Tag Archives: Trump lies

ABC News reports: A federal judge in Washington on Friday denied a request from The Associated Press to enforce his order requiring the White House to restore the outlet’s full access to President Trump. Lawyers for The A.P. had accused the White House of defying the order, at first by continuing to bar its journalists from presidential events, then by …

The Hill reports: Probationary workers who were re-fired this month from the Commerce Department say their health insurance is being terminated earlier than they expected. The workers had expected their health insurance to run into May. Instead, they received notices this week that the department is backdating their termination to an earlier date, meaning the health insurance ran out last …

The Guardian reports: The US will witness its second wave of protests in a fortnight on Saturday as organizers seek to turn discontent with Donald Trump’s presidency into a mass movement that will eventually translate into action at the ballot box. More than 400 rallies are anticipated across the nation loosely organized by the group 50501, which stands for 50 …

FactCheck.org reports: President Donald Trump has added to his unsupported claim that the U.S. is making “$2 billion a day” from tariffs by saying that the country was losing $2 billion or $3 billion “a day” under President Joe Biden. Economists told us that Trump appears to be wrongly comparing a very high – and unlikely – estimate of potential …

“This is the hand of the man that the Democrats feel should be brought back to the United States, because he is such ‘a fine and innocent person.’ They said he is not a member of MS-13, even though he’s got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles and two Highly Respected Courts found that he was a member of MS-13, beat …

Bloomberg News reports: Representatives from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency met with leadership at the National Gallery of Art on Thursday, according to an email from the director to staff of the fine arts museum. National Gallery Director Kaywin Feldman and Secretary and General Counsel Luis Baquedano discussed the museum’s legal status with DOGE representatives, per the email seen …

The Daily Beast reports: Corey Lewandowski has taken such an outsize role at DHS that some employees refer to him as Kristi Noem’s “shadow secretary.” Trump’s former campaign manager and senior advisor originally wanted to serve as Noem’s chief of staff, but Trump and his top advisors were uncomfortable with the arrangement because their relationship has long been a source …

Reuters reports: Tesla’s much-awaited plans for an affordable car include a stripped-down version of its best-selling electric SUV, the Model Y, that will be made in the United States, but the production launch has been delayed, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Tesla has promised affordable vehicles beginning in the first half of the year, offering a …

CBS News reports: The Department of Justice wants to stand in for President Trump in his ongoing appeal of a defamation case that could cost him tens of millions of dollars. Lawyers for the taxpayer-funded agency and Mr. Trump’s personal attorneys said in a filing on April 11 that the Justice Department believes the federal Westfall Act shields Mr. Trump …

NBC News reports: The Trump administration has filed an emergency motion with a federal appeals court seeking to block a judge’s order finding probable cause to hold it in contempt over deportation flights it sent to El Salvador. The filing to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals alleges U.S. District Judge James Boasberg was trying to punish the administration for …

Newsweek reports: A legal and political showdown is brewing over the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported man whose immigration status has sparked sharp disagreement between the White House and a federal judge. On Friday, the White House posted a message declaring Abrego Garcia is “NOT coming back,” even as a judge criticized the government’s evidence against him and …

The Washington Post reports: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Washington Post. Some immigrants have shown up with driver’s licenses and work permits to prove their legitimacy, …

From a just-launched White House website: “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication — which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the media to discredit the lab leak theory — was prompted by Dr. Fauci to push the preferred narrative that COVID-19 originated in nature. A lab-related incident involving gain-of-function research is the most likely the origin of COVID-19. …

Mediaite reports: Trump took to Truth Social Friday morning to blast Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s much-publicized trip to the Central American nation to meet with the Maryland resident — and illegal immigrant — who was wrongfully deported and sent to an El Salvadorian prison without due process. Trump wrote, “Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday …

“I’m a big advocate of the Second Amendment. I have been from the beginning. I protected it. And these things are terrible. But the gun doesn’t do the shooting. The people do. It’s, you know, a phrase that’s used probably too often. “I will tell you that it’s a shame. I’m just hearing about it now, just heard about it. …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank’s long-standing political independence. “If I want him out, he’ll …

“You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple of states. You have gas lanes way down. The price of oil has dropped substantially. The prices of groceries are substantially down. “You know, when I came in, they hit me with eggs. I just got there. I was here for one week and they started screaming at me, eggs …

CBS News reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear oral arguments next month over whether the Trump administration can partially enforce an executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship while proceedings in a challenge to the directive move forward. The court said in an unsigned order that arguments on the Justice Department’s request for emergency …

Democracy Docket reports: An independent federal agency is going forward with President Donald Trump’s sweeping elections executive order despite a barrage of lawsuits challenging it as an assault on states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections. Trump’s order, in part, directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) — an independent bipartisan commission — to require eligible voters to show proof …

Manchester’s ABC affiliate reports: A New England man who is a U.S. citizen said American border agents in Vermont detained him for several hours Sunday night as he and his wife were trying to return home from Canada. Bachir Atallah said he’s still not sure why he was detained. “He just reached for his gun,” Atallah said. “He’s like, ‘Step …