When Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia, appeared in court in 2023 to be sentenced on sedition charges stemming from the storming […]
Category: Politics
Trump Demands Search for Political Bias in Justice Dept., Other Agencies
President Trump’s executive order decrying the “weaponization” of the Justice Department instructs his attorney general to scour federal law enforcement agencies, the Securities and Exchange […]
A Day of Triumph, Jubilation and Gloating in Washington
Hillary Clinton chuckled merrily when President Trump said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” A phalanx of Proud Boys marched […]
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine […]
A Determined Trump Vows Not to be Thwarted at Home or Abroad
“Nothing will stand in our way.” With that six-word vow, President Trump described how he planned to make his second term in office differ from […]
DeSantis Adopts ‘Gulf of America’ Language Even Before a Trump Order
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in a state executive order on Monday, even before […]
Trump Says He Has Granted Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
President Donald J. Trump, in one of his first official acts, said he had issued sweeping pardons to nearly all of the 1,600 rioters charged […]
In Dueling Pardons, an Intensified Fight Over the Meaning of Jan. 6
The dueling pardons issued Monday by the outgoing and incoming presidents were the latest and perhaps clearest reminders of how Donald J. Trump’s efforts to […]
Biden Commutes Leonard Peltier’s Prison Sentence
President Biden commuted the prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, an imprisoned Native American rights activist, using his final minutes of presidential power on Monday to […]
Senate Passes Border Crackdown Bill, Teeing Up Final House Vote
The Senate on Monday approved a bill that would mandate detentions and potential deportations for undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, setting it on a […]