Month: August 2025

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

This Might Explain Why Trump Awarded A Gay Icon Kennedy Center Honors

Many were surprised when the disco legend made the list alongside singer George Strait, glam metal band Kiss and actor Sylvester Stallone.

Trump approval up 5 points in past month: Survey

President Trump’s approval rating has gone up by 5 points in the past month, with more than half of the public approving of his handling of crime amid the administration’s federal takeover of Washington’s police force, according to a new poll. The latest survey from The Associated Press/NORC, released Wednesday, found that 45 percent of…
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Bessent defends stake in Intel: Chips ‘strategic necessity’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the U.S. taking a 10 percent stake in Intel amid concerns about government interference in the free market. “Chips are a strategic necessity for us,” Bessent told Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday during an appearance on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria.” “One of the things we learned during COVID was that…
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Trump Boasts About Raising $1.5 Billion Since The Election, And Critics Are Furious

The president claimed early Wednesday that he amassed the fortune “in various forms and political entities.”

Newsom is right: Democrats must win the gerrymandering arms race

Related video: FIGHT FOR POWER: Explaining The Redistricting Wars | TRENDING In a functioning democracy, people, not politicians, choose their representatives. But as Republicans in Texas have radically redrawn their electoral maps at the command of President Trump, it is becoming painfully clear that our democracy is under siege from within.  We are accelerating toward an autocracy…
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Watch live: Bowser gives update on Trump DC police takeover

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser will give an update Wednesday afternoon on the Trump administration’s takeover of local law enforcement, a day after President Trump floated the death penalty for those convicted of murder in the nation’s capital. Bowser has pushed back on the show of force, citing crime data that shows offenses are at…
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Yellen blasts Trump’s ‘unlawful’ firing of Cook

Related video: Sunrise’s Trevor Shirley on Trump’s FIRING of Fed. Reserve’s Lisa Cook | SUNRISE Former Federal Reserve Chair and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen slammed President Trump on Wednesday for moving to fire Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook, calling his actions “unlawful” and “dangerous.” “US President Donald Trump’s claim that he has ‘fired’…
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Prosecutors fail to get felony indictment of DC sandwich-thrower

Related video: Legal GURU Zach Schonfeld Breaks Down ASSAULT Cases As DC CRIME CRACKDOWN Continues | SUNRISE Federal prosecutors failed to secure a felony indictment against a former Justice Department (DOJ) employee accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in Washington amid President Trump’s police takeover, according to multiple news outlets. …
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DOJ investigates California EPA’s hiring over racial equity

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) over its efforts on racial equity in hiring practices. The Trump administration, in a letter issued Wednesday, said the state environmental agency “may be engaged in employment practices that discriminate … based on race, color, sex, and national origin.” Specifically, it pointed…
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At least 2 dead, 17 injured in Minneapolis school shooting

LIVE Video feed from The Associated Press At least two children were killed and two more are in critical condition in a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, officials said. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said 17 people were injured in the shooting, including 14 children. The shooter also killed himself, police said. The…
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House Republicans file bill to bar trans students from bathrooms, sports teams

House Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ school sports, moving to advance one of the Trump administration’s top priorities.  The measure, titled the Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act, would define “male,” “female” and “sex” by reproductive function in Title IX, the federal civil rights law against sex discrimination in education.…
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Donald Trump’s D.C. Takeover Has National Guard Soldiers… Picking Up Trash?

Yet the president seems to be itching to send troops supposedly to help crack down on crime in other American cities.

Maryland Governor Says Trump Is ‘Obsessed With Me’ After Debunking ‘Greatest’ Claim

Democrat Wes Moore mocks Trump’s “absolutely comical” memory of their conversation and notes how the president refers to Moore’s looks.

Trump’s proposed snap Census won’t get him the seats he wants

Related video: FIGHT FOR POWER: Explaining The Redistricting Wars President Trump recently announced that he had directed the Department of Commerce to conduct an unprecedented, mid-decade census of the U.S. population. Like his order for the 2020 Census that was rejected by a federal court, Trump has ordered this new census to exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count.  This order is the latest move to reshape power in the House…
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38 percent nationwide support Trump’s DC National Guard deployment: Survey

Just more than a third of U.S. adults support President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey. In the survey, conducted last weekend, 38 percent of respondents said the National Guard should be deployed to Washington, while 46 percent said they should not be in the nation’s…
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6 in 10 support US sanctions on Russia’s trading partners: Poll

Most Americans are supportive of the U.S. levying sanctions against Russia’s trading partners to exert pressure on the Kremlin to halt its invasion of Ukraine, according to a new poll. The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Wednesday, found that 62 percent of U.S. adults are in favor of the Trump administration slapping sanctions on Moscow’s trading…
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Trump to meet Israeli officials over postwar Gaza plans

President Trump will meet Israeli officials at the White House on Wednesday to discuss postwar plans for the Gaza Strip, as negotiations with Hamas on securing a ceasefire have stalled and Israel pushes forward with an expanded military operation. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, said on Fox News Tuesday night that Trump…
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Jen Psaki Makes Ominous Warning About Trump: ‘Let That Sink In For A Second’

The former Biden White House press secretary shared a series of troubling developments on MSNBC’s “The Briefing.”

Trump Prosecutor Fails To Indict D.C. Man Who Threw Sandwich At Federal Agent

“Sandwich guy” has become a symbol of Trump’s militarized takeover of the nation’s capital, and posters memorializing him have appeared all over the city.

Wes Moore: Trump ‘seems to be obsessed with me’

Related video – ‘A HORRIBLE DEATHBED’: Trump On Sending Military To Baltimore, Gov. Moore Profile RISES Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday suggested President Trump is “obsessed” with him after the two briefly clashed over crime rates in Baltimore. “The president seems to be obsessed with me. Today he called me a beauty and when…
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Watch: Duffy outlines plans to take control of DC’s Union Station

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced early Wednesday that the Trump administration would take control over Washington’s Union Station, citing infrastructure issues. “Instead of being a point of pride, Washington’s Union Station has fallen into disrepair,” Duffy said Wednesday in a statement. “By reclaiming station management, we will help make this city safe and beautiful at…
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Trump’s agitprop banners reveal his authoritarian ambition

President Trump set the Beltway buzzing again this week after draping the Department of Labor building in a monumental banner promoting — himself. Trump’s scowling visage now hangs three stories tall above a caption touting “AMERICAN WORKERS FIRST.”   The banner joins a similar one at the USDA and his recent takeovers of cultural institutions like…
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White House claims credit after Cracker Barrel reverts logo

The White House credited President Trump with Cracker Barrel’s decision to restore its “Old Timer” logo, which it dropped last week as part of a major company rebrand. The company’s initial rollout of the new, simple logo faced fierce online backlash, and the president joined the choir of critics this week in urging the 55-year-old…
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say He Wants To Seek Asylum In The U.S.

The Salvadoran national’s lawyers are fighting the deportation efforts in court, arguing he has the right to express fear of persecution and torture in Uganda.

Trump administration moving to take over Union Station in DC

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is taking over management of Union Station, the latest step in President Trump’s aggressive intervention in the nation’s capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the announcement while also unveiling new high-speed Acela trains going into service this week. “Instead of being a point of pride, Washington’s Union Station has…
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