Newly elected President Donald J. Trump delivered fresh criticism early Sunday to officials in charge of fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, calling them “incompetent” and asking why the fires haven’t been extinguished yet. “The fire is still raging in L.A.” Mr Trump wrote On his Truth Social site. “Incompetent cops don’t know how to put … Read more
Five current and former presidents arrived together at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. But photos of the group were later shared on social media by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Carter Center, leaving one of them out of the frame: President-elect Donald J. Trump. Ms Harris, who lost the election … Read more
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. got a call on his cellphone Tuesday. This newly elected President Donald J. There was Trump, who was speaking from Florida. Hours later, Mr Trump’s legal team asked Justice Alito and eight of his colleagues at the Supreme Court to commute his conviction in New York for falsifying business records … Read more
In fact, the second Trump administration is not starting with a whimper. But as Washington prepares for Donald Trump’s re-inauguration on January 20, the atmosphere around the city has been much less volatile and traumatic than Joe Biden’s inauguration four years ago. No election-fraud conspiracy is being spread from within the corridors of the government. … Read more
Newly elected President Donald J. One of Trump’s biggest “Drill, Baby, Drill” initiatives suffered a major blow on Wednesday, as the Interior Department announced that a lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended without a single bidder. . The sale, which was required by Congress, is the second time in four years that … Read more
following the political winds Meta’s bombshell announcement on Tuesday that it would end its fact-checking program was widely read as a major change in policy to appease President-elect Donald Trump and other conservatives. In fact, the move was perhaps less radical than it initially seemed. But the shift still serves as a reminder that many … Read more
Meta said Tuesday it was ending its long-standing fact-checking program, a policy designed to curb the spread of misinformation on its social media apps, in the clearest sign that That’s how the company is repositioning itself for the Trump presidency and throwing its weight behind it. Unfettered Speech Online. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and … Read more
Newly elected President Donald J. Trump has indicated he plans to launch a full-scale legal attack in New York to block his criminal conviction, seeking a last-minute reprieve before becoming the first sitting president who is a convicted felon. With sentencing scheduled for Friday, just 10 days before the presidential inauguration, Mr. Trump’s lawyers have … Read more
Amazon said Sunday that its Prime Video streaming service will release a “behind-the-scenes” documentary about the life of Melania Trump. The film will be released in theaters in the second half of this year and stream on Amazon Prime, the company said in a statement. Mrs. Trump will be an executive producer of the documentary, … Read more
For those who have not experienced violence, January 6, 2021 may feel like it is a thing of the past – but it is not for me. I remember five terrifying hours on that cold Wednesday afternoon as I tried to protect elected officials, regardless of their political ideology, and their staff inside the Capitol … Read more