Trump opened an 'Office of the Former President' to issue statements from Palm Beach as he remains barred from most social media

Trump opened the "Office of the Former President" on Monday to announce post-presidency plans. The office said it would also "carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration." Trump was barred from several social-media outlets, including Twitter, after the Capitol riot. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Former President Donald Trump has opened a new "Office of the Former […]

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Democrats Make Federal Election Standards A Top Priority

Democrats plan to move quickly on one of the first bills of the new Congress, citing the need for federal election standards and other reforms to shore up the foundations of American democracy after a tumultuous post-election period and deadly riot at the Capitol. States have long had disparate and contradictory rules for running elections. But the 2020 election, which […]

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White House Sculpture Garden To Feature Songwriter Who Hated Trump’s Dad

President Donald Trump managed to turn the release of the names of famous figures who will be depicted in the White House’s “National Garden of American Heroes” into a self-own. Some of the names announced on Monday for the garden include Chief Justice Antonin Scalia, Elvis Presley, Kobe Bryant and Julia Child. But the most surprising one submitted by the Trump […]

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House To Reconvene To Impeach Trump Over Inciting Violence

The US House of Representatives will reconvene Wednesday to vote to impeach President Donald Trump over charges of inciting violence at the Capitol. As Democrats hold a majority in the House, Trump is likely to become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. He was impeached by the House in December 2019 on charges of abuse of power and […]

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FBI affidavit details how a Trump supporter turned over evidence to a 'nice FBI lady' and explained walking into 'big boss' Nancy Pelosi's office

An FBI affidavit filed this week details at length how one Trump supporter who participated in the Capitol siege turned over evidence of his potential crimes to an FBI agent. In an email to the agent, whom the defendant addressed as "Nice FBI Lady," he attached multiple videos that allegedly featured his voice and footage recorded inside and outside the […]

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In an expletive-filled rant, Trump told an aide to never mention Nixon's name again, as some call for him to resign

President Donald Trump has refused calls to resign after he was impeached earlier this week. Trump has been extremely opposed to the idea and has forbidden aides from mentioning former President Richard Nixon.  Nixon resigned after the House Judiciary Committee voted to move ahead with his impeachment proceedings in 1974.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Donald Trump […]

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House Democrats Introduce Article Of Impeachment Against Donald Trump

House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday for “incitement of insurrection,” in the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told Punchbowl News he expects a vote on the article could come as early as Wednesday, with the goal of beginning Senate discussions as soon […]

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Trump Pardons 73, Commutes Sentences Of 70 Others

President Donald Trump issued 73 pardons and 70 commutations in the final hours of his presidency. Those who benefited from a long-standing presidential tradition of exercising clemency powers included Trump’s former political strategist and adviser Steve Bannon, who is facing fraud charges. Bannon was charged in August 2020 with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the […]

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Tucker Carlson Slammed For ‘Vile And Vicious’ Attack On Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson faced backlash and accusations of hypocrisy on Thursday after he mocked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for saying she feared for her life during last week’s U.S. Capitol riot. Critics described Carlson’s vitriolic monologue— in which he called Ocasio-Cortez dumb, narcissistic and “the Kim Kardashian of Congress” — as “vile and vicious.” Ocasio-Cortez said on Instagram live this week […]

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