[ad_1] Jon Cherry / Getty Images WASHINGTON — A member of Congress and the NAACP filed a civil rights lawsuit on Tuesday that accuses former president Donald Trump, Trump’s longtime lawyer and ally Rudy Giuliani, and two extremist groups of conspiring to incite the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a […]
[ad_1] Tom Williams / AP Ken Cuccinelli, right, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 24, 2020. A whistleblower alleged Monday that a top Trump administration official abused his authority by entering into a series of last-minute agreements with the union for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that could hamstring […]
[ad_1] It hath happened. The 46th President of The United States has been sworn in. Now the Biden era has begun, and the Trump era has ended. Extra Gravy Podcast @ThatDudeMCFLY Trump era done. We made it y’all. 04:52 PM – 20 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite So, like, here are funny tweets about it: […]
[ad_1] It’s no secret that being POTUS ages a person quite a bit. The stress of the job famously leaves outgoing presidents with more than a few wrinkles and gray hairs. Drew Angerer / Getty Images For example, here’s what Obama looked like at his inauguration in 2009… Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images …and here’s […]
[ad_1] Prince Williams / WireImage via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned rapper Lil Wayne, who was facing up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a gun charge last month. The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, was charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition […]
[ad_1] Stephen Lam / Reuters Former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski leaves the federal court after his arraignment hearing in San Jose, California in August 2019. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Anthony Levandowski, a former Google and Uber engineer and self-driving car expert, who was sentenced to 18 months […]
[ad_1] Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the third most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, said Tuesday she would vote to impeach President Donald Trump over his incitement of violence last week at the US Capitol. Using stronger language than most in her party have […]
[ad_1] Twitter Trump’s account has been permanently suspended. Twitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump, days before the end of his presidency, after he used his account to incite an insurrection on Capitol Hill earlier this week. Trump’s account has been a singular source of power for him and a delivery vehicle for his worst […]
[ad_1] J.m. Giordano / Sipa USA via AP The chief of the US Capitol Police resigned Thursday following an attempted coup by a violent mob of Trump supporters that left officers overpowered, four people dead, and prompted sharp criticism of the preparedness of the department charged with ensuring the safety of the nation’s highest legislative […]
[ad_1] Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images A US Capitol Police officer has died following Wednesday’s insurrectionist violence by Trump supporters in Washington, DC, officials announced. Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday night after being injured while on-duty during Wednesday’s attempted coup, a Capitol Police spokesperson announced. Police said earlier on Thursday that the mob “actively […]