Trump Corruption

The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes: It’s all going according to plan, says the White House, and you almost have to smile at this spin in trying to sell President Trump’s partial tariff reversal this week as a triumph. The reality is that Mr. Trump is making it up as he goes, and it would help if he had …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump is undergoing his annual physical on Friday, potentially giving the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president. “I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!” Trump, 78, posted on his social …

Newsweek reports: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quickly deleted a social media post Thursday that claimed that its mission is not just to keep out illegal immigrants, money, and products, but “ideas” as well. Appearing as the latest tough-on-immigration social media post from the Trump administration, the graphic stated: “If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it’s our job …

The New Republic reports: A federal judge on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss a new defamation lawsuit from the Central Park Five. In a 20-page filing, Pennsylvania District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone ruled that Trump’s recent comments about the group of five Back and Hispanic men, who were wrongly convicted of assault and rape in 1989, could not …

The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes: President Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Investors think otherwise, and on Wednesday Mr. Trump decided maybe investors are right. Markets celebrated with a stock-market rally on hope that perhaps Mr. Trump isn’t entirely oblivious to the damage he’s causing. The rout in dollar assets reversed, at least somewhat, and the …

TechCrunch reports: The cuts that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency made at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in February “disproportionately affected” employees working on vehicle automation safety, according to The Financial Times. One of the workers who was fired, who is not named in the story, told the outlet that the DOGE cuts would “certainly weaken NHTSA’s ability …

Mediaite reports: With the most punitive of his tariffs on hold for now, President Donald Trump is focusing his ire on sanctuary cities, saying he’s working on yanking federal funding for any municipalities that limit cooperation with government immigration enforcement. Last month, Trump called for the impeachment of Judge James Boasberg, who ordered the White House to cease deporting migrants …

Via press release from the White House: UNDOING THE LEFT’S WAR ON WATER PRESSURE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to end the Obama-Biden war on water pressure and make America’s showers great again. The Order directs the Secretary of Energy to immediately rescind the overly complicated federal rule that redefined “showerhead” under Obama and Biden. President …

CBS News reports: Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News. It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president. McMaster, who had served as national security adviser during President Trump’s …

The New York Times reports: Behind the scenes, senior members of Mr. Trump’s team had feared a financial panic that could spiral out of control and potentially devastate the economy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and others on the president’s team, including Vice President JD Vance, had been pushing for a more structured approach to the trade conflict that would focus …

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday punishing the law firm that helped Dominion Voting Systems obtain a $787.5 million settlement from Fox for lies about the 2020 election. The order against the firm, Susman Godfrey, marks the latest effort by the president to punish attorneys and firms who have opposed his interests. The order seeks …

Mother Jones reports: Leading Democrats are raising questions about whether insiders profited from the market swing that followed Trump’s sudden reversal on sweeping tariffs he recently announced on imports from foreign countries. “Who in the administration knew about Trump’s latest tariff flip flop ahead of time?” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) asked in a Bluesky post. “Did anyone buy or sell …

CNN reports: As Tulsi Gabbard completed her transformation from a Hawaii Democratic politician to a MAGA surrogate last year, she put down stakes in a far redder state. Gabbard and her husband bought a home outside of Austin and declared under oath last June that they were “resident(s) of the State of Texas.” But a few months later, Gabbard voted …

“It was somebody that went out and wrote a book and said all sorts of terrible things or all lies. And it was like he was this gentleman or that gentleman, like I dealt with him all the time. I had no idea who this guy was. I said, ‘Who the hell is Miles Taylor?’ “And he made a living …

CNBC reports: Stocks surged Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a pause in some of the ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, causing a market that’s been under extreme pressure for the last week to explode higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced nearly 3000 points, or 8%, also its biggest advance since 2020. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 12.4%, its largest one-day jump in decades. …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump explained his decision to pause reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, telling reporters at the White House that people were “getting a little bit yippy.” “Well, I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line,” the president said when a reporter asked him to elaborate on his decision-making. “They were getting yippy, you …

“Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or …

“This is a GREAT time to move your COMPANY into the United States of America, like Apple, and so many others, in record numbers, are doing. ZERO TARIFFS, and almost immediate Electrical/Energy hook ups and approvals. No Environmental Delays. DON’T WAIT, DO IT NOW! Republicans, it is more important now, than ever, that we pass THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. …

The Daily Beast reports: Elon Musk rage quit a livestream of the video game Path of Exile 2 on Saturday night after repeatedly dying while also being ruthlessly cyberbullied in the chat. Path of Exile 2 is one of Musk’s favorite games—so much so that he once claimed to be one of the world’s top players in an attempt to …

Axios reports: Donald Trump Jr. will travel to Romania later this month shortly before the country’s presidential election is held after a months-long delay. MAGA heavyweights, including Trump Jr., Vice President Vance and Elon Musk erupted after Romania’s top court annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election over worries of Russian meddling — lambasting it as evidence that …