Fascist. Autocratic. Tyrant. These are the words frequently used by Democrats to describe the erosion of American democracy under Donald Trump. Yet, as Bernie Sanders candidly acknowledged on a recent episode of the Flagrant podcast, the Democratic Party itself had long abandoned internal democratic norms. He admitted the party had “completely removed the democratic process […]
The Trump administration decided to cancel $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University, citing the institution’s inadequate response to antisemitic harassment and ethnic discrimination incidents.The health and human services department on Monday said that they are terminating multiple multi-year grant awards over their full duration.“HHS is taking decisive action to uphold civil rights in […]
Micki Witthoeft, center, mother of Ashli Babbitt (File photo AP) The Trump administration has agreed to pay around $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, in order to settle a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Babbitt estate, according to Associated Press.She was shot and killed during Capitol ill riots on January 6, […]
Donald Trump and FLOTUS Melania Trump sign landmark bill US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new law that makes it illegal to share explicit images of people without their permission, including fake images made using AI.The legislation is called the “Take It Down Act,” and aims to protect victims of revenge porn and […]
US to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt The US government on Monday agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman who was fatally shot by police during the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, reports the Washington Post. Babbitt was a vocal Trump supporter […]
Supreme court rules in Trump’s favour regarding deportations The US Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to the Trump administration to remove legal protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants.These individuals were previously shielded from deportation under a programme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), designed to help people from countries hit by war or […]
Donald Trump Jr said he sarcastically called Jill Biden a doctor, he knows the difference between MD and PhD With a joker emoji, Donald Trump Jr defended his accusation of Jil Biden that the former first lady covered Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis despite being a ‘doctor’ herself, and said he knows the difference between a […]
The Supreme Court on Monday let the Trump administration, for now, remove protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants who had been allowed to remain in the United States without risk of deportation under a program known as Temporary Protected Status. The court’s brief order was unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the […]
Russia president Vladimir Putin received a telephone call from US President Donald Trump on Monday, according to a White House source who spoke anonymously to AFP. Trump aims to resolve the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which began with Russia’s military intervention.Earlier on Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated that Trump’s primary objective for […]
Wendy McMahon steps down from the CEO post of CBS News amid clashes with Trump. CEO of CBS News Wendy McMahonhas resigned as the president and CEO of the company amid CBS’ legal dispute with President Donald Trump. “It’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward,” McMahon wrote […]
