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Trump Weaponized His ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ to Pressure Two Holdout Republican Senators Into Advancing Blanche’s Confirmation
Just weeks after Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization…
Aug 4
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Executive Watch
DOJ Concedes That the Reflecting Pool Damage Trump Blamed on ‘Vandalism’ Was Caused by His Own No-Bid Contractor’s Botched Work
On July 2, U.S.
Aug 1
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Executive Watch
July 2026
The Secret Service Falsified an ‘Emergency’ to Track Comey’s Phone Over an Instagram Post, Even After Being Warned It Was Illegal
Former FBI Director James Comey is fighting to get his indictment over a since-deleted Instagram post—seashells arranged to read “86 47”—thrown out as…
Jul 29
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Executive Watch
Trump Pardoned Convicted Fraudster Three Days After He Donated to a Vulnerable Republican Incumbent's PAC
Adam Kidan, the Republican megadonor and convicted fraudster from the Jack Abramoff scandal, was pardoned by Trump alongside nine Clean Air Act…
Jul 29
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Executive Watch
Trump Sells Wall Street a $100k-Per-Month Head Start on His Truth Social Posts Despite Senators’ Insider-Trading Warning
Trump Media’s paid data feed, which charges trading firms up to $100,000 a month for millisecond-early access to the president’s Truth Social posts…
Jul 29
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Executive Watch
ICE Is Now Pulling People Off Jet Bridges Over Visa Overstays
Immigration agents, wearing regular clothing instead of uniform, have started detaining travelers at boarding gates and jet bridges, targeting people…
Jul 28
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Executive Watch
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Rewrite Mail-In Voting Rules After Two Courts Already Blocked Him
In March, Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to compile citizenship lists of eligible voters for every state…
Jul 27
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Executive Watch
Department of Energy Admits it Canceled Grants for Blue States Just Because They Didn’t Vote for Trump
Last October the Trump administration canceled almost $8 billion in grants for clean energy projects, ostensibly to reduce federal spending and waste.
Jul 24
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A Judge Shut Down the DOJ’s Attempt to Subpoena New York Times Reporters for Covering His Qatari Jet’s Security Flaws
Donald Trump flew in his shiny “new” Qatari jet to the recent NATO summit in Ankara, but left Turkey aboard the older Air Force One, switching back to…
Jul 23
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Executive Watch
Trump Escalates His One-Man Trade War on Canada, a Top Ally and Trading Partner, With New 50% Tariffs
The Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s first attempts to impose sweeping tariffs (under IEEPA) has not dissuaded the president from trying to find a…
Jul 22
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Executive Watch
Trump’s Unhinged, Rambling Speech Lays Groundwork for Future Election Interference
While The UnPopulist was gathered in D.C.
Jul 20
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Executive Watch
Trump Administration Launches Nearly $5 Million Grant Program to Bankroll Far-Right Parties in Europe
The Trump administration is continuing with its efforts to support far-right parties in other countries—the irony of Trump’s own recent complaints about…
Jul 16
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Executive Watch
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