The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, "thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol," a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket. read more
On Monday morning, the Trump administration used a picture of Halo's Master Chief to call for the destruction of immigrants. read more
During the first Trump administration, Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler documented more than 30,000 lies by the president. Now Trump's back in the White House and Kessler is gone, as the Post's owner Jeff Bezos seeks to make the storied paper more MAGA-friendly. read more
"This is a political prosecution that tries to turn dissent and First Amendment opposition to the Trump administration's cruel policies into a conspiracy," defense attorney Josh Herman told NBC News in an email. "Kat has steadfastly opposed those policies and she will fight these charges with the same principled determination." read more
President Trump's nominee for a top post at the U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank withdrew his nomination this week amid scrutiny over his ties to Russia. read more
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers. read more
Four Republican senators voted with Democrats on Thursday to approve a bipartisan resolution to repeal President Trump's global tariffs ... read more
HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr is changing his story a a month after appearing at a press conference with Donald Trump where the administration stated that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is associated with a "very increased risk of autism". read more
Dmitri S. Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told Russian news agencies that recent drone and missile tests were not nuclear weapons tests. read more
How Mike Johnson Succeeded Where the Insurrection Failed Through procedural paralysis, the Speaker has done what violence could not: silence Congress and hand Donald Trump the powers of a king ... read more
Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, defying US President Donald Trump's warnings with Moscow's second test of a new nuclear weapons system in just a few days. read more
Donald Trump has fired all six members of an independent federal agency responsible for reviewing his controversial White House ballroom and planned "Arc de Trump" in Washington DC. A White House official told the Guardian: "We are preparing to appoint a new slate of members to the commission that are more aligned with President Trump's America First Policies. read more
U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, said he has instructed the Department of Defense to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers. read more
NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the sound barrier with little noise, paving the way for faster commercial air travel.
Nicholas Kristof: After the United States-China summit planned for Thursday, President Trump may crow about his deal-making skill. Aides may suggest that he deserves a Nobel Prize for negotiation " but I invite you to roll your eyes. read more
A top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and US territories to form "quick reaction forces" trained in "riot control", including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian. read more
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