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Power Consolidation (Executive Watch)

Minnesota Is Suing the Trump Administration for Illegally Withholding Evidence About Shooting Deaths by ICE Agents
Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign predictably turned into a reign of terror over American cities, culminating in ICE goons shooting several U.S.
 • Executive Watch
Trump's Lackeys Shamelessly Approve Putting His Face on a Coin In Violation of America's Tradition Against King Worship
Ancient societies put the face of the king or the emperor on a coin, because that one man was the ultimate source of authority.
 • Executive Watch
Trump Hands a No-Bid Contract to the Company That Planned the Jan. 6 Rally
The purpose of political corruption is not just for political insiders to cash in.
 • Executive Watch
Trump Threatens to Revoke Broadcast Licenses of TV Stations That Don't Boost His Iran War
Donald Trump’s favorite executive power to abuse is the FCC’s ability to revoke a broadcast license if it decides a broadcaster isn’t serving the…
 • Executive Watch
In an Ongoing Attack on the Media, Hegseth Bans Press Photographers from the DOD for Not Making Him Look Glamorous Enough
Tough-guy Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is about as insecure about his appearance as the average middle-school girl.
 • Executive Watch
Trump Keeps Illegally Appointing Unqualified US Attorneys Even as Courts Keep Swatting Them
The central goal of Donald Trump’s second term in office is to bypass the legislative branch entirely, figuring out how to govern without Congress.
 • Executive Watch
The Department of Defense Threatens to Appropriate an AI Company That Refuses to Allow its Technology to be Used for Surveillance
The use of artificial intelligence by the U.S.
 • Executive Watch
Trump Tries to Get a Democratic Official Fired From the Netflix Board for Being a Democrat
Donald Trump is not in favor of capitalism or a free market.
 • Executive Watch
Trump Asserts Personal Ownership of Government by Draping His Face on Public Buildings, Including the DOJ
If filmmakers want to establish that their story is set in a dictatorship, one of the first things they might do is have the buildings of the capital…
 • Executive Watch
Trump Appoints Unqualified Lackey to Fine Arts Commission to Rubberstamp the Corruption-Ridden Trump Ballroom
One of Donald Trump’s top obsessions is building himself a grandiose gilded ballroom.
 • Executive Watch
The Trump Administration Is Illegally Asserting Presidential Power to Rewrite the History of Slavery
In addition to trying to roll back the achievements of the Civil Rights Movement, the Trump administration is trying to erase the very history of…
 • Executive Watch
The Trump Administration Issues Subpoenas to Social Media Platforms Demanding That They Rat Out Protesters, Massively Expanding the…
One of the grievances the Trump administration cites against previous administrations is the government seeking cooperation from social media companies…
 • Executive Watch
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