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Special counsel who investigated Trump says his team stood up for rule of law: Report

The Department's view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a President is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Office stands fully behind, the report states. Though most of the details of Trump's efforts to undo the …

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"He wants to meet": Trump says he's arranging a meeting with Putin

Salon

President-elect Donald Trump said he’s ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that the pair will seek to get Russia’s war in Ukraine “over with.” Speaking Thursday during a summit of Republican governors, Trump said a meeting was in the works. He’s said that even publicly.” Trump, a frequent critic of President Joe Biden’s support for Ukraine, said …

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1 week ago

Takeaways from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference

Associated Press

PALM BEACH, Florida — Less than two weeks before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday took some of his most audacious claims and promises of the transition period and amped them up to new levels. Some of the highlights from the press conference: The new Trump imperialism Trump ran on an isolationist “America First” agenda, promising to spend more …

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Ukraine conflict: Russia sets red lines as Donald Trump prepares to take office

Live Mint

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized reported proposals from US President-elect Donald Trump’s team regarding the Ukraine conflict, calling them unacceptable. Speaking at a news conference on December 30, Lavrov said, “Judging from numerous leaks and Donald Trump’s interview with Time magazine on December 12, their idea is to suspend hostilities along the line of contact and transfer responsibility for …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Michael Regan, who championed environmental justice as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will leave the agency Dec. 31, three weeks before the end of President Joe Biden’s term. Regan led EPA “with compassion and skill” and “advanced historic environmental justice policies to better protect the health and well-being of every American,” Carper said. Regan, who worked at …

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Trump, SoftBank CEO to announce $100 billion investment in US

Live Mint

PALM BEACH, Fla.—Donald Trump and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son are set to jointly announce on Monday that the company is planning to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years, according to a person involved in the event, as the president-elect seeks to project enthusiasm over his return to power. The $100 billion is double what …

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1 month ago

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 in historic clemency move

India Today

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. “As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans to participate in …

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1 month ago

Democratic President Rebuilds Economy, Just In Time To Hand It Off To Trump — Again

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday took credit for building a strong economy out of the ruins of the COVID-19 pandemic — just in time for him to turn it over to President-elect Donald Trump, who is already threatening tariffs that would likely weaken it and bring back inflation. “I’m not saying it was perfect, but …

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1 month ago

New York councilwoman calls for Trump civil rights probe against Alvin Bragg after ‘racial’ Daniel Penny case

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump may drop Pete Hegseth as Defence pick amid deepening scrutiny: Report

India Today

US President-elect Donald Trump is considering dropping his nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and nominating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his place, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. Hegseth's nomination has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life and Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest bid to wipe out his hush money conviction

Politico

In the new filing — which at times reads more like a grievance-laden Trump stump speech than a legal brief — Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued that Biden’s assertions about Hunter Biden having been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” and “treated differently” were tantamount to an “extraordinary condemnation of President Biden’s own DOJ.” Trump has tapped Blanche and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's WH chef dishes on President-elect's McDonald's habit, reveals what will be his ‘first meal’ after taking office

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump's former Chef Chef Andre Rush has spilled tea about the President-elect's McDonald's habit at the White House, as well as what will be his first meal upon his comeback in January. Speaking about Trump's unhealthy appetites and love for fast food, the military veteran turned cook told TMZ, “It's up to the kitchen staff to get creative when …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US varsities urge foreign students to return to campus ahead of Trump’s swearing-in

Hindustan Times

Several American universities have issued travel advisories for their international students as well as staff and urged them to return to the US before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January next year amid concerns over travel bans that may be enacted by his administration. Amid concerns over the disruptions caused by travel bans during his first term as president, several …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Musk, Ramaswamy want federal workers in the office full time. There’s a hitch.

Live Mint

The nation’s largest workforce could soon be ordered back to the office full-time. “If federal employees don’t want to show up, American taxpayers shouldn’t pay them for the Covid-era privilege of staying home," Musk and Ramaswamy wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Wednesday. The National Federation of Federal Employees, which represents 110,000 federal workers, has been consulting …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine war will end ‘sooner’ with Trump in office

The Hindu

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia’s war against his country will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have done once Donald Trump becomes U.S. president next year. Mr. Zelensky said he had a “constructive exchange” with Mr. Trump during their telephone conversation after his victory in the U.S. presidential election. Throughout the election campaign, Mr. Trump criticised the …

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2 months ago

Jimmy Kimmel Spots Revealing Hidden Message To Trump From Melania

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Jimmy Kimmel said the meeting on Wednesday between Joe Biden and Donald Trump as part of the presidential transition had its share of awkward moments. “You see Donald Trump sitting in front of a portrait of George Washington, you realize how ridiculous this whole thing is,” Kimmel pointed out. The former and future first lady declined to …

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2 months ago

'Figure something out': Ominous comment suggests Trump may not leave in 2028

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump is already toying with the idea of pursuing a third term in office — in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution. This would contradict the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits anyone who has been elected for two terms from running for a third time. While Roosevelt was immensely popular after guiding the nation through the …

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2 months ago

Eva Longoria breaks her silence on Donald Trump winning the election as she calls him a 'convicted criminal who spews hate'

Daily Mail

Eva Longoria campaigned hard for Kamala Harris to win the presidential election. 'The shocking part is not that he won.It's that a convicted criminal who spews so much hate could hold the highest office,' said the Desperate Housewives actress to Marie Claire magazine. Eva Longoria is breaking her silence on the disappointment of Donald Trump coming out as the victor …

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2 months ago

Worst Capitol riot cases ‘to be brought to court quickly before Trump takes office’

The Telegraph

The prosecution of the worst Jan 6 rioters is to be prioritised before Donald Trump takes office, according to reports. The worst alleged offenders, including those who are accused of assaulting law enforcement officers, will be brought before the courts in the remaining 72 days before Mr Trump is inaugurated, NBC news reported. Following Joe Biden’s presidential victory, Mr Trump …

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2 months ago

'Preserve your records': Jim Jordan warns Jack Smith Republicans are coming after him

Raw Story

Republicans in the House fired a warning shot to special counsel Jack Smith on Friday. In a letter to the Justice Department, the House Judiciary Committee and Oversight subcommittee on House Administration, headed by Jim Jordan, requested Smith preserve all documents related to the investigation into Donald Trump. "With President Trump's decisive victory this week, we are concerned that the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him

Salon

Once President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next year, he will have the power to summarily dismiss the the remaining legal cases arrayed against him — and has said he would use that power. With control of the Justice Department, Trump can fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is managing two federal cases against Trump: one regarding the then-president's …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WARSAW, Poland — Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a battleground state in this year’s presidential election, as Trump seeks to tap into the Polish-American vote. Trump’s campaign told The Associated Press that Trump and Duda would attend …

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7 months ago

Donald Trump's Christian-nationalist radical has big plans for America

Salon

Over the weekend, the Washington Post's Beth Reinhard published an excellent article about one of Donald Trump's most visionary advisers, an obscure figure named Russ Vought. Vought is a self-described Christian nationalist who is spearheading plans for a rapid expansion of executive power under a theory he calls “radical constitutionalism" He has been working for a right-wing network called the …

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7 months, 1 week ago

I did not 'dispatch' my former anti-Trump aide to New York to put the former president on trial: Attorney General Merrick Garland breaks silence on controversial prosecutor

Daily Mail

Attorney General Merrick Garland repeatedly said he did not 'dispatch' former Justice Department senior official Matthew Colangelo to the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office ahead of the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. House Republicans on Tuesday grilled Garland during a hearing about the unusual decision of Coalanelo to leave his high-ranking Justice Department position and take a prosecutor …

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Special counsel who investigated Trump says his team stood up for rule of law: Report

"He wants to meet": Trump says he's arranging a meeting with Putin

Takeaways from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference

Ukraine conflict: Russia sets red lines as Donald Trump prepares to take office

EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

Trump, SoftBank CEO to announce $100 billion investment in US

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 in historic clemency move

Democratic President Rebuilds Economy, Just In Time To Hand It Off To Trump — Again

New York councilwoman calls for Trump civil rights probe against Alvin Bragg after ‘racial’ Daniel Penny case

Trump may drop Pete Hegseth as Defence pick amid deepening scrutiny: Report

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest bid to wipe out his hush money conviction

Trump's WH chef dishes on President-elect's McDonald's habit, reveals what will be his ‘first meal’ after taking office

US varsities urge foreign students to return to campus ahead of Trump’s swearing-in

Musk, Ramaswamy want federal workers in the office full time. There’s a hitch.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine war will end ‘sooner’ with Trump in office

Jimmy Kimmel Spots Revealing Hidden Message To Trump From Melania

'Figure something out': Ominous comment suggests Trump may not leave in 2028

Eva Longoria breaks her silence on Donald Trump winning the election as she calls him a 'convicted criminal who spews hate'

Worst Capitol riot cases ‘to be brought to court quickly before Trump takes office’

'Preserve your records': Jim Jordan warns Jack Smith Republicans are coming after him

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him

As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event

Donald Trump's Christian-nationalist radical has big plans for America

I did not 'dispatch' my former anti-Trump aide to New York to put the former president on trial: Attorney General Merrick Garland breaks silence on controversial prosecutor