Tag Archives: Trump lies

The New York Times reports: Trump has repeatedly blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California leaders for the fires that devastated Los Angeles. The president has charged that the state’s Democrats have stubbornly refused to send enough water to Southern California to fight fires. Trump’s view of the situation could have very real consequences. He threatened on Wednesday to withhold …

Axios reports: The attack on DEI from the Trump administration could set back recent progress for disabled workers, particularly within the federal workforce, according to advocates and legal experts. People with disabilities face obstacles in landing jobs, but their employment rates soared in the wake of the pandemic as remote work became more common. At the same time there was …

Just in via press release: The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 439,000 net new workers in 2025 to meet anticipated demand for construction services, according to a proprietary model developed and released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. In 2026, the industry will need to bring in 499,000 new workers as spending picks up in response to …

“Putin shouldn’t have done it. He shouldn’t have done it and it has to stop. You know, they’ve lost about 850,000 Russian soldiers and 700,000 Ukrainian soldiers. “And Zelensky, I will say he wants to settle now. He’s had enough. He shouldn’t have allowed this to happen either. You know, he’s no angel. “He shouldn’t have allowed this war to …

Ars Technica reports: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has revived three complaints against broadcast stations accused of bias against President Donald Trump. The revived complaints target WNBC in New York, WCBS in New York, and 6 ABC in Philadelphia. The complaints were filed by the Center for American Rights and supported Trump’s claims of bias regarding ABC’s fact-checking during …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration is moving to abolish a Pentagon office responsible for promoting civilian safety in battlefield operations, suggesting that incoming Defense Department leaders may attempt to loosen restrictions on U.S. military operations worldwide. The office, housed within the Department of the Army, is tasked with helping the military to limit unintended civilian deaths. Trump’s nominee …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump signed pardons Thursday for 23 anti-abortion protesters whom the White House said were prosecuted under his predecessor Joe Biden’s administration. “They should not have been prosecuted. Many of them are elderly people,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office the day before a major anti-abortion march in Washington. “This is a great honor …

“I told them that what I want you to do is build your electric generating plant right next to your plant as a separate building connected. And they said, wow, you’re kidding. “If there were a problem with a pipe coming in, as an example, you’re going with gas, oil, and gas, and a pipe gets blown up or for …

“It has come to my attention that a fake crypto coin called ‘Ivanka Trump’ or ‘$IVANKA’ is being promoted without my consent or approval. “To be clear: I have no involvement with this coin. This fake coin risks deceiving consumers and defrauding them of their hard-earned money, and the unauthorized use of my name and likeness is a violation of …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge in Seattle is set to hear the first arguments Thursday in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, scheduled the session to consider the request from Arizona, …

“I have no desire whatsoever to watch or listen to Donald Trump. Donald Trump has, time and again, convinced me that he is the most dishonest elected official that I have ever — excuse me — that the public has ever had to interact with. “And the paradox with Donald Trump is he seems to make dishonest statements just for …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump called for the MSNBC cable news network to be shuttered in an evening rant on Truth Social. Reacting to reports that CNN is planning to lay off hundreds of employees amidst a ratings crisis, Trump wrote on his social media platform: “MSDNC is even worse than CNN. They shouldn’t have a right to …

The Military Times reports: Congressional lawmakers this week expressed concern that President Donald Trump’s new federal hiring freeze could hurt operations at Veterans Affairs medical centers by complicating efforts to fill critical health care specialties. VA ended fiscal 2024 with about 454,000 staffers, about 417,000 of whom work in department medical centers and clinics. About 10% of the workforce leaves …

The New York Times reports: Ross Ulbricht launched Silk Road in 2011 and turned it into one of the most popular outposts of the so-called Dark Web, a hidden corner of the internet that people can access only through a special browser. Silk Road facilitated over 1.5 million transactions, generating more than $200 million in revenue from the sale of …

“The Democrats don’t care about North Carolina. What they’ve done with FEMA is so bad. FEMA is a whole ‘nother discussion because all it does is complicate everything. FEMA has not done their job for the last four years. “You know, I had FEMA working really well. We had hurricanes in Florida, we had Alabama, tornadoes. But unless you have …

Axios reports: The Trump administration, seeking to stamp out federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, is calling on government employees to snitch on any colleagues that continue to follow such policies. In a series of form letters sent to government departments Wednesday, President Trump’s acting agency chiefs threatened “adverse consequences” for anyone still doing work related to DEI initiatives …

Forbes reports: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison nearly a decade ago for creating the Silk Road, a website law enforcement called the “most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace” on the internet—best-known for sales of illicit drugs. Ulbricht developed a “deep interest” in libertarian philosophy and joined …

The Hill reports: On Tuesday, Daniel Ball’s case tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was formally dismissed after he received a full pardon from President Trump. But by Wednesday, Ball was arrested once more on a pending federal gun charge. Ball was charged in May 2023 with 12 counts tied to the Capitol attack, including assaulting, resisting or …

Axios reports: President Trump has issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government. This takes the current pushback on diversity, equity and inclusion into the next stratosphere — abolishing decades of government standards on diversity and equal opportunity, and seeking to crack down on the same in the private sector. Trump’s order …

The Hill reports: President Trump is facing backlash after he and first lady Melania Trump launched two cryptocurrency tokens just days before his inauguration. “It undermines the seriousness of any liberalization of regulations that Trump undertakes for the crypto space because it makes it look self-interested,” said Nic Carter, a founding partner at crypto investment firm Castle Island Ventures. But …