Month: August 2025

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

How Trump introduced European leaders

President Trump met with European leaders on Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine alongside the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, amid a push from the White House for an end to the conflict. Among those who participated in the meeting included German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian…
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Texas State Rep. Refuses To Leave Capitol Amid Democrat And Republican Showdown

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she would not fall in line with the GOP House speaker’s requirement that Democratic lawmakers be surveilled by state troopers.

This Republican Governor Has Declined To Send National Guard Troops To D.C.

It’s a rare refusal as six Republican-led states have sent their National Guard to Washington in recent days.

Fox News’ Dana Perino Called Out For Hypocrisy After Pearl-Clutching Over Gavin Newsom Posts

The co-host of “The Five” criticized fiery posts from the California governor’s social media team, and people on X pointed out her double standard.

Dining In D.C. Has Drastically Dropped Amid Trump’s Crackdown

The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington urged D.C. residents to dine during Restaurant Week.

After Sucking Up To Putin But Getting Nothing, Trump Meets With Zelenskyy And Allies

Trump attacked and insulted the Ukrainian leader during his February visit, so this time, Zelenskyy brought friends along.

Schumer Rips Trump’s Bid To End Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines

The Senate Minority Leader’s comments came after Trump claimed without evidence that the voting methods were “highly inaccurate.”

German leader presses for ceasefire before Putin-Zelensky meeting

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday pressed for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine before President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet. “I can’t imagine that the next meeting would take place without a ceasefire. So let’s work on that, and let’s try to put pressure on Russia because…
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Trump calls Putin to arrange face-to-face with Zelensky 

President Trump said Monday he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin following meetings at the White House with top European leaders and began arranging a potential bilateral meeting involving Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump said the meeting between Putin and Zelensky would take place at a time and location to be determined. It…
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Sandwich Thrower Becomes Early Symbol Of Trump’s D.C. ‘Crime Emergency’

Both the White House and local activists have highlighted the Subway sub slinger amid Trumps’ police takeover.

President, Melania Trump tribute on Israeli ‘Dancing with the Stars’ goes viral

A twirling twosome on Israel’s version of “Dancing with the Stars” has taken the internet by storm with a routine inspired by President Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Internet personality Taylor Malkov and professional dancer Haim Pershtein, dressed as the U.S. first couple, performed their flashy dance last week primarily to the Village People’s…
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California Democrats introduce redistricting legislation 

California Democrats unveiled legislation Monday to move forward with their plan to counter a Republican redistricting proposal in Texas with new congressional maps in the Golden State.  “We decided as a delegation that we could not just stand there and allow [President] Trump to distort the next election, and continue to harm the people who…
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Brennan: I hope Secret Service swept Trump limo for ‘microchip’ after Putin ride

Former CIA Director John Brennan raised the possibility in a Saturday interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin could have planted a chip in the presidential limousine when he joined President Trump for a ride to their summit on Friday. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki,” the Obama-era CIA chief criticized Trump’s…
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Transgender athlete sues NCAA, Swarthmore College for track team removal

A former Swarthmore College athlete is suing her alma mater, members of its athletic department and the NCAA after she was briefly removed from participating on the school’s women’s track and field team because she is transgender.  Evie Parts, a long-distance runner who competed for Swarthmore’s women’s cross-country and track and field teams from 2023…
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Fewer Americans than ever confident in food safety regulations: Gallup

Confidence in the government’s ability to ensure food safety in the U.S. has hit a new low — a drop driven largely by distrust among Democrats, according to a poll released Monday. Gallup’s latest survey of consumer habits found that 53 percent of Americans said they have at least a “fair amount” of faith in…
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‘You Like This Idea’: Trump Jokes About Canceling 2028 Elections To Fight War

The remark came as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy explained how his country has not been able to hold elections since Russia’s invasion.

House Democrat: DC ‘not the safest place in the world’

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Sunday that Washington, D.C., is “not the safest place in the world” amid President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the District and pushback from Democrats over the president’s actions. “Both of my children live in Washington, D.C. You know it’s not — it’s not the safest place in the world,”…
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White House Sending Social Media Teams With FBI On Some Arrests In D.C., Sources Say

The highly unusual arrangement runs afoul of longstanding Justice Department norms.

Trump Has Middle-Of-The-Night Meltdown Over Critics Of His Failed Putin Summit

In true Trump fashion, the president also took aim at the “badly failing Radical Left Democrats.”

Pro-Trump pundit tells Zelensky he looks ‘fabulous’ in his suit at White House

Brian Glenn, a pro-President Trump commentator and regular face among the White House press corps during the president’s second term, told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he approved of his outfit during a visit to the White House on Monday. “President Zelensky, you look fabulous in that suit,” Glenn told the Ukrainian leader after Trump called on…
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Former Attorney General William Barr Says He Didn’t See Trump Implicated In Epstein Files

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) relayed Barr’s testimony after he sat for a deposition with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in response to a bipartisan subpoena.

Zelensky, Europeans highlight ‘future security architecture’ ahead of Trump meeting

Ukraine’s president and a number of European leaders on Monday said the U.S. must be a partner in creating the future security architecture for Ukraine and the entire European continent.  The statement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky huddled with European leaders at the Ukrainian embassy in Georgetown before heading to the White House to…
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Mississippi joining 3 other GOP-led states sending National Guard troops to DC

Mississippi on Monday became the fourth Republican-led state to announce plans to send National Guard troops to Washington to bolster President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital. “I’ve approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C., to support President Trump’s effort to return law and order to our…
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Schumer: Trump attack on mail-in voting ‘not based in fact or reality’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday criticized President Trump’s broadside against mail-in voting, saying that right-wing claims of widespread voter fraud are inaccurate and “not based in fact or reality.”  Trump earlier in the day announced that he plans to “lead a movement” to end the use of mail-in ballots in elections. The…
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Newsom requests DHS records on Border Patrol activity outside press event

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is seeking information from the Trump administration about why federal agents were present at an event he held with other Democrats to discuss redistricting efforts last week. The governor, who is a frequent critic of President Trump, filed a formal records request Sunday with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
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