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In a Saturday piece for The Intercept, journalist Ryan Grim argued that Donald Trump wanted Capitol rioters to find and attack lawmakers who opposed his re-election on January 6. “We can’t look away from this simple set of facts: All the evidence points to the conclusion not just that Trump recklessly whipped up a mob […]

Although Donald Trump is rumored to have granted himself a covert pocket pardon, it wouldn’t save him from all legal trouble, according to a new report by Raw Story. Chuck Rosenberg, the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, noted that such clemency would not apply to state crimes from the multiple local […]

White House press aide TJ Ducklo, who has been embroiled in controversy in recent days amid allegations that he made threatening comments to a reporter, has resigned from his post in the administration of President Joe Biden. As relayed by Forbes‘ Andrew Solender in a tweet on Saturday, W.H. Press Secretary Jen Psaki issued a […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who previously filed articles of impeachment against Joe Biden for his family’s alleged decades of profiteering off his political career, is continuing to suggest the Democrat should face the process. “Joe Biden is FULLY compromised by Communist China,” she tweeted Friday evening. “He must be IMPEACHED!” Fox News host […]

Joe Biden’s White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan expressed concern on Saturday over the World Health Organization’s recent report about the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in China, The Daily Caller reported. “We have deep concerns about the way in which the early findings of the COVID-19 investigation were communicated and questions about […]

A Saturday report from The New York Times spotlights Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, and her election interference criminal investigation that could lead to charges against Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. According to the publication, Willis and her office are probing the purported false claims Giuliani made before state legislative […]

In a letter to his Republican colleagues on Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell revealed he plans to vote to acquit former President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial. Despite his public support of Trump, Newsmax White House Correspondent Emerald Robinson argued that McConnell privately wants to convict the real estate mogul. “Mitch McConnell […]

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse believes Donald Trump’s impeachment trial should be suspended to make way for an investigation into his administration’s communications that took place amid the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. “Suspend trial to depose McCarthy and Tuberville under oath and get facts,” he wrote in a Friday Twitter thread. “Ask Secret […]

Jaime Herrera Beutler could soon be taking center stage at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with Democrats honing in on her suggestion that the now-former president appeared to side with the mob attacking the U.S. Capitol last month. Democrats voted early on Saturday to open debate about calling witnesses at the impeachment trial, with the House […]

A Friday report from CNN provided more insight into Donald Trump’s alleged state of mind as rioters infiltrated the United States Capitol on January 6. “He is not a blameless observer, he was rooting for them. On January 13, Kevin McCarthy said on the floor of the House that the President bears responsibility and he […]

A Friday Rasmussen Reports survey found that the majority of Republican voters polled don’t believe that President Joe Biden was elected fairly. Specifically, 61 percent of likely GOP voters said that Biden did not win the 2020 presidential election fairly, while 57 percent of all likely U.S. voters surveyed believe he won fairly. As noted […]

A Thursday report from The New York Times claims that Donald Trump’s condition while hospitalized with the coronavirus at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was much direr than previously believed. The publication cited four people familiar with Trump’s condition, two of which suggested there were concerns among medical officials that he would require a […]

Jessica Watkins, a leader of the Oath Keepers who is being charged with conspiracy related to the Capitol riot on January 6, claimed that she waited for Donald Trump to “activate” her team before the storming of the building. As reported by CNN, the claim was included in a filing by prosecutors submitted Thursday morning. […]

An indictment of former FBI official Thomas Caldwell — who is charged with conspiracy linked to the January 6 Capitol riot — revealed that law enforcement found a “death list” in his home, Raw Story reported. “On January 19, law enforcement searched Caldwell’s residence pursuant to a search warrant issued in the Western District of […]

New information on the timeline of Donald Trump’s knowledge of the violence on January 6 emerged on Wednesday, The Hill reported. In particular, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville said that he spoke to Trump during a call with journalists and told him that former Vice President Mike Pence was being evacuated from the building as rioters […]

On Thursday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden had rescinded an emergency order issued by former President Donald Trump in order to build a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico, as reported by The Hill. Biden expounded on his decision in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, describing […]

Republican Josh Hawley is coming under fire after he was seen kicking up his feet and seemingly not paying attention during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The Missouri lawmaker has long been criticized for his support of Trump’s claims of fraud in the election and for joining efforts to cut the impeachment trial short […]

David Schoen, the attorney for former President Donald Trump, responded to criticisms from Republicans over the legal team’s defense presentation during the first day of the Senate impeachment trial on Tuesday, as reported by USA Today. Schoen acknowledged the need for improvement, saying they “have to do better next time.” The lawyer responded to comments […]

Donald Trump was furious and “borderline screaming” at his television while watching impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor deliver opening statements in the former president’s trial in the U.S. Senate. Castor’s performance was widely panned, with even some allies of Trump calling it disjointed and ineffective. Castor even admitted in the opening statements that the House managers […]

Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Justice Department, will receive his confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee before the end of February, as reported by Politico. The hearing is scheduled to run from February 22 through February 23, with the confirmation vote taking place on March 1. The schedule was confirmed […]

The impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump will continue on Wednesday after the defense lost a vote that sought to stop the trial on constitutional grounds, as reported by the Associated Press. On Tuesday, Trump’s legal team of Bruce Castor and David Schoen had hoped that their argument that he could not constitutionally be […]

One of the individuals charged in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 is a former FBI agent with top security clearance, The Hill reported. According to the publication, Thomas Edward Caldwell, who is allegedly a leader of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, is facing four charges for his purported role in […]

A Monday report from The Daily Caller noted that President Joe Biden’s nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, William J. Burns, heads a think tank with “close ties” to China. The piece noted that the Burns’ institute — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — has received as much as $2 million from Zhang Yichen, a […]

In a brief filed on Monday, Donald Trump’s defense attorneys claimed that the real estate mogul was “horrified” by the violence that broke out at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. As noted by The Washington Post, the brief pushed back on claims that Trump failed to take the necessary actions to quell the violence […]

With Donald Trump’s impeachment trial underway, the real estate mogul is allegedly asking about the possibility of facing criminal prosecution after the hearings come to an end. “Trump has been asking aides and associates about his potential exposure to criminal prosecution after his impeachment trial is completed, a source familiar tells @Acosta,” CNN White House […]

As the Senate trial of Donald Trump begins on Tuesday, it will start with a debate over the constitutionality of prosecuting a former president, as reported by the Associated Press. According to the report, this argument could prove to be influential on Republicans who are likely to vote for Trump’s acquittal but have concerns about […]

Candace Owens could be making a run at the White House. Fox News reported the conservative pundit said this weekend she is considering launching a campaign, though her short statement did not mention when she might be planning the bid. “I love America,” she tweeted. “Thinking about running for President.” As the outlet noted, Owens […]

Although former President Donald Trump did not publicly issue himself a pardon, his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, believes that he did so behind closed doors. “Donald Trump, as you stated, he’s a clever son of a gun. And there’s no way in the world that he’s not going to take advantage of a get […]

Mark Martin, who was an informal legal adviser for Donald Trump’s battle against the 2020 election, is facing scrutiny for purportedly helping fuel the violence that broke out at the Capitol after the real estate mogul’s Stop the Steal rally. As reported by The Charlotte Observer, the lawyer played a role in two of the […]

Following Donald Trump’s resignation from the union earlier this week, SAG-AFTRA — the organization that represents entertainment and media professionals around the world — has taken steps to permanently bar the former president from becoming a member in the future. As relayed by Variety’s Ellise Shafer on Sunday, the labor union just passed a resolution […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly had a secret “introductory meeting” with California Gov. Gavin Newsom just weeks before the 2020 presidential election. According to The Sun, the specific date of the rendezvous took place on October 19 and consisted of a virtual hour-long meeting between the governor and the royal duo. Details about the […]

Former President Donald Trump was the best thing to happen to the Christian Church in the United States since Jesus himself, an author and Newsmax guest said this week. Author and life coach Rachel Hamm appeared on American Agenda with host Heather Childers this week, discussing a recent Vox column that claimed Trump was a […]

During an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel, Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, claimed the real estate mogul is eyeing his own social media platform. As reported by Breitbart, Miller said Trump would likely “reemerge on social media” in the near future. “Whether that’s joining […]

During an appearance on CNN on Saturday, Rep. Charlie Dent told anchor Fredricka Whitfield that a group of GOP lawmakers is discussing leaving the Republican Party to create a new alliance, Raw Story reported. “In fact, just yesterday I participated in a forum or a summit where we talked about the future of the party, […]

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, Rep. Val Demings suggested that former President Donald Trump would sell classified intelligence if he could. As reported by Raw Story, the comment came in the wake of President Joe Biden asserting that the former head of state does not need intelligence briefings. “I believe this former president […]

Since it became clear that Joe Biden would ascend to the presidency in the wake of his November victory over Donald Trump, questions have abounded regarding whether or not the latter should be eligible to receive regular intelligence briefings after leaving office. According to recent statements made by the current commander-in-chief, it would seem that […]

One day after he was named in a $2.7 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Lou Dobbs is reportedly out of a job. The Los Angeles Times reported that the network canceled Lou Dobbs Tonight, which airs twice each night between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Fox Business Network. The final episode will air […]

A newly surfaced video showed longtime GOP operative Roger Stone with the far-right militant group Oath Keepers before the January 6 riot at the Capitol, ABC News reported. Two members of the group have notably been charged with conspiracy in connection to the storming of the historic United States building. The video was allegedly posted […]

A Friday report from Business Insider spotlighted the current plans of former President Donald Trump, who is allegedly “shell shocked” but plotting a revenge tour in the near future. Notably, Doug Heye, a former spokesman for the Republican National Committee, spoke to the outlet about Trump’s current situation, per the Daily Mail. “Trump is clearly […]

In a Thursday piece for Time, journalist Molly Ball argued that a “secret shadow campaign” designed to secure the integrity of the 2020 election helped Joe Biden defeat Donald Trump in the presidential race. In particular, the writer suggested that the possible pushback against the electoral results by Trump and his supporters was stamped out […]

The FBI appears to have used a photoshopped image from the Capitol riot as evidence in an arrest warrant for Brian P. McCreary, The Daily Mail reported. The doctored image replaces a 19th-century painting of a Kentucky senator with the lewd meme called “Wood Sitting on a Bed,” which portrays a nude man exposing his […]

In a piece for The New Yorker, Harvard Law School legal professor Jeannie Suk Gersen argued the possible acquittal of Donald Trump in the forthcoming impeachment trial could help the former president emerge stronger. “Given the importance of condemning Trump’s destructive actions, the message sent by an acquittal may be worse than no trial,” she […]

On Thursday, Susan Sarandon called out Democratic lawmakers and referred to the party’s push for coronavirus relief checks as a “bait and switch,” as reported by The Hill. The actress quote-tweeted a video of Democrats at campaign rallies ahead of the Georgia Senate elections in January. It showed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala […]

On Thursday, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse released a five-minute video in response to efforts by the Nebraska Republican State Central Committee to censure him due to his criticism of former President Donald Trump, as reported by The Hill. Sasse told Republicans in the state that they must choose between “conservatism and madness” as he faces […]

In a Thursday piece posted on his Substack, attorney Seth Abramson said that Roger Stone might soon be arrested again for purported links to the January 6 storming of the Capitol. Abramson pointed to new federal cases against Proud Boys members Nicholas Ochs and Nicholas DeCarlo, who are facing conspiracy charges for their involvement in […]

Al Jazeera English’s senior White House Producer Chris Sheridan believes that President Joe Biden has made some concessions to progressives in the first two weeks of his presidency. “In first two weeks, some major nods to Bernie/AOC wing of the Dem party by the Biden admin,” Sheridan tweeted on Thursday. According to Sheridan, the nods […]

Former President Donald Trump may have elected not to resign during the final days of his term amid a bipartisan effort to remove him, but he’s taking a different approach with SAG-AFTRA. On Thursday, he formally renounced his membership with the labor union, which represents entertainment and media professionals worldwide. In a letter addressed to […]

In the lead-up to the House of Representatives’ Thursday vote on a measure to remove Republican Party Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, commentator Scott Dworkin took to Twitter to criticize the controversial freshman congresswoman. “Just to be clear Marjorie Taylor Greene’s a trump accomplice who belongs in prison, not in Congress. Removing […]

In an op-ed for Common Dreams, former presidential candidate Ralph Nader speculated that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell might be planning to “break” with Donald Trump for the sake of the Republican Party. Notably, Nader used his piece to predict what McConnell is currently thinking in the lead-up to the next week’s Senate trial on […]

One of the 10 Republican House members to support the impeachment of former President Donald Trump is facing blowback for their vote in their home state. Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who has been one of the more vocal critics of the Trump administration in the GOP, has officially been censured by the LaSalle County Republican […]