President Donald Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon in a $5 billion lawsuit filed Thursday, accusing the financial institution of debanking him for political reasons.
A Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint charging independent journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday, multiple sources familiar with the proceedings told CBS News. "The attorney general is enraged at the magistrate's decision," said a source familiar with the matter. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been in Minnesota for two days, as the Justice Department has sought to surge prosecutorial and law enforcement resources there.
David Rothkopf: He is just a dangerous lunatic moron who has become the most powerful man in the world. And if you do not recognize that, you are part of the problem. read more
Some of the United States' longest standing allies have scorned en masse a signing ceremony for Donald Trump's new "Board of Peace" initiative. Not a single representative from a Western European country was present at the launch Thursday morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Fewer than 20 nations made an appearance, among them Gulf States like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, along with Argentina and Paraguay. The number stands well below the 35 anticipated by senior White House officials.
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. read more
From the article: He is not just joking. He is not just trolling.
He is not owning the libs. He is not simply toying with the mainstream media.
He is not playing 3-D chess.
He is not a master of the art of the deal. He is not a business genius. He is not a political savant.
He is not a peacemaker. He does not believe in "America first" or even know what it means. And he has no intention of making America "great again."
No matter who you are, no matter how close you are to him, he does not represent you or even care about your interests.
No. He's none of the good or great things the slavering fluffers in his Cabinet or on his White House staff make him out to be. And none of the defenses his enablers on Capitol Hill and in the press and across the country have used in the past work any longer.