takes office.
After billionaire Trump backer and advisor Elon Musk broke with MAGA royalty by openly supporting H-1B Visas, Trump announced that he, too, supports the program, despite having moved to limit it in his first term, according to Reuters. H-1B visas provide legal status for foreign immigrants with special skills who are employed in the U.S. Reuters reports that one of Musk’s companies, Tesla, obtained 724 H-1B visas for workers this…
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Trump’s “border czar” announced that Trump will place families in detention centers to deport them if the parents are undocumented even if the children are US citizens. ““You knew you were in the country illegally and chose to have a child. So you put your family in that position,” Tom Homan (the incoming board czar) reportedly told the Washington Post. Homan was the architect of the heavily-criticized family separation policies…
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“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump reportedly posted on Truth Social. Greenland has been part of Denmark for over 600 years. Denmark and the local government in Greenland both objected, indicating that Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is reportedly significant for U.S military strategic purposes since it…
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Trump claimed the U.S. is being “ripped off” by Panama because of the rates charged to use the Panama Canal and threatened to take control, according to Reuters. He claimed the Chinese are exercising influence and vowed to keep it from “falling into the wrong hands.” Chinese companies reportedly manage two ports at either end of the canal. Reuters reports Trump saying he could “demand that the Panama Canal be…
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At the beginning of December, Trump purportedly “joked” about Canada being made the 51st state, but has continued with the suggestion since then, according to Politico. The source reports that Trump posted on his social media network that ““No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? Makes no sense! Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State. They would save massively…
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Trump intends to appoint Kari Lake to head Voice of America, according to Associated Press and others. Lake is a former television broadcaster, immigration hard-liner, and Trump loyalist who has supported Trump’s claims that he won the last election. Trump reportedly posted on his social media network that Lake will “ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies…
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Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister either withdrew or had his intended nomination as DEA administrator pulled by Trump after facing backlash for enforcing Florida’s pandemic prohibition on public gatherings against a mega pastor who ignored the law at the height of the pre-vaccine pandemic, reports Associated Press. He was also criticized for 2023 video statement in which he spoke of the “rich diversity” of his community and called it “a place…
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Outgoing President Biden’s pardon of his son on convictions arising from taxes and lying on a firearms form raised fears of Trump using the pardons as precedent to carry out his own unorthodox pardons as he did during his previous term. Trump has already suggested he might pardon January 6 participants. Biden is not the first president to pardon family members, but he had previously pledged not to do it.…
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Trump’s transition team reportedly discuss using recess appointments to skip the Senate confirmation process. If the Senate is in recess, the constitution allows a president to fill vacant positions for up to two years. Trump’s team is said to have discussed forcing the senate into recess through a never before used provision of the constitution. Conservative justices previously rejected an Obama recess appointment. That decision may interfere with Trump’s plans.