Month: September 2025

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

The Constitution is failing us — so let’s fix it 

If there is a silver lining in these dark days for American democracy, it is the pressure test that President Trump and his allies are putting on the Constitution. They are revealing loopholes, gaps and vagueness that let corruption, greed and hate infect the republic.    It’s time to breathe life back into the document…
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Trump downplays Musk reunion: ‘Elon came over and said hello’

President Trump downplayed his reunion on Sunday with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a former close ally whose public split with the president drew widespread attention earlier this year. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he appreciated that Musk greeted him at the memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Well, Elon came…
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HuffPost Top Stories 9/22

AOC’s ambitions, Trump’s vow for vengeance and recognition for Palestine. Just some of the stories that HuffPost is following today.

Trump administration allowing government agencies to use Meta AI system

U.S. government agencies on Monday were approved to implement Meta’s AI system Llama, a language model capable of processing and converting data including multimedia like video, photo, text and audio, in government operations. “In alignment with President Trump’s AI Action Plan, GSA (General Services Administration) is dedicated to integrating AI into government operations,” Federal Acquisition…
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Maduro offers to engage in direct talks with Trump envoy

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered to engage in direct talks with Special Envoy Richard Grenell in a letter sent to President Trump earlier this month, the Venezuelan government confirmed on Sunday. The letter, dated Sept. 6, came just days after the U.S. military carried out an airstrike on a ship in the Caribbean that Trump…
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Trump’s New Visa Policy Inspires Mostly Sour Response From Tech Firms

Trump’s new visa fees for foreign workers drew widespread condemnation from technology executives, entrepreneurs and investors across social media.

South Korean president says his country can’t afford Trump’s demands

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in an interview with Reuters said his country cannnot afford to meet President Trump’s demands that it invest $350 billion into America in exchange for the removal of punishing tariffs.  “Without a currency swap, if we were to withdraw $350 billion in the manner that the U.S. is demanding…
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Vladimir Putin Offers Trump A 1-Year Extension To Nuclear Arms Pact

Russia and the U.S. have by far the biggest nuclear arsenals in the world.

Live updates: Trump teases big autism news; clock ticks toward government shutdown

The White House launches Monday into a week of big events, from a major health care announcement to the United Nations General Assembly to a visit from a key U.S. ally. President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will make an announcement on autism at 4 p.m. Monday. Previewing it…
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1,000 kilos of cocaine seized from boat US targeted, Dominican Republic says

Officials in the Dominican Republic said they confiscated approximately 1,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a speedboat targeted recently in a U.S. airstrike in the southern Caribbean. At a press conference, local officials said the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and the Dominican Republic Navy seized 377 packages of suspected cocaine from the boat about…
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John Oliver Dares Disney CEO To Defy Trump Using 4 Explosive Words

It’s “the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away,” the “Last Week Tonight” host said in a direct address to Bob Iger.

Congress locked in game of shutdown chicken as funding deadline nears

Congress is cruising at a steady clip toward a government shutdown at the end of the month, with both parties — and both chambers — pointing fingers at the other while refusing to blink.  Lawmakers from both chambers are in their home states this week after the House passed a GOP-crafted government funding bill that…
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Trump White House’s UFC Fight Picture Preview Gets A Pounding From Critics

“Thank god they are focused on the priorities of all Americans,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom snarked at the renderings.

ABC’s Jonathan Karl Pushes Back On MAGA Outrage Over His Charlie Kirk Segment

“Here’s what I actually said,” the journalist captioned his post.

Ex-Trump White House Lawyer Cracks Dark, Deadpan Joke About Comedy Purge

Ty Cobb also invoked unsettling echoes of the past.

Dominican Republic Says It Seized Cocaine That Was On Speedboat Destroyed By U.S. Navy

“This is the first time in history that the United States and the Dominican Republic carry out a joint operation against narco terrorism in the Caribbean,” authorities said.

Two People Shot During Attempted Robbery In Washington: Police

Both were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Trump Proudly Separates Himself From Charlie Kirk As A Certified Hater

The president unabashedly said that he views his opponents very differently from how the conservative activist did.

Trump administration halts government hunger report

The Trump administration has terminated an annual government hunger report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Saturday. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger,” the USDA said Saturday in a press release. “For 30…
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Trump says Ben Carson will be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Trump said on Saturday he will award Ben Carson, his first-term Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. “We are going to be presenting Dr. Ben Carson with the highest civilian award and honor in our country. It’s the civilian version of the Medal of…
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Patel on Kirk shooting probe: FBI ‘meticulously investigating theories and questions’

FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday that his agency is “meticulously investigating theories and questions” in the investigation into conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting. “The full weight of America’s law enforcement agencies are actively following the evidence that has emerged, but our efforts extend beyond initial findings. We are examining every facet of this assassination,”…
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Democratic governor praises Charlie Kirk as ‘devoted to speech and debate’

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) praised the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk for his dedication to free speech and open debate, saying communities around the country “need more of” that approach.   “I see him as someone who was devoted to speech and debate,” Shapiro said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,”…
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Estonia says UN Security Council to meet after 3 Russian fighter jets entered country’s airspace

Estonia said Sunday that the United Nations (UN) Security Council is going to meet after three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace late this week. “In response to Russia’s blatant, reckless, and flagrant violation of @NATO airspace over Estonia on Friday—when armed MiG-31 fighter jets intruded into our territory for 12 minutes—the @UN Security…
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Chris Christie: Trump ‘wants to be prosecutor in every district where he has an enemy’

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) believes President Trump “wants to be a prosecutor in every district where he has an enemy.” “Donald Trump’s not content just being president,” Christie said on ABC’s This Week. “He wants to be a prosecutor in every district where he has an enemy, so that he can make…
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Rand Paul slams FCC chair’s Kimmel comments as ‘absolutely inappropriate’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said it was “absolutely inappropriate” for Federal Communications Chair (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr to threaten to “take action” against ABC over comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Charlie Kirk’s assassin. “Absolutely inappropriate. Brendan Carr has got no business weighing in on this,” Paul said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the…
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