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2 days ago · Trump’s “buyout” offer (aka the “agree with me or leave” special) has hit the CIA. The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first of the intelligence community to receive Trump’s exit offer of eight months of pay and benefits. The agency is also now enforcing a hiring freeze, and anyone who was hired or in the process of getting hired at the CIA will likely have their ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Less than 24 hours after Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, tried to convince Democrats he doesn’t have an “enemies list,” six senior FBI leaders were ordered to retire or resign if they don’t want to be fired by Monday, CNN reported. Some of the officials, who oversee everything from cybersecurity to criminal investigations, were …

3 days ago · How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Fuel a Prison Labor Boom Lacking an available pool of migrant labor, the United Stated has historically turned to another vulnerable group—incarcerated people.

Jan 27, 2025 · That is roughly what Donald Trump did last week when he fired a slew of inspectors general in the executive branch. He broke a law that Congress passed as a reform because of his own earlier behavior as president. What he did flings the door wide open to run-of-the-mill corruption and potentially far worse. He doesn’t care, and it seems unlikely that the broader public will care. And there ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Now that he’s in office, Donald Trump suddenly doesn’t seem so confident in his position on Israel’s war on Palestine. “How confident are you, Mr. President, that you can keep the ceasefire in Gaza?” asked a reporter in the Oval Office while Trump signed a flurry of executive orders Monday night.

Jan 21, 2025 · Donald Trump on Monday pardoned or commuted the sentences of every single person criminally charged for the January 6 insurrection. Known violent extremists are now walking free. Trump’s sweeping pardon affects more than 1,500 defendants—including some of the most notorious.

Jan 24, 2025 · Trump reportedly doubled down on his threat to seize Greenland in a phone call with Denmark’s prime minister, sending the country’s government into a panic. Trump spoke to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the phone for about 45 minutes last week. While neither leader has commented specifically on the call, officials close to the situation said it went poorly, as reported by The ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order—Igniting Legal Battle A federal judge has ripped Donald Trump over what he called a “blatantly unconstitutional” executive order.

Jan 20, 2025 · The so-called Resistance was right: Trump really was an authoritarian. (His presidency would end with a failed coup attempt, after all.) The Resistance was also remarkably successful. Trump’s first term was largely stymied by opponents both in public and within the government, and it persisted even after he left office. Reentering private life, Trump was charged with several crimes: fraud ...