Month: August 2025

The Trump administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete.

President Trump selected Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia this week as the U.S.’s first chief design officer as part of the administration’s push to update the federal government’s design language to be both “usable and beautiful.”  Gebbia, who joined the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earlier this year and is on the board of Tesla, said…
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President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said on Saturday that a Florida judge’s order to temporarily shut down some of Alligator Alcatraz is “not going to stop” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, indicating that migrants apprehended by federal agents could be sent to other detention facilities.  “They’re not going to stop us doing what…
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Comedian Bill Maher praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) social media strategy of trying to “out-stupid” President Trump.  “Gavin Newsom is now trolling Trump. I’ve never seen a Democrat do this. I think it’s very funny… he’s imitating Trump’s exact style,” Maher said Friday during his “Real Time With Bill Maher” show.  “This is Newsom:…
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Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley condemned the Trump administration’s decision to take a 10 percent stake in Intel.  “Biden was wrong to subsidize the private sector with the Chips Act using our tax dollars. The counter to Biden is not to lean in and have govt own part of Intel,” Haley, who was the…
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The Trump administration spent the week on the defensive, rejecting allegations of political retribution and criminal coverups, all while launching an assault on crime in the nation’s capital.  On Friday, the FBI raided former national security adviser John Bolton’s home in search of classified records. The unexpected visit from law enforcement left some questioning the…
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Trade negotiations between the U.S. and India are ongoing, although New Delhi has some “red lines” that it will defend, according to India’s foreign minister.  “I mean, negotiations are still going on in the sense that nobody said the negotiations are off. You know? I mean, and people, people do talk to each other,” Indian…
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“You’ve become the party of protecting pedophiles,” said comedian Pete Dominick.

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta weighed in on the FBI’s raid of President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, suggesting Friday night that there’s “some targeting here going on.”  “We don‘t know all the facts here because we don‘t know what the Justice Department said to a magistrate judge in order to get…
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President Trump is seeing a growing disapproval rating among Americans seven months into his second White House term, according to a Friday survey. .  The Economist/YouGov poll found that 40 percent of Americans “strongly or somewhat” approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency. More than half of U.S. adults, 56 percent, said they “strongly or…
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On Friday, the FBI searched the home of John Bolton, Trump’s first-term national security adviser-turned-critic.

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) on Saturday upped her crusade against conditions in the Gaza Strip following a declaration of famine in the region by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. “U.S. taxpayers fund Israel $3.8 billion annually for military aid. That means every U.S. tax payer is contributing to Israel’s military actions,” Greene…
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Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official, signaled Saturday that he could be the next target of President Trump’s FBI after ex-national security adviser John Bolton’s Washington-area home was raided by agents early Friday. Taylor, who served as a deputy chief of staff at DHS under Trump’s first term, was asked by…
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The federal government said it would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined a plea deal, according to court filings. Federal prosecutors on Thursday offered Abrego Garcia the option to “live freely” with refugee or residency status in Costa Rica after serving prison time for federal human smuggling charges in exchange for a…
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“People can tell that he’s putting on an act,” Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) said.

President Trump on Saturday reupped his support for Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), just hours after the state legislature advanced new congressional maps that could give the GOP up to five more seats in the House during next year’s midterms. Trump lauded Patrick as a “terrific and powerful” lieutenant governor and “incredible friend” to…
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The “Real Time” host went through an ominous checklist Friday chronicling the president’s recent steps.

The Wall Street Journal slammed the raid of President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton’s home on Friday, labeling it a part of the president’s “vendetta campaign.” Law enforcement said the investigation into Bolton was over classified records stored at his residence in Bethesa, Md. But, the Journal argued the probe reeks of political…
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He has pleaded not guilty and has asked the judge to dismiss the case, claiming that it is an attempt to punish him for challenging his deportation to El Salvador.

Video above: Trump designates Thursday May 8 as ‘Victory Day’ for US to commemorate World War II Earlier this year, President Trump established two new national holidays, one of which we’ve already celebrated. So when is the next one? It’s not far off, and it’s already marked on your calendar. Trump explained on Truth Social…
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President Trump on Friday said he wouldn’t object to the release of all files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as requested by the House Oversight Committee.  “I’m in support of them keeping it open. Innocent people shouldn’t be hurt, but I’m in support of keeping it totally open,” Trump told reporters…
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“Saturday Night Live” head honcho Lorne Michaels has confirmed there will be cast changes ahead of the show’s new season in October.   Speaking to Puck, Michaels, 80, confirmed that there will be a big cast shakeup for “SNL’s” 51st season.   Last season marked 50 years that the show had been on the air,…
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Trump said Friday he expected to make a decision on his next actions in two weeks if direct talks aren’t scheduled.

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe questioned the veracity of statements made by Ghislaine Maxwell during an interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche after transcripts were released on Friday. “It‘s so suspicious. When you listen to the tapes, you get the sense that Ghislaine Maxwell went into that room knowing what information she had…
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called Trump’s approach “uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound.”