Trump Corruption

Newsweek reports: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday morning that his department would cut 10,000 jobs and merge sections to create a new “Administration for a Healthy America” (AHA). The cuts will hit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Treasury Department’s financial crimes unit said on Wednesday it has issued a new rule that will narrow a key element of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, a law aimed at combating illicit finance. The new Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, rule goes into effect on Wednesday, even as the unit receives public comment on the …

“We’re gonna have tremendous goodies in the bag for women too. The women, between the fertilization and all the other things we’re talking about, it’s gonna be great. Fertilization. I’m still very proud of it, I don’t care. I’ll be known as the fertilization president and that’s okay. That’s not bad. I’ve been called much worse. Actually, I like it.” …

Fierce Pharma reports: As President Donald Trump renewed his threat of potential pharmaceutical tariffs this week, trade group the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is warning of the fallout the additional duties could have on patients’ access to medicines. Nearly 90% of U.S. biotech companies rely on some imported materials for at least half of their FDA-approved products, a BIO survey …

Posted at 1:13AM to Truth Social: How disgraceful is it that “Judge” James Boasberg has just been given a fourth “Trump Case,” something which is, statistically, IMPOSSIBLE. There is no way for a Republican, especially a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, to win before him. He is Highly Conflicted, not only in his hatred of me — Massive Trump Derangement Syndrome! — but …

“We need Greenland for international safety and security. We need it. We have to have it. I hate to put it that way, but we’re going to have to have it. We have to have that land because it’s not possible to properly defend a large section of this Earth, not just the United States, without it. It’s an island …

German outlet Der Spiegel reports: Private contact details of the most important security advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump can be found on the internet. DER SPIEGEL reporters were able to find mobile phone numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to the top officials. Those affected by the leaks include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Director of National …

The New York Times reports: President Trump said he would impose a 25 percent tariffs on cars that are imported into the United States on Wednesday. The tariffs will apply to finished cars and trucks that are shipped into the United States, including American brands whose automobiles are assembled overseas, and could raise prices for consumers significantly. Nearly half of …

The New York Times reports: The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues. The cuts are likely to further hamstring state health departments, which are already underfunded and struggling with competing …

CNN reports: A divided federal appeals court has maintained a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s ability to use the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a pair of lower-court orders blocking Trump’s use of the sweeping wartime authority can stand while a legal challenge …

NEWSMAX HOST GREG KELLY: “The Tesla violence, have you heard anything about billionaires on the left, whether it’s Soros or somebody else, have you ever heard anything about planning, coordination, funding for these attacks?” TRUMP: “I believe that that is part of it, yeah. There are some of them that were involved with my trials that were, I think, probably …

Politico reports: U.S. District Judge James Boasberg — the object of President Donald Trump’s fury for blocking his effort to summarily deport Venezuelan nationals using wartime powers — just got a second crack at the administration’s handling of national security: Signalgate. Boasberg on Wednesday morning was assigned to preside over a lawsuit alleging that Trump cabinet secretaries and national security …

The Huffington Post reports: The Atlantic on Wednesday published the war plans shared in the Signal group chat that the magazine’s editor-in-chief was inadvertently invited to join earlier this month. Jeffrey Goldberg had previously withheld sharing some of those messages concerning planned military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen over concerns that their content was too sensitive. “The statements by …

Axios reports: A House Democrat is introducing long-shot legislation to make it a crime punishable by up to 5 years in prison to share classified information on messaging apps like Signal, Axios has learned. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) told Axios in a phone interview that his bill will ensure that the Espionage Act’s prohibition against disclosing classified information extends to …

“Somehow, this guy ended up on the call. There was no classified information. There was no problem and the attack was a tremendous success. Somebody that was on the line with permission, somebody that worked with Mike Waltz at a lower level, had Goldberg’s number or call through the app, and somehow this guy ended up on the call.” – …

Mediaite reports: On Tuesday, Trump appeared on Newsmax, where Greg Kelly asked him about reparations for the rioters. The host first pointed to a lawsuit against the federal government filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a police officer as she attempted to break through a door. Kelly noted that the Department of Justice is …

The Huffington Post reports: A public watchdog group sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a slew of other Trump administration officials Tuesday after a journalist revealed he was inadvertently added to a text chain discussing U.S. war plans. The lawsuit, brought by the watchdog group American Oversight and first reported by HuffPost, requests that a federal judge formally declare that …

Via press release from Democracy Docket: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are administered, a move that will be swiftly challenged by voting rights organizations across the country. Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has repeatedly outlined his extreme vision for U.S. elections, and his administration has taken actions …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that there “was no classified information” shared on the Signal chain that The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg said he was added to, pushing back on Goldberg’s claim that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent “operational details of forthcoming strikes on Yemen” during the conversation. Trump claimed US national security “is stronger than it’s …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump and his team held a secret Mar-a-Lago dinner on the same day as the U.S. bombing of Yemen, which top administration officials reportedly planned in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist. Just hours after the U.S. military strike on Houthi forces was carried out on Mar. 15—killing at least 53 people, …