Steve Bannon Admits to Fraud in $15M ‘We Build the Wall’ Case, Avoids Jail Time
Steve Bannon, President Trump’s former White House chief strategist, admitted Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to his “We Build the Wall” online fundraiser — but will serve no prison time as part of the plea deal. NY Post Co-conspirators Brian Kolfage,...
Trump Fires USAID’s Inspector General After Report Critical of Funding Freeze
The Trump administration fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday — a day after he put out a report criticizing the foreign aid freeze, a USAID official and a former State Department official said. Yahoo
US Cyber Agency Puts Election Security Staffers Who Worked With the States on Leave
Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country. ABC News
How to Dismantle the US, “Brick by Brick”
Much to the delight of the Russians, Trump and Musk are dismantling the government "brick by brick". They have eradicated agencies and fired personnel who in the past, or might in the future, seek to prosecute their potential crimes. They are violating the...
Uncommon Sense Was a Common Vice
An anonymous FBI agent writes urgent letter warning Americans about Trump. Agent who stopped terrorist airline plot, prevented school shooting, and infiltrated sex traffickers — on top of investigating Jan 6 — has a dire warning you. Uncommon Sense was a Common Vice...
Firings, Freezes and Layoffs: A List of Trump’s Moves Against Federal Employees and Programs
Changeover among federal government agencies is normal when a new administration comes to Washington. But President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping changes in the first days of his second administration, from firing career agency employees to freezing trillions...
‘Infinite Nightmares at Once’: Veterans Data Swept Up in Musk’s Takeover of Treasury System
Sensitive veterans data, including information about Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, are among the Treasury Department records Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency now has access to amid his quest to unilaterally cut government spending...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Elon Musk’s unceasing attempts to access the data and information systems of the federal government range so widely, and are so unprecedented and unpredictable, that government computing experts believe the effort has spun out of control. This week, we spoke with four...
‘Trump Bump is Over’: Confidence Free Falls as Voters Blame President for Market ‘Chaos’
During the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the U.S. economy was terrible under then-President Joe Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris. But according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) figures, unemployment stayed under 4.0...
Alleged USAID Probe Into Starlink Raises Elon Musk Conflict Concerns
USAID was investigating its relationship with Starlink just months before tech billionaire Elon Musk attempted to shut the agency down, according to reports. The freezes and cuts to the foreign aid department, spearheaded by Musk as head of the Department of...