Trump Corruption

The Associated Press reports: US President Donald Trump says he was being a “little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly boasted in his 2024 presidential campaign that he could end the war in Ukraine in a mere 24-hours, and even before taking office. Trump was questioned on his campaign promise during an interview with a US media outlet, as his administration …

Reuters reports: A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a judge’s ruling that had blocked the administration of President Donald Trump from implementing bans on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses that contract with the federal government. The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a February ruling that said the directives by …

NewsNation reports: President Donald Trump gave an unprecedented speech at the Department of Justice, delivering a political speech at an agency where presidents have usually attempted to maintain a distance to avoid politicizing it. While previous presidents have spoken at the department to announce policy changes or crime-fighting initiatives, Trump delivered a purely political speech that included repeats of topics …

NBC News reports: Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean McCauley resigned from the Justice Department this week, calling his work on Jan. 6 cases the “opportunity of a lifetime” and the attorneys within the now-defunct Capitol Siege Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office some of “the finest, brightest attorneys in the country” who created a historic record of the violent attack on …

Law & Crime reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is refusing to pay a court-ordered debt, according to a Wednesday filing in Washington, D.C., federal court. Now, voting software company Smartmatic wants the bedding magnate held in civil contempt “for violating the clear and unambiguous terms” of a January court order that put Lindell on the hook for $56,369 over frivolous …

The Associated Press reports: The government agency that runs the Voice of America has moved to terminate contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse, and told its journalists Friday to stop using material from the wire services. While awaiting official approval to take over, Kari Lake was brought on as special adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global …

The Washington Post reports: When President Donald Trump directed the U.S. government to begin using the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station as a detention center for migrants in late January, he said it would “double our capacity immediately” to hold people being removed from the country as part of a massive deportation campaign. But nearly two months later, the operation has …

Politico Europe reports: Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen snapped back at Donald Trump’s recent comments suggesting that Greenland’s latest election results are “good” for United States interests. “It’s a misinterpretation of the Greenlandic election to conclude that we’ll have an independent Greenland tomorrow, flying a white flag that can then be painted with stars and stripes,” Rasmussen said in …

“Crooked Joe Biden got us into a real ‘mess’ with Russia (and EVERYTHING ELSE!), but I’m going to get us out. Millions of people are needlessly dead, never to be seen again…and there will be many more to follow if we don’t get the Cease Fire and Final Agreement with Russia completed and signed. “There would have been NO WAR …

The New York Times reports: Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor, is expected to face a tense confirmation hearing on Friday, with Democratic senators planning to question how he would oversee Medicare and Medicaid now that Republicans and the Trump administration are weighing significant changes affecting millions of Americans. Among the possible plans being considered by Republican lawmakers and …

The BBC reports: A golf course owned by US President Donald Trump in the Republic of Ireland has been damaged by vandals. Gardaí (Irish police) are investigating after what is described as “criminal damage” was caused to the Trump International Golf Links Ireland in Doonbeg, County Clare. BBC News NI understands that the damage was confined to the course, and …

Reuters reports: The White House has quietly directed the FBI to halt the background check process for dozens of President Donald Trump’s top staffers, and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The directive came last month after agents tasked with completing the background investigations had conducted interviews with a handful of …

ABC News reports: As early as Friday, President Donald Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act — a wartime law that allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation — as part of the efforts to carry out mass deportations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. During World …

The ABA Journal reports: President Donald Trump is directing federal agencies to seek a money bond when plaintiffs file federal lawsuits against the administration that seek temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions. “In recent weeks,” Trump said in a March 11 memo, “activist organizations fueled by hundreds of millions of dollars in donations and sometimes even government grants have obtained …

Politico reports: Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency on Wednesday, according to an agency spokesperson. The initially undisclosed meeting comes roughly a week after the Trump ally said the U.S. intelligence agency needed to be overhauled. A NSA spokesperson confirmed that Musk met with NSA chief Gen. Timothy Haugh in what was Musk’s first visit to the agency. While …

Yahoo Finance reports: US stocks fell on Thursday, with the S&P 500 officially entering into correction territory, as economic concerns grew and investors digested the latest inflation data, President Trump’s trade offensive, and a looming US government shutdown. The S&P 500 dropped 1.4% to officially enter a correction, as it is now more than 10% off its February record high. …

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he thought that the potential annexation of Greenland by the United States would happen. Trump defended that idea, saying the U.S. needs the massive Arctic island – which is a territory of Denmark — “for international security.” The president’s comments came during a meeting in the White House with NATO Secretary General Mark …

CBS News reports: President Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to limit for now the scope of three lower court orders that broadly blocked enforcement of his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The Trump administration asked the high court for emergency relief in three separate requests, which arise out of cases brought in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington …

“Look, we’ve been ripped off for years, and we’re not going to be ripped off anymore. No, I’m not going to bend at all. Or aluminum or steel or cars. We’re not going to bend. We’ve been ripped off as a country for many, many years. “We’ve been subjected to costs that we shouldn’t be subjected to. In the case …

NBC News reports: The White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the planning. During a joint address to Congress last week, Trump said, “to further enhance our national security, my administration …