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It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.
* very unconstitutional
* very unconstitutional
April 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.
* very unconstitutional
* very unconstitutional
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👀 DOJ acknowledges making two significant errors during a court hearing last week on efforts to dismantle USAID
1) It said only 500 employees had been placed on leave. Actual number was 2,140.
2) Said only future contracts were stopped. Existing contracts were also stopped.
1) It said only 500 employees had been placed on leave. Actual number was 2,140.
2) Said only future contracts were stopped. Existing contracts were also stopped.
February 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
👀 DOJ acknowledges making two significant errors during a court hearing last week on efforts to dismantle USAID
1) It said only 500 employees had been placed on leave. Actual number was 2,140.
2) Said only future contracts were stopped. Existing contracts were also stopped.
1) It said only 500 employees had been placed on leave. Actual number was 2,140.
2) Said only future contracts were stopped. Existing contracts were also stopped.
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Bannon, 71, was charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office with money laundering and conspiracy for allegedly deceiving donors in 2019 who contributed more than $15 million to a private fundraising drive, known as "We Build the Wall"...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
Former Trump advisor Bannon to plead guilty in border wall fraud case, avoid jail, Law360 reports
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon plans to plead guilty in a deal with New York state prosecutors to resolve fraud charges connected to fundraising for a U.S. southern border wall and allow him to avoid any prison time, legal trade publication Law360 reported.
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Bannon, 71, was charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office with money laundering and conspiracy for allegedly deceiving donors in 2019 who contributed more than $15 million to a private fundraising drive, known as "We Build the Wall"...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
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LOL the White House released its policy stating that White House personnel may never engage in communications with DoJ that could influence an investigation. Then it spends 3 pages explaining that the president can, though.
February 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
LOL the White House released its policy stating that White House personnel may never engage in communications with DoJ that could influence an investigation. Then it spends 3 pages explaining that the president can, though.
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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Every action taken by the current occupant of the White House is going to hurt his MAGA base. It is against their interests. I know the Democrats will be vocal, but the power now is with Republicans. It is time to stop letting Trump "Grab them by the pussy" and stand up for their voters.
January 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Every action taken by the current occupant of the White House is going to hurt his MAGA base. It is against their interests. I know the Democrats will be vocal, but the power now is with Republicans. It is time to stop letting Trump "Grab them by the pussy" and stand up for their voters.
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Clinton is insightful, as usual.
Since Reagan, the GOP has worked to increase citizens' cynicism about government, and then campaigned against government.
Now, under Trump, the GOP is working to increase citizens' cynicism about democracy, and then campaigning against democracy.
Since Reagan, the GOP has worked to increase citizens' cynicism about government, and then campaigned against government.
Now, under Trump, the GOP is working to increase citizens' cynicism about democracy, and then campaigning against democracy.
Bill Clinton: "People are losing faith in the institutions and in many many places, they're gonna reward the people that destroyed their faith."
December 9, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Clinton is insightful, as usual.
Since Reagan, the GOP has worked to increase citizens' cynicism about government, and then campaigned against government.
Now, under Trump, the GOP is working to increase citizens' cynicism about democracy, and then campaigning against democracy.
Since Reagan, the GOP has worked to increase citizens' cynicism about government, and then campaigned against government.
Now, under Trump, the GOP is working to increase citizens' cynicism about democracy, and then campaigning against democracy.
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Today's "One First" looks at "acting" officers and the Appointments Clause.
TL;DR: Congress has given the President too much power to abuse "actings"—but (1) *not* at the beginning of an administration; and (2) there are still *some* constitutional constraints:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/112-acting...
TL;DR: Congress has given the President too much power to abuse "actings"—but (1) *not* at the beginning of an administration; and (2) there are still *some* constitutional constraints:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/112-acting...
112. Acting Officers and the Appointments Clause
Federal law gives the President remarkable latitude to temporarily fill executive branch offices. But there are two ways in which the Supreme Court has suggested the Constitution imposes constraints
www.stevevladeck.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Today's "One First" looks at "acting" officers and the Appointments Clause.
TL;DR: Congress has given the President too much power to abuse "actings"—but (1) *not* at the beginning of an administration; and (2) there are still *some* constitutional constraints:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/112-acting...
TL;DR: Congress has given the President too much power to abuse "actings"—but (1) *not* at the beginning of an administration; and (2) there are still *some* constitutional constraints:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/112-acting...
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"The winners are rewriting the history of the insurrection, and their version of history is about to acquire the force of law," Jonathan Chait writes:
The Bizarre Normalcy of Trump 2.0
In postelection Washington, the mood is calm—and the developments are disturbing.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:19 PM
"The winners are rewriting the history of the insurrection, and their version of history is about to acquire the force of law," Jonathan Chait writes:
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Hope you guys weren't planning to build anything, fix anything or, you know, eat anything in the next four years
December 9, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Hope you guys weren't planning to build anything, fix anything or, you know, eat anything in the next four years
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Breaking News: Rupert Murdoch failed in his bid to alter a family trust to consolidate his empire under his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing slant.
Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Breaking News: Rupert Murdoch failed in his bid to alter a family trust to consolidate his empire under his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing slant.
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It’s okay as long as we can get our Trump sneakers and Fight! Fight!
Fight! cologne and of course our raw milk and cheap eggs
Hope you guys weren't planning to build anything, fix anything or, you know, eat anything in the next four years
December 9, 2024 at 8:22 PM
It’s okay as long as we can get our Trump sneakers and Fight! Fight!
Fight! cologne and of course our raw milk and cheap eggs
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Pardon of Hunter Biden is in the best interests of justice. Based on the facts, most federal prosecutors would have declined to charge him. The botched misdemeanor guilty plea and sentence of diversion were a tell that the special counsel had the same assessment.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/j…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/j…
President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
The decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.
t.co
December 2, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Pardon of Hunter Biden is in the best interests of justice. Based on the facts, most federal prosecutors would have declined to charge him. The botched misdemeanor guilty plea and sentence of diversion were a tell that the special counsel had the same assessment.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/j…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/j…
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Dinesh D’Souza issues an apology for ‘2000 Mules’ — his misleading *documentary* that convinced many Republicans the 2020 election was stolen (TN State Senator Mark Pody in particular was a big fan)
Full: dineshdsouza.com/statement-on...
Full: dineshdsouza.com/statement-on...
December 2, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Dinesh D’Souza issues an apology for ‘2000 Mules’ — his misleading *documentary* that convinced many Republicans the 2020 election was stolen (TN State Senator Mark Pody in particular was a big fan)
Full: dineshdsouza.com/statement-on...
Full: dineshdsouza.com/statement-on...
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Breaking news: President-elect Donald Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue two federal prosecutions against the former president, according to two individuals close to Trump’s transition.
Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
The plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Breaking news: President-elect Donald Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue two federal prosecutions against the former president, according to two individuals close to Trump’s transition.
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Whelp, we’re about to see what America has the stomach for. I don’t think it’s for this
At 4:03 AM Trump posts that he is prepared to use the military to round up migrants in a mass deportation effort after Mike Johnson, Tony Gonzales & other Republicans spent the weekend saying this was not the case.
November 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Whelp, we’re about to see what America has the stomach for. I don’t think it’s for this
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NEW: Secretary of Defense nominee Hegseth PAID a woman who accused him of sexual assault to keep her quiet. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:36 AM
NEW: Secretary of Defense nominee Hegseth PAID a woman who accused him of sexual assault to keep her quiet. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This is basically Dunkirk. After that the allies felt hopeless, four years later they crushed them. So will we
November 17, 2024 at 12:38 AM
This is basically Dunkirk. After that the allies felt hopeless, four years later they crushed them. So will we
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The stock market really doesn’t like Donald Trump.
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 PM
The stock market really doesn’t like Donald Trump.
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This is not a mandate.
November 16, 2024 at 3:08 AM
This is not a mandate.