The Hill reports: On Tuesday, Daniel Ball’s case tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was formally dismissed after he received a full pardon from President Trump. But by Wednesday, Ball was arrested once more on a pending federal gun charge. Ball was charged in May 2023 with 12 counts tied to the Capitol attack, including assaulting, resisting or …

“It was like a prayer meeting on January 6th in DC. People were sharing the gospel on the streets. It was like a family reunion, the happiest people you were ever see. There was no discontent on Capitol Hill that day. And so these 1500 people who’ve been in jail serving time – that’s far in excess of what murderers …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump has decided to put all federal health agencies on hold until his Department of Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets his confirmation hearing. The Washington Post reported that dozens of current staffers have been instructed to halt all external communications, including health advisories, social media posts, publishing of …

Axios reports: President Trump has issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government. This takes the current pushback on diversity, equity and inclusion into the next stratosphere — abolishing decades of government standards on diversity and equal opportunity, and seeking to crack down on the same in the private sector. Trump’s order …

Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports: A now-former teacher at a Thiensville private school has been charged with child sex crimes. The accused is 36-year-old Daniel Rick of Jackson. He is a former teacher and athletic director at Christ Alone Lutheran School. He faces the following charges: child enticement-expose genitals/pubic area/intimate parts, exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child. A criminal complaint …

The Washington Post reports: Police are investigating after racist fliers purportedly issued by the Ku Klux Klan that directed immigrants to “leave now” and “avoid deportation” were found in several Kentucky cities on Inauguration Day, officials said. The fliers feature a cartoon image of Uncle Sam kicking at a family of four while holding a proclamation declaring a “Mass Deportation” …

From the transcript: BEN FERGUSON: Again, you can argue in a second, but listen and maybe you’ll learn something. I know you’re making all your money from the Chinese Communist Party via TikTok. HARRY SISSON: And Dave is making his money from the Russians. Right, we understand. DAVE RUBIN: Dude, shut the fuck up! Piers, Piers, this kid is an …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration late Tuesday directed federal prosecutors nationwide to investigate and potentially prosecute state and local officials who don’t cooperate with the president’s plans to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post. In a memo to Justice Department employees, acting deputy attorney general …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression, the company said on Tuesday. The ketamine-derived drug was first approved in 2019 to be used in combination with antidepressants, and later for patients experiencing suicidal thoughts or …

“Everybody can describe this however they want, the president has the pardon and commutation authority, it’s his decision, and I think what was made clear all along was that peaceful protests and people who engage in that should never be punished. There was a weaponization of the Justice department. “There was a weaponization of the events the following, you know, …

The Hill reports: President Trump is facing backlash after he and first lady Melania Trump launched two cryptocurrency tokens just days before his inauguration. “It undermines the seriousness of any liberalization of regulations that Trump undertakes for the crypto space because it makes it look self-interested,” said Nic Carter, a founding partner at crypto investment firm Castle Island Ventures. But …

The right wing Washington Free Beacon reports: The Trump State Department implemented a landmark “One Flag Policy” policy, barring U.S. outposts at home and abroad from flying any other flag but the Stars and Stripes. The newly issued order, a copy of which was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, effectively bans American facilities from displaying flags affiliated with left-wing …

“I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do. But I don’t want to stop, and I’m not just talking about engineers. I’m talking about people at all levels. We want competent people …

Via press release from the Brady Campaign: Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization, responded today to President Trump’s apparent shuttering of the landmark White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The office – which opened in September 2023 under the leadership of President Biden – was responsible for managing a first-ever coordinated federal response to mass shootings and …

Just in via press release: The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) have had long standing and positive relationships with both President Trump and President Biden and have greatly appreciated their support of the policing profession. However, the IACP and FOP are deeply discouraged by the recent pardons and commutations granted by …

Mint reports: Debate around the nationality of Kamala Harris resurfaced this week as US President Donald Trump sought to end birthright citizenship. The executive order signed by Trump on Monday seeks to revoke birthright citizenship for children born to foreign passport holders in the United States. Such a rule (had it existed at the time of Harris’ birth) would have …

Newsweek reports: Florida’s 24-hour snowfall record has been surpassed as a “historic” winter storm swept along the Gulf Coast. According to The National Centers for Environmental Information, the previous Florida record for the most snow in 24 hours was set in Milton, Santa Rosa County, on March 6, 1954, when four inches was recorded. This record was smashed after more …

Axios reports: President Trump’s sweeping pardons for 1,500 Jan. 6 criminals and defendants were a last-minute, rip-the-bandage-off decision to try to move past the issue quickly, White House advisers familiar with the Trump team’s discussions tell Axios. Trump’s move to “go big” on the pardons sheds light on his unpredictable decision-making process, and shows his determination to fulfill a campaign …

NBC News reports: The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo, issued Tuesday to heads of departments and agencies, sets a deadline of no later than 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to inform the employees …

The New York Times reports: An ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth’s submitted a sworn statement to senators on Tuesday that accused Mr. Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, of being so “abusive” toward his second wife that she once hid in a closet from him and had a safe word to call for help if she needed to get …