The Senate on Monday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee for an inspector general post after failing to do so on Saturday, when a dozen Republicans missed the vote. The Senate voted 48–47 to confirm Eric Soskin as inspector general of the Department of Transportation. The vote was entirely along party lines. All Republicans supported Trump’s…
Trump Supporters Organizing Virtual ‘Inauguration’ for Him on Jan. 20
Supporters of President Donald Trump are organizing a “Second Presidential Inauguration Ceremony” for Jan. 20, the date the next president of the United States is scheduled to be sworn in. The virtual event has attracted hundreds of thousands of responses and gone viral on social media. Over 62,000 people said they plan on attending. Evi Kokalari-Angelakis…
Trump Calls Into Turning Point USA Florida Event, Thanks Students for Support
President Donald Trump on Monday phoned into a conservative youth conference held in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he urged the Justice Department and “other people” to step up in order to get to the bottom of election integrity concerns. “We are fighting really for the country because, this election, we won this election in a…
Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 21 that recommends classical architecture as the “preferred and default architecture” for public federal government buildings in Washington D.C. The order criticizes what’s become known as the “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture,” which largely replaced traditional designs with modernist ones in the 1950s. The Guiding Principles policy…
Treasury Has Not Seen Any Damage From Widespread Hack: Mnuchin
A recent hacking campaign of U.S. agencies, believed the be the biggest ever to be uncovered, impacted the Treasury Department’s unclassified systems, but the department has not seen any damage, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a CNBC interview on Monday. “We do not see any breaking into our classified systems. Our unclassified systems did…
Trump: ‘We’re Getting Closer and Closer’ to Successful Challenge to Election Results
President Donald Trump alleged Sunday that “we’re getting close and closer,” in reference to his ongoing challenges to election results in key battleground states. “We’re getting closer and closer. And I hope you let everybody know we’re actually very close,” Trump said on WABC radio. “The fake news will not tell you that. They don’t…
Trump Said He Spoke With Sen.-Elect Tuberville, Who Has Weighed a Challenge to Electoral Votes
President Donald Trump has spoken to Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), after Tuberville said he was mulling whether to join representatives next month in filing a challenge to electoral votes. “I spoke to a great gentlemen Tommy Tuberville last night, and he was so excited. He said, ‘You made me the most popular politician in the…
Trump Calls for More Stimulus Payments: ‘It Was the Fault of China,’ Not Americans
President Donald Trump implored Congress to pass a bill that includes direct stimulus payments after the provision was rejected last week. “Why isn’t Congress giving our people a Stimulus Bill?” the president asked Saturday night. “It wasn’t their fault, it was the fault of China,” he added, referring to the CCP virus that caused a…
Senate Blocks Two Trump Nominees as 12 GOP Senators Miss Votes
The Republican-controlled Senate on Saturday blocked two of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Trump, a Republican, had nominated Chase Johnson for the position of inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission, and Eris Soskin for the same position at the Department of Transportation. The Senate voted 39-48 for each nominee. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the Democratic vice…
Senate Blocks 2 Trump Nominees as 12 GOP Senators Miss Votes
The Republican-controlled Senate on Dec. 19 blocked two of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Trump had nominated Chase Johnson for the position of inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission and Eric Soskin for the same position at the Department of Transportation. The Senate voted 39–48 for each nominee. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the Democratic vice presidential…
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