Trump Corruption

Politico reports: President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday to permanently revoke most sanctions on Syria — as the administration works to navigate upheaval in the Middle East and expand its effort to improve relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The action will immediately terminate five executive orders that created the existing Syria sanctions program and direct the …

The Independent reports: Not content with stamping his name on sneakers, bibles, guitars, and cryptocurrency, the 45th and 47th president of the United States now wants you to buy his new perfume. “Trump Fragrances are here. They’re called ‘Victory 45-47’ because they’re all about Winning, Strength, and Success — for men and women,” announced President Donald Trump on his own …

The Independent reports: Donald Trump has dropped his lawsuit against famed Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register, and the newspaper’s publisher Gannett, over Selzer’s survey that found Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris with a surprising lead over Trump in Iowa during the final days of the 2024 election. The president’s complaint accused the Register of “brazen election …

The Washington Post reports: For months, Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service plumbed the federal government’s information systems, scouring arcane internal records that the billionaire said were guiding his hunt for waste. Now that Musk has stepped away from his government role, some of that data could be valuable in another way — by giving the world’s richest man a competitive …

“Not that it really matters, but a terribly untalented writer for badly failing Forbes Magazine, Dan Alexander, who probably can’t get a meaningful job in the business, has written so inaccurately about me that it is ridiculous. Many others also, the media is mostly Fake News, but Forbes doesn’t even try to get things right. I haven’t spoken to these …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: A common feature of Donald Trump’s two terms as President is that he can’t stand political prosperity. When events are going in his direction, he has an uncanny habit of handing his opponents a sword. The latest example came Sunday after GOP leaders dragged several holdouts across the line to vote aye and …

The Associated Press reports: Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that’s also clear among young people. The findings are a stark illustration of how many — but not all — Americans have felt less of a sense of pride in …

NOTUS reports: Republican Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection, he announced Sunday, a stunning decision that leaves Republicans scrambling to defend his seat in North Carolina. Tillis’ move will send shockwaves through both the Senate and his home state, where Democrats had already marked him as their top target for the 2026 midterm election. Two sources added that one …

Reuters reports: The Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week’s hearings in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial, accepting a request the Israeli leader made citing classified diplomatic and security grounds. It was unclear whether a social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump influenced the court’s decision. Trump suggested the trial could interfere with Netanyahu’s ability to join negotiations …

Mediaite reports: In an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, anchor Maria Bartiromo asked Trump about a social media post on Thursday in which he wrote: “The Democrats are the ones who leaked the information on the PERFECT FLIGHT to the Nuclear Sites in Iran. They should be prosecuted!” “They should be prosecuted,” Trump said again — in the …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked Sen. Thom Tillis for opposing the party’s sweeping domestic policy bill, threatening to meet with potential primary challengers to the North Carolina Republican. Tillis, who faces re-election next year in a battleground state, was one of two Republicans, along with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, to vote against advancing the “big, …

The Hill reports: A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey, the law firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in its lawsuit with Fox News over the network’s coverage of President Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said the effort violated the Constitution and threatens the independence …

The Guardian reports: Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president when his father’s second term in the White House comes to an end. Eric, who is co-executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, said, the road to the White House “would be an easy one” if he decided to follow in his …

NBC News reports: At least two federal prosecutors who worked on cases against Jan. 6 rioters were fired Friday by the Justice Department, according to more than half a dozen current and former officials familiar with the dismissals. A copy of one of the dismissal letters seen by NBC News was signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, notifying the recipient …

“The Great Republicans in the U.S. Senate are working all weekend to finish our ‘ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’ We are on the precipice of delivering Massive General Tax Cuts, NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR OUR SENIORS, Permanently Securing our Borders, an even Bigger and More Powerful Military (I rebuilt it during …

The Daily Beast reports: One of the powerful Democrats in the House has pledged to investigate Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who he labeled “the biggest piece of s–t” in America. California Rep. Robert Garcia was elected as the new head of the House’s powerful Oversight Committee this week and promised to use his position to hold the …

“Why would the so-called ‘Supreme Leader,’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the war torn Country of Iran, say so blatantly and foolishly that he won the War with Israel, when he knows his statement is a lie, it is not so. As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie. “His Country was decimated, his three evil Nuclear …

The Daily Beast reports: An Israeli court has refused to postpone the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after President Donald Trump demanded that the case be dropped. In a snub to Trump’s bid to “save” his top Middle East ally, the Jerusalem District Court rejected a push by Netanyahu to delay his testimony to concentrate on “security …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Friday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling that allowed his executive order restricting birthright citizenship to go into effect in some areas of the country. He called the ruling a “giant win” and announced that he will be speaking about it in a press conference at 11:30 a.m. The high court’s decision found that three …

Politico reports: Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that acrimonious political discourse and threats to judges are eroding the ability of the United States to serve as an example of democracy worldwide. “Many in the rest of the world look to the United States to see what democracy is, to see what democracy ought to be,” Kennedy said …