ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction Friday halting the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for one week, giving the government time to sign a “clear, unambiguous” agreement that the fund is dead. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said from the bench the agreement […]
In "What'd I Miss?" Myra and Ossie try to follow the right's narrative on who was behind the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol to thwart the election.
President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund appeared to be on shaky ground Monday as he continued to face opposition from his own party, and appeared ready to drop the fund in exchange for a vote on an immigration bill.
Trump’s anti-weaponization fund particularly drew the ire of racial justice advocates who said the fund was an insult to Black
I do not mean the snack involving fillings held in a tortilla, rather, I am referring to the acronym for ** T** rump ** A** lways ** C** hickens ** O** ut, and in this case, Donald Trump has put a hold on his $1.776 billion "Lawfare" fund.
It appears that even his most sycophantic allies in Congress felt that this was a bridge too far.
The Trump administration plans to drop its…
Former Howard County Executive Allan Kitttleman recently walked into his county board of elections. Aside from going unrecognized, what happened next might surprise some who know the lifelong Republican: He left the GOP, party of his father and grandfather.
“We’ll keep fighting on all fronts to make sure the public channels their righteous anger where it belongs: into reparations
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has attracted scrutiny for its corruption potential, even splitting congressional Republicans who rarely confront President Donald Trump’s decisions and policies. Among the top concerns: Could pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, riot defendants who assaulted police officers claim a slice of the pie and essentially be…
Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people said to be victims of judicial weaponization, saying the fund would aid and encourage the pro-Trump rioters who attacked that Capitol that day and still […]
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper's amendment will be voted on as the U.S. Senate debates a roughly $70 billion bill brought by Republicans to restore funding to ICE and the Border Patrol
“That tells Black America exactly whose pain the government is willing to recognize, how and why,” Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter,
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche(whom President Donald Trump hired) will appoint a five-person panel to administer the money to people who claim that they suffered “lawfare” at the hands of the government. The fund could be used to write checks to those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, or other allies of Trump, who himself has claimed he was the target of “lawfare” during…
(RNS) — Starseeds say they’re not from this planet. Online, they’re sharing mythologies and rituals that, for some, are taking on the trappings of religion.
A group of U.S. House Democrats trekked to an out-of-the-way Capitol hallway Tuesday to draw attention to the fact that a plaque honoring those who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been installed there, and not in the prominent place intended.
WASHINGTON — More than two dozen U.S. House Democrats cast a spotlight Tuesday on a newly installed commemorative plaque for those who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. The members — led by New York U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the U.S. Committee on House Administration — led […]
A Montgomery County man who pleaded guilty to charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and was then pardoned, was arrested Monday after videos that went viral reportedly showed him touching women's hair without their consent on Metro trains.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation honoring families whose loved ones were killed by noncitizens, but spent most of the event complaining about his approval ratings and the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen from him,