Trump Corruption

Reuters reports: A member of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency allegedly screamed and demanded 36-hours of straight work to process Thursday’s mass firings at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency employee said in a sworn statement on Friday. “DOGE member Gavin Kliger…kept the team up for 36 hours straight to ensure that the notices would go …

Mediaite reports: Trump took to Truth Social Friday morning to blast Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s much-publicized trip to the Central American nation to meet with the Maryland resident — and illegal immigrant — who was wrongfully deported and sent to an El Salvadorian prison without due process. Trump wrote, “Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday …

CBS News reports: The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities. The FDA is ultimately responsible for the safety of much of the U.S. food supply that’s distributed over state lines, …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank’s long-standing political independence. “If I want him out, he’ll …

“It’s not left and right, it’s not even Republican or Democrat. There’s one line that divides us: Do you love America, or do you hate America? It’s really quite that simple. We have people that love America, like the president, like his cabinet, like the directors of his agencies, who want to protect Americans.  “And then there’s the other side …

“You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple of states. You have gas lanes way down. The price of oil has dropped substantially. The prices of groceries are substantially down. “You know, when I came in, they hit me with eggs. I just got there. I was here for one week and they started screaming at me, eggs …

CBS News reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear oral arguments next month over whether the Trump administration can partially enforce an executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship while proceedings in a challenge to the directive move forward. The court said in an unsigned order that arguments on the Justice Department’s request for emergency …

Politico reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly cautioned White House officials that any attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would risk destabilizing financial markets. Bessent’s private message reinforces what President Donald Trump already knows but comes as the president’s anger with the Fed chair is growing because Powell hasn’t shown signs that he will cut interest rates …

The Washington Post reports: Elon Musk targeted a flurry of money in late March to support Republican members of Congress who endorsed legislation to impeach judges or restrict their power, new filings revealed, bolstering his own push to punish judges who rule against the Trump administration. The reports, filed by principal campaign committees of the members, reflect only a partial …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to alert it to “suspicious activity” after Qube, a U.K.-based hedge fund, declared a $105 million short position in its DJT stock. When an investor takes a short position in a company’s stock, they are betting that the share price will …

Reuters reports: Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said. Musk’s rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome, the sources …

The New York Times reports: President Trump lashed out at Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, on Thursday, saying “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” Mr. Trump’s ire followed remarks by Mr. Powell on Wednesday, in which he warned in a speech that tariffs could create a “challenging scenario” for the central bank by putting its two …

“Comcast outlets spent days misleading the American public—implying that Abrego Garcia was merely a law abiding U.S. citizen, just a regular ‘Maryland man.’ When the truth comes out, they ignore it. “Comcast knows that federal law requires its licensed operations to serve the public interest. News distortion doesn’t cut it. “Abrego Garcia came to America illegally from El Salvador, was validated …

NBC News reports: After a man tried to assassinate Donald Trump in July at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the state’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, quickly issued a statement condemning the attempt on the Republican presidential candidate’s life. Yet three days after an arson attack on Shapiro’s residence in Harrisburg on Sunday, Trump still has not called Shapiro or weighed …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration has asked the Internal Revenue Service’s top attorney to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, according to three people familiar with the situation, amid President Donald Trump’s row with the institution over its handling of antisemitism and diversity practices. The directive is a significant escalation of the president’s feud with Ivy League institutions and …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Since taking office less than three months ago, Trump has challenged the global order and upended Washington. In his spare time, he has also become the White House art director, adding golden flourishes to every corner of the government. In recent weeks, Trump has turned parts of the White House gold, making the world’s most …

Yahoo Finance reports: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday the central bank will “wait for greater clarity” before considering any interest rate adjustments as he expects President Trump’s tariffs to generate “higher inflation and slower growth.” Those twin developments, he acknowledged during a Chicago speech, could create major dilemma for the Fed — which is obligated to keep prices …

Popular Information reports: Trump can boost or depress the price of virtually any stock through the creation or elimination of tariffs. On Tuesday, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), best known as the parent company of the social media platform Truth Social, announced it was launching a series of actively managed investment accounts. TMTG is marketing these “Truth Social-branded Separately …

The Huffington Post reports: Kristi Noem’s fondness for photo-ops may be undermining her own agency’s mission, according to an array of government sources who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s frequent, often flashy appearances at border crossings and alongside Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have made her a walking billboard for President …

“I think what they ought to do is probably follow the judge’s order and the Supreme Court decision, which used the word ‘facilitate.’ Also, on that opinion, are the words ‘accidental, mistake, and illegal.’ I mean, those are not three good words you want in a Supreme Court decision. If the president doesn’t agree with that, and he may not, …