Donald Trump Announces Pardons and Commutations for 143 People in Last Hours of Presidency
President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday night that he had pardoned and commuted the sentences of 143 people in the final hours of his presidency.
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Joe Biden’s Pentagon Pick Lloyd Austin Vows to Rid Military Ranks of ‘Racists and Extremists’
Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, said Tuesday during his confirmation hearing that he would work to rid the military of “racists and extremists.
Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne, dozens of others; also commutes sentences
President Trump issued a long list of pardons and sentence commutations early Wednesday as he prepared to leave office.
Rep. Boebert blasts ‘baseless’ suggestion by Dem lawmaker that she led reconnaissance tour of Capitol
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., blasted Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Tuesday over his “baseless” suggestion that she led a group of people who took part in the deadly Jan. 6 riot on a tour of the Capitol building days earlier.
Reports: Donald Trump Has Pardoned Steve Bannon
The New York Times cited White House officials confirming that Trump had pardoned Bannon, reporting that Bannon and his allies pressed the president intently for a pardon while Bannon’s detractors argued against him.
Trump Issues 18-Month Amnesty for Thousands of Venezuelans in U.S.
President Donald Trump has issued an 18-month executive amnesty for tens of thousands of Venezuelan nationals living in the United States who otherwise would have been eligible for deportation.
REPORT: Josh Duhamel In Talks To Replace Armie Hammer In Jennifer Lopez Film
Here’s what we know
The Death Tax’s Not So Little Helper (Possibly)
On the menu today: the death tax’s (possible) new scythe, vaccines and the EU’s lethal central-planning fail, Merkel/Brezhnev, credit-market Jenga, lost Bitcoin/found Keynes.
State Department Optimistic That Biden Will Build On Trump Administration’s Fight Against Chinese Telecom Companies
‘It’s imperative to keep the momentum going’
Charles Hurt: The Greatest Political Show on Earth Winds to a Spectacular Close
As this epic adventure of Donald J. Trump’s presidency winds to a spectacular close, I am reminded as I have been so many times over the past five years just how inadequate we sad scribes in the political press have been at capturing it all — this, the Greatest Political Show Earth has ever seen.
Officials Reveal Cause Of Death For Social Media Influencer Whose Naked Dead Body Was Found On Side Of The Road
Sharkey’s body was discovered the morning after she went missing
Ford Ordered To Recall 3 Million Vehicles Over Airbag Defect That Can Spray Passengers With Potentially Deadly Metal Pieces
The defective inflators can explode or cause airbags not to inflate properly
U.S. Records 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths on Eve of Biden Inauguration
Over 400,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, one day before Joe Biden’s inauguration as president.
REPORT: Clare Crawley And Dale Moss Split Only 5 Months After ‘Bachelorette’ Engagement
‘There’s a whole bunch of problems between them’
REPORT: Tim McGraw, Tyler Hubbard To Perform New Song ‘Undivided’ At Joe Biden’s Inauguration
Garth Brooks will also perform at the inauguration
Rand Paul Misreads the Politics of Trump’s Senate Trial
Convicting the president and barring him from future office is the clearest way forward for the GOP.
The U.S. Officially Recognizes China’s Uyghur Genocide
The outgoing Trump administration has concluded that the Chinese government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.
Hawley Blocks Quick Vote on Biden’s DHS Secretary Nominee, Citing Lax Immigration Stance
Alejandro Mayorkas is a former Obama administration official considered the architect of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Merkel Might Have Just Opened The EU To A Flood Of Chinese Cash — Here’s What That Means
Critics have said the proposed deal with the CCP is like putting lipstick on a pig
Chinese State Media Suggests US Big Tech Censorship Proves Free Speech Is Unattainable
‘A pity, but it’s also a reality’
Missing 17-Year-Old Built Snowcave To Survive Until Rescuers Arrived
‘This young man did everything right after things went wrong’
‘It’s A Swamp’: JP Morgan CEO Compares Post-COVID-19 Challenge To World War II
‘The first thing businesses should do is separate their company’s interests from what’s in the interest of the country’
Clinton suggests Putin may have known about riot in Capitol, Pelosi wants 9/11 commission-type probe
Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, spoke with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on her podcast about the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month and hinted that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have been receiving updates about the chaos from President Trump.
Joe Biden: Amnesty for Everyone Who Was Here on January 1
President-elect Joe Biden’s amnesty plan will reportedly provide the glittering prize of U.S. citizenship to everyone who can show they were in the United States illegally on January 1, if Congress passes the wage-cutting, nation-changing legislation amid a deep economic recession.
Live Updates: Eric Swalwell brings political baggage as impeachment manager
Swalwell was given the heavy responsibility of being on the team to present the case against Trump to the Senate in his impeachment trial
Live Updates: Acting Secretary of Defense weighs in on concerns of insider threat to Biden’s inauguration
Miller said that the department is “leaving no stone unturned in securing the Capitol.
Live Updates: Congress gears up as hearings for Biden’s Cabinet nominations set to begin today
The first hearings for President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominations are set to begin on Tuesday, one day before his inauguration on Jan. 20.
Cuccinelli: Caravan heading to US-Mexico border acting as ‘human Petri dish’
Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli warned Monday of a surge in coronavirus transmissions with thousands of migrants expected to reach the U.S.-Mexico border in the early weeks of the incoming Biden administration.