Trump Corruption

The Hill reports: The Atlanta Federal Reserve is projecting a contraction of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.5 percent in the first quarter. The Atlanta Fed last week was predicting 2.3 percent positive growth for the first quarter. A month ago, it was registering 3.9 percent growth. The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow measure is not an official forecast but rather …

The Associated Press reports: Zelenskyy told Trump that promises of peace from Vladimir Putin can’t be trusted, noting the Russian leader’s history of broken promises. Trump said Putin hasn’t broken agreements with him. “You’ve got to be more thankful,” Trump told Zelenskyy. He said the Ukrainian leader is “gambling with World War III.” Trump chided Zelenskyy after Vice President JD …

NBC News reports: One of the top spokespeople at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Joshua Stueve, reportedly submitted his resignation letter on Thursday, citing a “hostile and toxic work environment.” Stueve, who serves as senior communications adviser and spokesperson, announced that Friday will be his last day at the DOJ. In the letter, Stueve emphasized that his decision to resign …

The New York Times reports: By April 14, agencies must deliver new organizational charts and all proposals for relocating offices in the Washington region to areas of the country where the cost of living is lower, according to the memo. Agencies were instructed to be prepared to roll out this part of the plan by the end of September. For …

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the United States’ official language, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. The order marks the first time the country has ever had a national language. It’s not yet clear when Trump is expected to sign this executive order. The executive order rescinds …

CNN reports: A businessman who pumped $75 million into the Trump family-backed crypto token finds himself in a fortunate position this week as federal securities regulators are hitting pause on their civil fraud case against him. On Wednesday, lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justin Sun, a 34-year-old Chinese crypto entrepreneur, asked a federal judge to put the …

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump’s proposed $5 million “gold card” for U.S. residency would be one the most expensive in the world, according to experts. Yet it also includes a tax loophole that would give the new-card holders a lucrative benefit not available to American citizens, experts say. Currently, U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and green-card holders are required to pay …

CNN reports: FBI Director Kash Patel walked into his new office on the seventh floor of the bureau’s headquarters last week and made an immediate order – he wanted new carpeting and window coverings, calling the office “dingy.” Patel’s plans to remake the FBI go well beyond redecorating. He wants to overhaul the bureau in fundamental ways that could drastically …

ABC News reports: While President Donald Trump’s proudest supporters on Capitol Hill shower him with legislation proposing putting his portrait on a $250 bill, declaring his birthday a national holiday or adding his likeness to Mount Rushmore — a new effort across the aisle isn’t as flattering — as House Democrats take aim at the president’s $TRUMP meme coin. The …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump on Thursday acted as though he had no recollection of calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator.” On Thursday, Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. While fielding questions from the media, Trump spoke about his ongoing efforts to put an end to the war. A reporter then asked Trump if he still thought …

The Washington Post reports: The Art Museum of the Americas, a cultural venue run by the Organization of American States that is steps from the White House and the National Mall, has canceled two upcoming shows, one featuring Black artists from across the Western Hemisphere and the other showcasing queer artists from Canada. Cheryl D. Edwards, the curator for the …

Politico reports: The Trump administration touted a nearly $1 billion plan Wednesday to combat the spread of avian flu and mitigate skyrocketing egg prices as the outbreak rips through poultry flocks. But the measures come as the Agriculture Department is struggling to rehire key employees working on the virus outbreak. The dismissals have already helped trigger a shutdown at research …

The Washington Post reports: The Federal Aviation Administration is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract to overhaul a communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control system and awarding the work to Elon Musk’s Starlink, according to two people briefed on the plans. The move to cancel a major contract in favor of a …

Forbes reports: Donald Trump Jr. made $813,000 in 2024 as a director of Trump Media & Technology Group—roughly a quarter of the company’s annual revenue—despite attending just two of the board’s five meetings, according to a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. He did, however, attend Trump Media’s poolside party celebrating its success in March at …

The Associated Press reports: Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed Wednesday by Trump‘s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of American government. The memo expands the Republican president’s effort to downsize the federal workforce, which he has described as an impediment to his agenda. Thousands of probationary …

Yahoo Finance reports: President Donald Trump urged Apple to “get rid” of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies a day after the company’s investors voted down a proposal to scrap them. “APPLE SHOULD GET RID OF DEI RULES, NOT JUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEM. DEI WAS A HOAX THAT HAS BEEN VERY BAD FOR OUR COUNTRY. DEI IS GONE!!!” …

“As a President who is being given credit for having the Best Opening Month of any President in history, quite naturally, here come the Fake books and stories with the so-called ‘anonymous,’ or ‘off the record,’ quotes. “At some point I am going to sue some of these dishonest authors and book publishers, or even media in general, to find …

Popular Information reports: On June 6, 2023, the SEC filed charges against Coinbase, a crypto trading platform, alleging that the company was operating as an unregistered securities broker. The failure to register, according to the SEC, “deprived investors of significant protections.” On February 21, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wrote on X that Coinbase and the SEC had “reached an agreement …

The Independent reports: DOGE boss Elon Musk once again called for judges to be impeached hours after the Trump administration was handed three losses in court over the president’s dismantling of federal agencies. In the span of 90 minutes, judges in Washington, D.C. and Seattle blocked President Donald Trump’s directive to freeze federal grants and loans, ordered the administration to …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump has sent social media into an absolute tizzy as he dropped an AI-generated video depicting a surreal vision for Gaza, reimagining the war-torn territory as a glitzy, Dubai-style resort, complete with towering skyscrapers — and a golden statue of himself. Among the video’s more bizarre moments in the video Trump shared without comment on Tuesday: …