Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Attempted to Overturn 2020 Election Including Giuliani, Meadows, and Fake Electors

President Trump issued comprehensive federal pardons to 77 individuals involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, Jenna Ellis, Jeffrey …

Trump Pardons Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and Chief of Staff Convicted of Federal Corruption

President Trump pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his chief of staff Cade Cothren just weeks after they were sentenced to federal prison for public corruption charges. Casada received a three-year sentence in September 2025 for orchestrating a 2020 scheme to receive over …

Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao After $2 Billion Stablecoin Deal

President Trump pardoned Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (‘CZ’), who had served four months in prison for enabling money laundering violations and pleading guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act. The pardon came after Binance’s extensive lobbying efforts, including hiring …

Trump Executive Order Extends Hiring Freeze with Political Approval Requirements

President Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring’ on October 15, 2025, extending the federal hiring freeze and requiring all federal hiring decisions to be approved by ‘Strategic Hiring Committees’ consisting of senior …

U.S. Executes Extraordinary $20 Billion Argentina Bailout for Political Ally

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent directed $20 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds to purchase Argentine pesos and stabilize markets ahead of elections, representing only the fourth time since 1996 that the United States has purchased another country’s currency. The extraordinary intervention …

Trump Accelerates Authoritarian Agenda With Mass Purges and Political Prosecutions

Within 48 hours in mid-October, Trump purged thousands of federal workers, threatened massive China tariffs, and ordered prosecution of New York’s attorney general despite prosecutors’ objections. Business leaders responded with donations and silence rather than resistance, demonstrating …

Pro-Trump Fund Fraudulently Markets Fake Treasury Event, Sells Sponsorships

1789 Capital falsely marketed an ‘Inaugural U.S. Treasury A.I. Summit’ featuring Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, selling sponsorships with promised VIP access to senior government officials. The Treasury Department confirmed it never approved the materials or event. Organizers later …

Trump's Pharmaceutical Sales Overhaul Benefits Son's Company and Cabinet Member

Trump’s proposed direct pharmaceutical sales to consumers would specifically benefit BlinkRx, where Donald Trump Jr. serves on the board, and Cantor Fitzgerald, connected to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family. The policy change represents textbook corruption: government officials …

Trump Administration Systematically Uses Mortgage Fraud Charges Against Political Adversaries

The Trump administration established a pattern of targeting political adversaries through the Federal Housing Finance Agency with mortgage fraud investigations. Beyond Letitia James’s indictment, the pattern includes investigations against Fed Governor Lisa Cook and Senator Adam Schiff, all …

John Bolton Faces Imminent Federal Indictment on Classified Materials Charges

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton faces imminent federal indictment on classified materials charges following FBI raids. This represents the third major Trump critic to be indicted in October 2025, following James Comey and Letitia James. The systematic pattern of indictments targeting …

Dominion Voting Systems Sold to Former Republican Election Director

Dominion Voting Systems was sold to Liberty Vote, led by former GOP elections director Scott Leiendecker. The new ownership pledged alignment with Trump’s contested election directives that have been deemed unconstitutional by courts. The sale of a major voting systems company to partisan …

DOJ-Cited Report on Soros Shows No Evidence of Terrorism Funding

The Justice Department cited a conservative report accusing George Soros’s foundations of terrorism funding, but the report’s own authors acknowledged it contained no evidence of illegal activity and focused instead on grantees’ political statements. Despite the complete absence of …

DHS Awards Secretive $915 Million 'Self-Deportation' Contract to Connected Firm

A $915 million contract awarded to Salus Worldwide Solutions for ‘self-deportation’ services faces legal challenge for lacking transparency and following unlawful procurement procedures. The firm has connections to senior DHS officials, and bids were restricted to select companies for …

Analysis Finds 40+ Trump Administration Appointees With Fossil Fuel Industry Ties

Public Citizen and Revolving Door Project analysis identified more than 40 Trump appointees with direct fossil fuel industry ties, plus 100+ more with related interests distributed across federal agencies. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum exemplify this systematic …

Treasury's $20 Billion Argentina Bailout Benefits Bessent's Hedge Fund Colleagues

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved a $20 billion Argentina bailout that directly benefits hedge funds run by his former colleagues Stanley Druckenmiller and Robert Citrone, whose portfolios hold significant Argentine debt. Senator Elizabeth Warren demanded details on whether Managed Funds …

DHS Secretary Announces Additional Chicago Property Purchase for ICE Operations

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the department is purchasing additional Chicago real estate to expand ICE operations, stating ‘We’re doubling down’ on federal control amid strong local opposition from Governor JB Pritzker. The property purchases represent federal overreach into …

Crypto Investor 'Bitcoin Jesus' Reaches $48 Million Deal After Hiring Trump Associates

Roger Ver agreed to a $48 million deferred-prosecution deal to avoid jail in a tax fraud case after hiring Trump fixers Roger Stone and David Schoen. The settlement follows Trump’s systematic rollback of crypto enforcement, with Ver’s charges potentially being dropped if he complies with …

Border Czar Tom Homan Allegedly Took $50,000 in FBI Corruption Sting

Reports revealed that border czar Tom Homan was recorded by undercover FBI agents accepting $50,000 in cash on September 20, 2024, after indicating he could help win government contracts in a second Trump administration. The federal investigation launched in western Texas was abruptly terminated in …

White House Provides 'Concierge Service' to Fossil Fuel Industry

Senior Trump energy adviser Brittany Kelm publicly admitted the White House provides ‘white glove service’ to oil, gas, and coal companies, fast-tracking their projects through federal approvals while simultaneously freezing renewable energy initiatives. The National Energy Dominance …

OMB Removes Legal References to Federal Worker Back Pay Guarantees

The Office of Management and Budget quietly deleted statutory back pay guarantees from government shutdown guidance, signaling possible denial of restitution to 620,000 furloughed federal workers despite a 2019 law requiring it. OMB issued a memo arguing Trump lacks legal obligation to provide back …

Miami Dade College Board Gifts $67 Million Downtown Land to Trump Library

Miami Dade College’s board voted to gift $67 million in downtown Miami land to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation with minimal public notice before gubernatorial transfer to Trump’s control. Historian Dr. Marvin Dunn filed suit alleging the board violated Florida’s …

ICE Furloughs Entire Detention Oversight Office Despite Record Capacity

ICE furloughed its entire Office of Detention Oversight despite detention capacity surpassing 100,000 beds, eliminating monitoring of facility conditions while detainee numbers reach historic highs. The shutdown of oversight occurred simultaneously with the largest expansion of immigration detention …

White House Blocks $2.1 Billion Chicago Transit Funding as Political Retaliation

The White House blocked $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding and targeted Portland aid, citing ‘race-based contracting’ as retaliatory punishment for Democratic opposition. The funding freeze represents systematic weaponization of federal resources to punish political adversaries and …

Trump Administration Freezes $88 Million for Human Trafficking Survivors

The Trump administration blocked $88 million in congressionally approved funding for more than 100 organizations serving human trafficking survivors, eliminating housing, counseling, and legal support services. The funding freeze affected critical services for some of society’s most vulnerable …

Trump Administration Cancels $500 Million in Food Aid, Affecting 94 Million Pounds

The Trump administration cut $500 million from the Emergency Food Assistance Program, canceling 4,300 food deliveries nationwide and eliminating 94 million pounds of food aid. The cuts left food banks critically under-resourced while millions of Americans face food insecurity. This deliberate …

RFK Jr.'s Legal Associate Aaron Siri Advances Anti-Vaccine Lawsuits While Influencing HHS

RFK Jr.’s legal associate Aaron Siri is simultaneously advancing lawsuits aligned with Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda while wielding influence inside the Department of Health and Human Services, raising serious ethical concerns about personal financial gain from policy decisions. …

Private Prison Company CoreCivic Secures $300 Million in New ICE Contracts

CoreCivic, a private prison company, secured nearly $300 million in new ICE contracts to add 5,700 detention beds across California, Kansas, and Oklahoma, effectively doubling agency capacity by 2026. The contracts include $130 million annually for California City Correctional Facility, $60 million …

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman Negotiates Harvard Research Funding Restoration

Blackstone CEO and Trump ally Stephen Schwarzman emerged as key broker between Harvard University and the White House over billions in frozen federal research funds. Schwarzman negotiated terms for restoring the funding, conditioning it on Harvard’s institutional adoption of Trump …

Trump Targets Corporate Deals Across 30+ Industries Before Midterm Elections

Trump administration systematically cut deals across more than 30 industries, trading tariff relief and federal financing for corporate concessions in a pattern resembling state-driven capitalism. Companies including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and AstraZeneca faced pressure on production location and drug …

OMB Director Russ Vought Uses Shutdown to Execute Mass Federal Purges

OMB Director Russ Vought systematically used government shutdown planning to execute mass federal purges, cancel funding, block oversight, and reclassify workers across agencies according to the Project 2025 framework. This represents a deliberate conversion of the Office of Management and Budget …

White House Defunds Council of Inspectors General, Disabling Federal Oversight

The Office of Management and Budget withheld congressionally approved funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), effectively disabling oversight of 72 federal watchdogs. The defunding caused at least 15 government oversight websites to go dark, removing …

Trump Restricts H-1B Visas with $100,000 Per-Petition Fee Requirement

President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation imposing severe restrictions on H-1B specialty occupation workers, requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee per petition with limited national-interest exemptions. This dramatic escalation in visa costs represents a fundamental shift in skilled …

Commerce Secretary Lutnick Forces Corporations to Provide Government Equity Stakes

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced plans to extract government equity stakes from major corporations like Intel and Lockheed Martin in exchange for federal support, using tariffs and export licenses as pressure tools through a secretive ‘Investment Accelerator’ initiative. …

Trump Purchases Over $100 Million in Bonds from Companies He Regulates

Ethics disclosures revealed Trump purchased at least $103 million in corporate and municipal bonds since January 20, making over 600 transactions including bonds from Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Meta, UnitedHealth, T-Mobile, and Home Depot—all companies subject to federal regulation and …

Trump Converts CHIPS Act Grants to Government Equity Stake in Intel

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced the U.S. government would take a 10% equity stake in Intel worth $8.9 billion, converting previously committed CHIPS Act grants into government ownership. SoftBank simultaneously invested $2 billion, purchasing 2% of Intel. The equity-for-funding model …

PGA Tour Returns to Trump's Doral Golf Course for $20 Million Signature Event

The PGA Tour announced Trump National Doral will host the Miami Championship signature event April 30-May 3, 2026, with a $20 million purse. This marks the first PGA Tour event at a Trump property in a decade, directly enriching the president’s business while serving in office.

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OMB Director Vought Blocks Billions in Congressional Appropriations, Claims Unilateral Spending Power

OMB Director Russell Vought blocked billions in congressionally-approved public funding, including over $5 billion in SNAP benefits for hungry families, claiming unilateral power to withhold spending despite the Impoundment Control Act prohibiting such actions. Vought confirmed considering …

Fired DOJ Antitrust Official Accuses Bondi Leadership of Corruption in $14B Merger

Former DOJ antitrust official Roger Alford publicly accused Attorney General Pam Bondi’s chief of staff Chad Mizelle of ‘perverting justice’ by overruling career officials to approve the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-Juniper Networks $14 billion merger. Alford and another senior …

Senate Probes Commerce Secretary Lutnick's Firm for Tariff Insider Trading

Senate Democrats flagged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s firm Cantor Fitzgerald for creating financial products allowing clients to bet on Supreme Court tariff rulings, raising insider dealing concerns. Lutnick, a top tariff negotiator, is father of Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick. …

Treasury Secretary Bessent Violates Ethics Agreement, Retains Millions in Conflicted Assets

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent missed the 90-day ethics deadline for divesting conflicted assets, retaining up to $25 million in North Dakota farmland generating up to $1 million annually in rental income. Bessent owns soybean and corn farmland while shaping agricultural trade policy and farm …

Vietnamese Farmers Displaced for Trump Golf Resort, Compensated $3,200 and Rice

Vietnamese farmers in Hung Yen province were forced to surrender land for a $1.5 billion Trump-branded golf resort, receiving compensation as low as $3,200 and rice provisions. Thousands of villagers were offered $12-$30 per square meter for farmland, drastically reduced from initial estimates …

Trump Opens $12.5 Trillion in Retirement Savings to Cryptocurrency and Private Equity Risk

Trump signed an executive order directing the Labor Department to allow cryptocurrencies, private equity, and other alternative assets in 401(k) retirement plans, exposing the $12.5 trillion in retirement savings to high-risk, illiquid investments with elevated fees.

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Trump Nominates Partisan Heritage Foundation Economist to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trump nominated E.J. Antoni, Heritage Foundation chief economist and Project 2025 contributor, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the previous commissioner over a disappointing jobs report. Antoni has publicly claimed BLS data is ‘rigged’ and lacks relevant expertise for …

Trump Demands Intel CEO Resignation, Then Reverses After Meeting

Trump demanded Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan resign immediately over alleged China ties, claiming he is ‘highly conflicted’ due to $200 million in investments in Chinese semiconductor firms. Days later, Trump reversed course after meeting Tan, calling his ‘success and rise an amazing …

Trump Executive Order Places Federal Grants Under Political Appointee Control

President Trump signed Executive Order 14332 titled ‘Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,’ transforming the federal grantmaking process by giving presidential political appointees unprecedented power over billions of dollars in research and discretionary grants. The order requires …

Sean Combs Associates Offer Mid-Six-Figure Payments to Trump Officials for Presidential Pardon

Rolling Stone reported that associates of convicted Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs offered mid-six-figure payments to Trump administration officials, political operatives, and lobbyists to secure a presidential pardon. The efforts began months before Trump’s inauguration and intensified after …

Qualcomm Donates $1 Million to Trump-Aligned Dark Money Group

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) reported on July 30, 2025, that Qualcomm gave $1 million to Securing American Greatness, a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization that supported President Trump in the 2024 election and is now spending to boost his agenda. The donation was …

Ghislaine Maxwell Transferred to Minimum-Security Texas Prison Camp After Meeting with DOJ Officials

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred on August 1, 2025, from a low-security facility in Tallahassee, Florida to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas. The transfer came one week after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell and her lawyer for nine …

FBI Redacted Trump's Name from Jeffrey Epstein Files Under Privacy Protections

Bloomberg reported on August 1, 2025, that the FBI redacted President Donald Trump’s name and those of other high-profile individuals from approximately 100,000 pages of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Internal directives instructed about 1,000 FBI agents to ‘flag’ any …

Corporate PACs Donated $174 Million to Lawmakers Who Attempted to Overturn 2020 Election

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) reported in August 2025 that over 2,000 corporate and industry group PACs have donated more than $174 million to members of the ‘Sedition Caucus’—the 147 lawmakers who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election, …