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President Donald Trump recently issued dozens of preemptive pardons for far-right attorneys and activists who assisted in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. One expert is cautioning that the pardons are less about actual clemency and more about sending a specific message.In the memo, Trump pardoned attorney John Eastman (who wrote the "Eastman Memo" outlining the plan to have th

One high-ranking official in President Donald Trump's administration may soon be headed for the exits after a policy pitch went sideways. Politico reported Monday that Bill Pulte — who is the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — is behind Trump's post about 50-year mortgages that led to swift backlash from the mortgage industry. White House officials are reportedly "furious" with Pulte over the stunt, and various MAGA figures like Laura Loomer and Rep. Marjorie

Multiple federal prosecutors working out of the Department of Justice's office in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) are actively worried about violating the ethics of their profession if asked to indict one of President Donald Trump's political enemies.That's according to a Monday article by MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard and Laura Barrón-López, who reported that an unnamed source within SDFL is confiding that prosecutors are quitting their jobs rather than be asked to work on contentious cases. Two prosecutors recently quit after being asked to participate in a "consp

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is refusing to commit to a critical element of the Senate’s bipartisan agreement to end the shutdown and fund the federal government.Eight members of the Democratic caucus on Sunday voted to advance legislation that included a promise by Senate Republicans to hold a vote on reinstating the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Without the reinstatement, millions of Americans could see their monthly premiums skyrocket, and millions are expected to lose their health insurance. But when asked if he would hold a vote in the House to uphold the Senate Republicans’ bargain, Johnson refused to commit. “House Speaker Mike Johnson would not guarantee a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies, saying

As he was leaving Mar-a-Lago for the White House this weekend, President Donald Trump was seen in the back of his official limousine — with one glaring error.CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins on Monday tweeted a photo of Trump leaving his Florida estate for the Palm Beach International Airport, with the trunk of the limousine (referred to as "The Beast") wide open while in transit. CNN's Samantha Waldenberg initially called attention to the photo — which was taken by Getty Images' Jim Watson — and pointed out that the U.S. Secret Service acknowle

One participant in the January 6, 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol is now calling on President Donald Trump to establish an armed vigilante squad that exclusively reports to the president.During a recent appearance on the far-right Gateway Pundit podcast, Stewart Rhodes — who founded the "Oath Keepers" paramilitary group — told host Jim Hoft that not only was he relaunching the Oath Keepers, but issuing a direct call to Trump to deputize his loyal followers to enforce federal laws. Progressive group Media Matters for America noted that Rhodes e

Calls are growing within and beyond the Democratic caucus for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to resign, after eight members broke ranks and joined Republicans to reopen the government with a bill that leaves soaring Obamacare subsidies untouched.U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), one of the most outspoken Senate Democrats, explained the reasoning of some on the left who wanted to hold out for a better deal.“In response to this claim that the ‘strategy didn’t work.’ The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won – the premium increase notices were just starting. And giving in now will embolden him,” he

Republicans' staggering losses in the November 2025 elections across multiple states are indicative of the MAGA movement's key weakness, according to one columnist.New York Magazine columnist Ross Barkan argued in a Monday essay that President Donald Trump not being on the ballot exposed the "fundamental — and likely unfixable — flaw of the entire MAGA movement." According to Barkan, Trump's movement can only thrive if he sits at the top of the ticket, and in elections where he's not there to galvanize

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is has lost thousands of experienced staff — many of whom are attorneys — and it has so far been unable to bring in enough new talent to make up for its losses.That's according to a Monday article by the Washington Post's Perry Stein, who reported that despite the DOJ previously being seen as a premier destination for graduates of top law schools, its recruiting numbers have since "plummeted" during President Donald Trump's second term. While the DOJ keeps roughl

LindellTV, the pro-Trump, conservative online streaming and media platform founded by election-denier MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, criticized Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) Monday after he refused to take questions about a possible end to the historic government shutdown, Mediaite reports.Speaking on Capitol Hill, Johnson made a quick statement to the press. "There’ll be long days and long nig