On Feb 16, the Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee, which Jordan chairs, published a letter Jordan sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The letter demanded Yellen provide a number of filings related to the Congressional investigation of Jan 6 rioters. The details Jordan’s letter specifically requested “all Bank Secrecy Act filings, including Suspicious Activity…
Over the last several weeks, Liz Cheney has repeatedly explained why she believes the US isn’t taking Trump seriously enough and why the current Republican Party can’t be allowed to take power in this year’s elections. Strong criticism In early December, Cheney made headlines for warning that America was “sleepwalking into a dictatorship.” She later…
James Comey, former director of the FBI, wrote in the Washington Post on Jan 10 that people shouldn’t worry about MAGA threats interfering with Trump’s criminal cases. He argued that individuals almost never go beyond empty threats. Firm commitment “We must not let the idea of Trumpian violence become some kind of boogeyman,” Comey argued,…
On Jan 8, Trump said in an interview that he hopes the economy crashes in the next 12 months to hurt Biden. Trump’s Comments Trump called the economy “fragile” and argued that “the only reason it’s running now is it’s running off the fumes of what we did.” He predicted that it would soon crash….
For decades, the exclusive neighborhood has managed to avoid meeting its requirements for new housing. However, California has started taking its housing crisis more seriously — and Beverly Hills residents are furious. Outrage “People are furious,” one resident told The Hollywood Reporter. “They’re infuriated that a judge has the right to put a moratorium on…
On Friday, The New Republic released an interview with Marc Caputo, who released an extensive account of Trump’s machinations against RNC chair Ronna McDaniel this week. Caputo warned that Trump’s actions could cause tensions to flare among Republican leadership. End of the line “Ronna McDaniel performed a near-impossible feat in politics for the past seven…
On Jan 7, Washington Post analyst Philip Bump examined Trump’s 37-page dossier of evidence supposedly proving the legitimacy of questions about the 2020 election. As Bump concludes, this evidence is either false or unrelated to any fraud claims. Fruitless effort “Over the three-plus years since the election,” Bump explains, “no evidence of any schemes that…
In January, former President Donald Trump published an opinion piece in the Iowas Des Moines Register in which he promises to enact a range of ultra-strict border policies should he be re-elected as president. Call to arms “The most urgent task facing the next president is to end Joe Biden’s nation-wrecking nightmare on our southern…
Target and Walmart have collectively donated $1.5 million in support of a proposed amendment to California’s Proposition 47. The amendment would increase the severity of punishments for shoplifting. Making changes After Proposition 47 was passed in 2014, nonviolent shoplifting of items worth less than $950 was downgraded from a felony to a misdemeanor. However, the…
On Feb 15, Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that last year’s strike has made executives reconsider where they will build vehicles in the future. The company is currently shifting its focus to electric vehicles. Stark warning According to Farley, Ford will “think carefully” about where it decides to build vehicles in the future, due in…