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AP Photo: Former national security adviser John Bolton had his Secret Service detail removed once Trump took office.
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Trump administration swiftly enacts retribution against political enemies
By Peter NicholasWASHINGTON — For those who may have crossed President Donald Trump, the message is sinking in: Payback is coming, and coming fast.
John Bolton, a former White House national security adviser who wrote a damning book about Trump’s first term, lost the Secret Service detail assigned to protect him from assassination threats from Iran.
Also losing his detail was Anthony Fauci, the public health scientist whom Trump called a “disaster” over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and who has been a target of far-right anger ever since. (Fauci has hired his own private security team in response.)
A portrait of Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman who broke with Trump over a photo-op at a church during the George Floyd racial justice protests, was abruptly removed from the walls of the Pentagon. Defense officials said they have no idea who ordered it taken down or why. ...
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Donald Trump hobbles anti-discrimination, labor boards with unprecedented Democrat-firing
The unprecedented moves leave the agencies unable to conduct even routine business and are likely to spur legal challenges.
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Grassley and Durbin demand Trump explain IG dismissals - Washington Examiner
The bipartisan pair of senators said Trump did not give Congress a 30-day notice for the firings of the inspectors general as legally required.
www.washingtonexaminer.comTrump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.
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Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email went out to the federal workforce Tuesday evening, with a subject line that had ties to Elon Musk.
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Rubio foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions and contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.
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Kash Patel’s legal past put under Senate microscope before hearing - Washington Examiner
Senate Judiciary Committee member Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he was “absolutely” aware of Patel’s 2001 underage drinking arrest, days before his 21st birthday.
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'Answered this question four times': Leavitt pushes back on media's 'uncertainty' about federal funding freeze
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that a freeze on federal grants and loans would not impact programs like Social Security.
How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze
A sweeping White House order to freeze federal grants and allocations reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign.
apnews.comTrump's threat of Taiwan chip tariffs could give Nvidia a fresh headache after DeepSeek
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, which could hit Nvidia, one of TSMC's biggest customers.
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Hegseth removing Milley’s security detail and clearance - Washington Examiner
Pete Hegseth is also reportedly considering demoting Mark Milley, with a review board set to analyze whether he took actions to "undermine the chain of command."
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.
Transgender service members and rights groups file suit against Trump's Pentagon directive
A group of transgender service members and rights groups are filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s restrictions on transgender troops in the military.
Some Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionaires
Some of President Donald Trump's working-class and middle-class supporters see a lack of emphasis on lowering consumer costs and making daily American life more affordable.
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Senate Democrats block bill to sanction International Criminal Court
Democrats said that as written, the ICC sanctions bill would backfire on U.S. allies and companies.
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Democrats' playbook for Trump 2.0: Tune out the noise and focus on economic issues
As Trump floods the zone in his first week in office, Democrats are departing from their "resistance" strategy in his first term and zeroing in on issues that cost them the last election.
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Caroline Kennedy sends letter to US senators calling RFK Jr a ‘predator’
The former ambassador denounces Trump’s cabinet nominee as preying ‘on the desperation of parents of sick children’.
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver | CNN Politics
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden suspension of almost all foreign aid with some humanitarian officials warning that people will die as a result.
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Trump expected to sign executive order prioritizing federal funding for school choice programs
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to prioritize and free up federal funding for school choice programs, CBS News has learned.
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Meta to pay Trump $25 million to settle 2021 lawsuit
President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay roughly $25 million to resolve a 2021 lawsuit Trump brought against the social media giant, according to sources familiar with the agreement.
The lawsuit stemmed from Meta's suspension of his accounts after the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the settlement.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Continue reading...The lawsuit stemmed from Meta's suspension of his accounts after the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the settlement.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
What to know about Trump's claims about U.S. plan to send Gaza condoms
Both President Trump and his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, have claimed that the administration has stopped a plan to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza as part of the new administration's reevaluation of federal funding.
"We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas," he said Wednesday. "They've used them as a method of making bombs."
The U.S. Department of State said in 2021 that Hamas and other militant groups have a history of launching incendiary balloons toward Israel. Previous photos taken by The...
Continue reading..."We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas," he said Wednesday. "They've used them as a method of making bombs."
The U.S. Department of State said in 2021 that Hamas and other militant groups have a history of launching incendiary balloons toward Israel. Previous photos taken by The...
'Trump is right': Former Sen. Menendez speaks after 11-year sentence handed down
Bob Menendez, 71, was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal trial, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent.
Continue reading...Justice Dept. discusses dropping Mayor Adams' corruption charges, source says
NEW YORK - Senior Justice Department officials have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to CBS News.
Adams was indicted on five counts of corruption in September, including bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. He has pleaded not guilty on those counts. If he is found guilty, the charges could result in up to 45 years in prison.
The Justice Department did not comment. CBS...
Continue reading...Adams was indicted on five counts of corruption in September, including bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. He has pleaded not guilty on those counts. If he is found guilty, the charges could result in up to 45 years in prison.
The Justice Department did not comment. CBS...
Trump says U.S. will send "worst criminal illegal aliens" to Guantanamo Bay
President Trump on Wednesday announced he's signing an executive order instructing the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to prep Guantanamo Bay for use as a migrant detention facility for "the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people."
The president made the announcement from the White House before he signed the Laken Riley Act, a new law that expands the mandatory detention of migrants to include noncitizens who are charged with burglary, larceny, theft or shoplifting. The law is named after a 22-year-old nursing...
Continue reading...The president made the announcement from the White House before he signed the Laken Riley Act, a new law that expands the mandatory detention of migrants to include noncitizens who are charged with burglary, larceny, theft or shoplifting. The law is named after a 22-year-old nursing...
Scoop: Key GOP senator who hesitated on Pete Hegseth pushes Kash Patel for FBI
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is going all in for President Donald Trump's controversial FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, despite being considered a wildcard vote ahead of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's nomination.
In a significant show of support, Tillis will introduce Patel in the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing Thursday morning. His speech will be short and sweet, Tillis explained.
"I will be sharing about 700 words on his background, his upbringing, his work as a prosecutor, his work in the...
Continue reading...In a significant show of support, Tillis will introduce Patel in the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing Thursday morning. His speech will be short and sweet, Tillis explained.
"I will be sharing about 700 words on his background, his upbringing, his work as a prosecutor, his work in the...
'You frighten people': Top 5 most memorable moments from Wednesday's Trump nominee hearings
The latest confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees were packed with fiery exchanges with lawmakers, interruptions from protesters, and tearjerking testimonies that came as the Senate works to fill out the president's administration.
Several candidates under consideration to head key positions in the Trump administration were grilled by lawmakers during their Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday.
The hearings were off to a fiery start with the Senate Finance Committee's questioning of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's...
Continue reading...Several candidates under consideration to head key positions in the Trump administration were grilled by lawmakers during their Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday.
The hearings were off to a fiery start with the Senate Finance Committee's questioning of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's...
USDA official fired by Trump admin escorted out of office after 'refusing to comply' with termination: report
The former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was escorted out of her office Monday after she "refused to comply" with her termination, according to Reuters.
Phyllis Fong, who has worked for the USDA for 22 years, was fired on Friday, but she reportedly told her colleagues that she planned to continue working. At the time, the government employee said she believed that the newly inaugurated Trump administration was acting improperly by firing officials so suddenly.
In an email obtained by Reuters, Fong said the Council...
Continue reading...Phyllis Fong, who has worked for the USDA for 22 years, was fired on Friday, but she reportedly told her colleagues that she planned to continue working. At the time, the government employee said she believed that the newly inaugurated Trump administration was acting improperly by firing officials so suddenly.
In an email obtained by Reuters, Fong said the Council...
Senate advances Trump’s pick to lead the US Interior, Doug Burgum, to confirmation vote
The Senate voted Wednesday by a 78–20 margin to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department — former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum — for a final confirmation vote.
Burgum appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in mid-January, where he told lawmakers that national security issues and the economy were his two top priorities for leading the agency.
"When energy production is restricted in America, it doesn't reduce demand," Burgum said in his opening statement Jan. 16. "It just shifts production...
Continue reading...Burgum appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in mid-January, where he told lawmakers that national security issues and the economy were his two top priorities for leading the agency.
"When energy production is restricted in America, it doesn't reduce demand," Burgum said in his opening statement Jan. 16. "It just shifts production...
Trump begins second term in stronger position than the first: poll
President Donald Trump is kicking off his second tour of duty in the White House in a stronger polling position than during the start of his first administration eight years ago, a new national poll indicates.
Forty-six percent of voters say they approve of the job the Republican president is doing so far, with 43% disapproving, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released on Wednesday.
The poll was conducted Jan. 23-27, during Trump's first week back in the White House following his Jan. 20th inauguration.
The president's approval rating...
Continue reading...Forty-six percent of voters say they approve of the job the Republican president is doing so far, with 43% disapproving, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released on Wednesday.
The poll was conducted Jan. 23-27, during Trump's first week back in the White House following his Jan. 20th inauguration.
The president's approval rating...
DHS suspends approval of applications with ‘X’ gender marker
Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Immigration Services employees will no longer be able to process applications that contain an "X’ marker for gender.
A letter to DHS field operations and USCIS employees obtained by Fox News Digital advises officials to "not make a final decision on any application that would produce a document with an "X" marker, citing President Donald Trump’s January 20 executive order that "prohibits using the ‘X’ marker on our documentation and in our systems."
"This is consistent with President Trump’s...
Continue reading...A letter to DHS field operations and USCIS employees obtained by Fox News Digital advises officials to "not make a final decision on any application that would produce a document with an "X" marker, citing President Donald Trump’s January 20 executive order that "prohibits using the ‘X’ marker on our documentation and in our systems."
"This is consistent with President Trump’s...
Newsom bill could spend tax money to defend illegal immigrants from Trump deportation push: CA lawmaker
California Republican Rep. Bill Essayli is seeking answers from liberal Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration about whether bills introduced in the legislature's special session to "Trump-proof" the state would thwart the president's mass deportation program.
During a hearing on Tuesday to discuss two bills that Newsom has proposed, which allocates a $50 million initiative to bolster the state's legal defenses against anticipated federal policies from President Donald Trump's administration, Essayli questioned officials from Newsom's office about...
Continue reading...During a hearing on Tuesday to discuss two bills that Newsom has proposed, which allocates a $50 million initiative to bolster the state's legal defenses against anticipated federal policies from President Donald Trump's administration, Essayli questioned officials from Newsom's office about...
Trump moves to prepare Guantanamo Bay for 30,000 'criminal illegal aliens'
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he would instruct the Pentagon to prepare Guantanamo Bay to detain 30,000 "criminal illegal aliens."
"Today I'm also signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay," Trump said. "Most people don't even know about it."
It was later learned that Trump signed a presidential memorandum, not an executive order, on the matter.
He said there are 30,000 beds at Guantanamo to house the detainees who...
Continue reading..."Today I'm also signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay," Trump said. "Most people don't even know about it."
It was later learned that Trump signed a presidential memorandum, not an executive order, on the matter.
He said there are 30,000 beds at Guantanamo to house the detainees who...
Five takeaways from RFK Jr's first confirmation hearing
Senators grilled Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump's pick for health secretary, on vaccine comments and his stance on abortion.
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