Trump Lies

404 Media reports: The Department of Defense sent an email to civilian employees Wednesday asking them to sign up for a “volunteer force” that will help both Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection with Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. A job application page says the Department of Defense’s civilian employees would be deployed to ICE and CBP …

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: TOTAL VICTORY in the FAKE New York State Attorney General Letitia James Case! I greatly respect the fact that the Court had the Courage to throw out this unlawful and disgraceful Decision that was hurting Business all throughout New York State. Others were afraid to do business there. The amount, including Interest and Penalties, …

The New York Times reports: A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, had been acting without legal authority for more than a month, thrusting the state’s already paralyzed federal court system further into disarray and raising questions about the president’s power to choose his own top federal prosecutors. “Faced with the …

The Associated Press reports: The State Department said Thursday that it’s reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid U.S. visas for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules. In a written answer to a question posed by The Associated Press, the department said that all U.S. visa holders are subject to “continuous vetting” with …

NewsNation reports: President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday that would seek to criminalize certain actions related to burning the American flag, NewsNation has learned. The order would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to review cases where someone burned an American flag and determine whether charges can be brought under existing laws such as public nuisance, disorderly conduct …

The Hill reports: President Trump said he plans to go out on patrol with the Metropolitan Police Department and National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., on Thursday night amid a federal crackdown on crime. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police and with the military, of course. So we’re going to do a job,” Trump …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump is demanding the release of a former Colorado county elections official who was sentenced to prison last year after being found guilty of charges connected to sneaking someone into her office to search for evidence to try to prove Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Peters continued to promote baseless …

NBC News reports: The White House is suspending public tours because of the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom initiated by President Donald Trump, a White House official said. The official did not provide a timeline for when tours would resume, saying only that the suspension is temporary, Constituents can typically request White House tours through their members of Congress, and …

The Associated Press reports: An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump, ruling Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth. The decision came seven months after the Republican returned to the White House. A panel of five judges in New York’s mid-level Appellate Division said the verdict, which …

Axios reports: Walmart is feeling steady cost pressures from tariffs as it replenishes shelves with higher-priced goods — a squeeze that’s beginning to shape customer behavior, CEO Doug McMillon said Thursday. The impact of tariffs has been “gradual,” McMillon said, but weekly costs are rising as inventory cycles through at post-tariff levels. “Not surprisingly, we see more adjustments in middle- …

Mediaite reports: Joel Valdez, the acting deputy press secretary for the Department of Defense, took to social media on Wednesday to rage against recent Washington Post reporting on the cost of Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “expansive” security detail. The Post published a bombshell scoop on Wednesday morning titled, “Hegseth’s expansive security requirements tax Army protective unit.” The report carried the byline …

Via press release from Sec. Marco Rubio: Today, I am designating Kimberly Prost of Canada, Nicolas Guillou of France, Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji and Mame Mandiaye Niang of Senegal pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14203, “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.” These individuals are foreign persons who directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) …

The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department is demanding that hospitals turn over a wide range of sensitive information related to medical care for young transgender patients, including billing documents, communication with drug manufacturers and data such as patient dates of birth, Social Security numbers and addresses, according to a copy of a subpoena made public in a court filing …

The New Republic reports: You may recall that the president has a meme coin, $TRUMP. Days before his second inauguration, the president—who told Fox News in his first term that he was not “a big fan” of cryptocurrencies, which he deemed possibly “fake”—made his own foray into crypto. The meme coin’s value quickly rocketed to around $75. It dropped shortly …

“Big WIN for the Great State of Texas!!! Everything Passed, on our way to FIVE more Congressional seats and saving your Rights, your Freedoms, and your Country, itself. Texas never lets us down. Florida, Indiana, and others are looking to do the same thing. More seats equals less Crime, a great Economy, and a STRONG SECOND AMENDMENT. It means Happiness …

CNN reports: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday announced what she has billed as a significant reorganization of the nation’s top intelligence agency that she promised would cut the workforce by nearly 50% and “save taxpayers at least $700 million per year.” Gabbard has already reduced the size of the ODNI’s workforce by more than 500 staffers — …

The Washington Post reports: The State Department fired its top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs following multiple disputes over how to characterize key Trump administration policies, including a controversial plan to relocate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip that critics consider ethnic cleansing, according to U.S. officials and documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Monday’s firing occurred …

Fox News reports: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is facing an ethical complaint from a government watchdog group calling on the Arkansas state bar to probe whether Clinton’s involvement in the Russia investigation into President Trump should affect her ability to practice law in the state. The complaint, filed by Democracy Restored this week, cites the Arkansas Rules of …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein ’s sex trafficking case, joining two other judges in denying the public release of material from investigations into the late financier’s decades-long sexual abuse of young women and girls. Judge Richard Berman, who presided over the 2019 case, …

The Associated Press reports: Federal law enforcement are offering a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the nation’s capital as part of the president’s crackdown on crime. The U.S. Marshals Service posted a QR code people can scan to send tips about what federal officials have described as a “crime emergency.” Washington has historically struggled with crime …