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Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly …
1 day ago · Donald Trump’s angry threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on all U.S. imports from Mexico—delivered Monday via the cautious diplomatic language of a Truth Social rant—is widely being depicted as a bluff. Trump declared that once in the White House, he will impose the tariffs unless Mexico stops migrants and fentanyl from “pouring” into the United States.
The Smarter Anti-Trump Resistance: More Facts, Less Outrage
3 days ago · More: Pew asked the same respondents whether they have warm or cool feelings toward Trump. “Cold” and “very cold” still combined to top “warm” and “very warm,” 47 to 42 percent, but his warm rating today is considerably higher than it was in 2016 or 2020.
Matt Gaetz Drops AG Nom—and May Accidentally Screw Himself …
Nov 21, 2024 · By Friday, estimates from inside the upper chamber predicted that Gaetz could face anywhere from 12 Republican “no” votes to upward of 30, reported The Wall Street Journal.. Gaetz resigned from Congress last week after his nomination was announced, abruptly crushing a House Ethics Committee probe investigating reports that Gaetz had sex with an underaged girl.
Pete Hegseth Is the Perfect Trumpworld Monster | The New Republic
3 days ago · The Gaetz withdrawal elevated Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who fits in this pattern as well. Her tryout took place in 2013, when she took in a tidy $23,000 campaign donation from Trump, not six days after she announced that her office was “reviewing allegations” of fraud against Trump University—a review that coincidentally resulted in no further comment or action.
Trump’s “Efficiency” Plans Are Getting More Extreme Than Project …
Nov 18, 2024 · Donald Trump has sweeping plans for his second term, and they include slashing and gutting large parts of the executive branch. Speaking with Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, Trump’s nominated co-chair for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Vivek Ramaswamy outlined the massive agenda, revealing that the plan is akin to—or possibly more extreme than—the roadmap offered ...
Where Do We Go From Here? | The New Republic
Nov 17, 2024 · At the same time, it is increasingly clear that Biden’s decision to run for reelection was disastrous. Had he announced he was stepping aside after the Democrats, energized by female voters turning out post-Dobbs, overperformed in the 2022 midterm elections—and when it was already clear that voters thought he would be too old for a second term—it is possible that the party could have ...
Navarro Melts Down, Revealing Deep Worries About Trump’s 2024 …
Aug 12, 2024 · Donald Trump’s former senior adviser Peter Navarro has doubled down on his pleas to the former president, begging him to stop making superficial attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.. Navarro, who previously served a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena in the January 6 investigation, spoke about Trump’s bad strategy Monday while guest hosting the War ...
How Trump Could Steamroll Congress—and His Own Party—on …
Nov 14, 2024 · “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner,” Trump wrote Sunday on X.. Unlike typical official appointments, recess appointments don’t require a Senate vote, and allow the president to unilaterally decide who ...
Trump Win Emboldens ICE to Increase Surveillance Tools
Nov 13, 2024 · ICE was already planning to expand ISAP’s parent program before Trump won. In a 2023 notice, ICE said that Alternatives to Detention would be rebranded and expanded to monitor every single nondetained person awaiting a court hearing or deportation—around 5.7 million people, according to the agency.. If ICE is actually able to expand its capabilities to monitor nearly six million people, it ...