Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Already Rearrested on Gun Charges  —  Trump granted clemency to hundreds of alleged or convicted violent criminals.  One is back behind bars … In May 2023, Daniel Ball of Homosassa, Florida, was indicted on 12 counts related to his participation in the attack on the Capitol.

Trump Revokes Workplace Discrimination Rules Enacted By LBJ In 1965  —  The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.  —  LOADING  —  On Wednesday, President Donald Trump revoked a six-decade-old executive order designed …

US military ordering thousands more troops to southern border  —  Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there, according to officials familiar with the matter.

Donald Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Who Hurt His Feelings  —  Right Rev. Mariann Budde had appealed to Trump to have mercy and compassion during an interfaith service.

Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon  —  One of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: “We were wrong that day.”  —  Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced …

Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments.  How would that work?  —  President Trump is threatening to use his powers to adjourn Congress so he can make recess appointments for at least some of his top Cabinet nominees and their deputies, enabling them to begin running the largest federal departments.

Trump pulls back Biden drug pricing action  —  TRUMP PULLS BACK BIDEN DRUG PRICING EO — The Trump administration's first drug pricing action — rescinding a Biden executive order encouraging Medicare to help lower prescription costs — is befuddling drug pricing experts.

Announcing The Stargate Project  —  The Stargate Project is a new company which intends to invest $500 billion over the next four years building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States.  We will begin deploying $100 billion immediately.  This infrastructure will secure American leadership …

Jamie Dimon says Trump's tariff policy is positive for national security so people should ‘get over it’ … WATCH NOW  —  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that the looming tariffs that President Donald Trump is expected to slap on U.S. trading partners could be viewed positively.

Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement  —  The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration …

Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US  —  Refugees who had been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America's refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration.

‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk's apparent Nazi salute  —  Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk's stated support for far-right  —  There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk's apparent use …

How to Stop Trump in One Stupid Chart  —  For reasons I can't explain, this entire newsletter feels like it was written in ALL CAPS.  So maybe you'll imagine me shouting it at you, like a crazy person.  —  Because basically, that's how I feel right now: Like a crazy person.  Maybe you do, too?

Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog  —  The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.

House Republicans create new panel aimed at undermining Jan. 6 committee  —  Days after Trump pardoned the Capitol's violent attackers, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) will lead a new subcommittee investigating what led to the attack.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson has launched a new effort intended …

White House sidelines 160 National Security Council staffers, aligning the team with Trump's agenda  —  President Donald Trump's national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing …

Antioch High School on lockdown: Two people are dead, one stable  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two students are dead and another student was injured after a shooting inside Antioch High School on Wednesday.  —  According to police, two students were shot by another in the cafeteria.

TV Ratings: Trump's Second Inauguration Down From 2017 (and 2021)  —  Monday's ceremony follows the usual pattern for presidents beginning a second term. … Early figures from Nielsen show Trump's swearing in as the 47th president of the United States averaged 26.05 million viewers from 11:30 …

White House budget office narrows scope of executive order restricting IRA funds  —  The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds ordered by President Trump on Monday.

Biden's letter to Trump revealed: ‘May God bless you and guide you’  —  Trump teased he may release ‘very nice’ letter from Biden  —  The letter that former President Joe Biden wrote to President Donald Trump upon leaving office on Monday has been exclusively obtained by Fox News.