As President-elect Donald Trump signals renewed efforts to enforce mass deportations, recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program remain uncertain about their future.
Human rights activists, former corrections officials, and families of crime victims have called on President Biden to commute the sentences of all 40 federal death row inmates before leaving office.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden delivered an unmistakable snub to Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at the Kennedy Center, pointedly refusing to acknowledge them during a public appearance. The incident, marked by a visible avoidance of eye contact and interaction, underscored simmering tensions within the Democratic leadership.
Former January 6 Committee member Liz Cheney pushed back Monday against President-elect Donald Trump’s call for her to be jailed over allegations of destroying 117 files from the committee’s investigation. The controversy stems from claims that these files, which Trump asserts exonerate him, were deleted or encrypted by members of the panel.
In an interview on NBC's Meet the Press, former President Donald Trump suggested that President Joe Biden might consider issuing preemptive pardons to prominent Democrats and members of the January 6 Committee, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, and Bennie Thompson (D-MS). The remarks came amid ongoing scrutiny of the committee's handling of evidence and its perceived partisanship.
While former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) faced criticism for meeting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017, prominent Democratic leaders, including then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), had also met with Assad in the past. Pelosi’s 2007 visit to Damascus, where she conveyed a peace message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, drew backlash from the Bush administration.
Former President Barack Obama admitted the defeat of his diversity-driven "pluralism" agenda in a speech delivered December 5 in Chicago. Speaking to a selective audience, Obama called for rebuilding institutions to support diversity and inclusion, following President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive 2024 election victory.
California Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli has reintroduced legislation aimed at enhancing school safety by requiring at least one armed school resource officer (SRO) on every public school campus in the state.
The National Police Association (NPA) has strongly endorsed Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, hailing his appointment as “a pivotal moment for law enforcement and public safety across the United States.”
