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Aug 05 2022
News
Scoop: 2024 GOP hopefuls back Trump's plan to purge civil servants
Several possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates tell Axios they support former President Trump's plan to make it easier for the president to purge federal workers.
Why it matters: Trump need not win his party's nomination — nor even run again — for the next GOP president to try to reimpose the executive order known as "Schedule F." Democrats, increasingly concerned, are
Axios
Aug 05 2022
Opinion
Study: CNN, MSNBC took sharp left turns during Trump’s presidency
Former CNN boss Jeff Zucker made waves at the outset of the Trump era by hiring commentators willing to defend the real estate mogul as he mounted his campaign for the presidency. The result was many embarrassing and awkward moments on and off the air.
Now, it appears the Jeffrey Lords and Scottie Nell Hugheses of the world have grounds to argue that they actually deserved more airtime
Erik Wemple
Aug 05 2022
Fact Check
Fact Check: Were Only Trump Supporters Arrested for 2020 Election Fraud?
As the 2020 Presidential election reaches its two year anniversary, Donald Trump supporters and midterm candidates continue to spread the falsehood that the former president won the contest.
Election deniers, such as Kari Lake, Mark Finchem and Kristina Karamo, have all enjoyed Trump-endorsements, even as he more recently appeared to pivot over the claim.
The findings of the
Newsweek
Jul 04 2022
News
Ohio police release graphic bodycam video in fatal shooting of Jayland Walker
Ohio police released graphic body camera video and additional details Sunday about the shooting of Black motorist Jayland Walker, showing for the first time the moment eight officers released a barrage of bullets at Walker as he ran.
Akron officers said they tried to stop Walker, 25, last Monday on unspecified traffic violations and chased him when he did not pull over, police said in a
NBC News (Online)
Aug 02 2022
News
Democrats propose legislation to block Trump's Schedule F plans
Six Democratic senators introduced legislation preventing federal civil service positions from being reclassified outside of a merit-based system, protecting tens of thousands of federal employees.
Why it matters: It follows reporting from Axios' Jonathan Swan on former President Trump's plans to replace huge chunks of government employees with his own army of tens of thousands of
Axios
Aug 09 2022
Opinion
Three quick thoughts on what we know about Mar-a-Lago raid so far
There is still a lot we don’t know about the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, but from what little we do know so far, we can already say it is an unprecedented use of federal power against a former president.
The FBI has never raided the home of a former president … until yesterday.
Additionally, it has been widely
Washington Examiner
Aug 07 2022
Opinion
The Unpresidential Vulgarity of ‘Let’s Go Brandon’
My friend Donald Trump emailed me the other day with what he called “an exciting announcement”:
“I designed a BRAND NEW HAT, and I want YOU to see it first.”
The hat that the former president personally designed and is now offering exclusively to ME delivers a crisp three-word message: “Let’s Go Brandon!” It is, the email subject line announced, “Guaranteed to trigger the Libs.”
The Bulwark
Jul 21 2022
News
Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Trump’s frantic 187 minutes
The House panel probing last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol is promising a “minute-by-minute” account of Donald Trump’s actions throughout the rampage, turning its focus Thursday on those crucial hours at the White House to boost the case that the former president had supported — if not instigated — the violence of Jan. 6.
In a prime-time hearing designed to maximize viewership, the
The Hill
Aug 05 2022
News
WATCH: January 6 Committee Honcho Liz Cheney Pushes Hard for DOJ to Criminally Charge Trump
Rep. Liz Cheney pushed hard for Attorney Merrick Garland to criminally charge former President Donald Trump for his part in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
CNN anchor Kasie Hunt has been rolling out bits and pieces of her exclusive interview with the embattled congresswoman, who has served as something of a ramrod for the anti-Trump movement by virtue of her vice chairmanship of
Mediaite
Jul 08 2021
Analysis
Meme traders have full control over AMC
Conventional wisdom says that when a public company’s stock is overvalued, that company should issue new shares. In doing so, the company raises funds before the share price falls. Last year, Tesla rode just such a wave of investor enthusiasm to raise $12 billion in 2020.
Quartz