Jessica Anderson, one of many Heritage Foundation / Heritage Action executives directly involved with the former Trump administration, tells a room of donors that the organization is the mastermind of voter suppression legislation in states across the nation. Over 60 former Heritage employees received positions in the Trump administration, and…

Agents with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), many of them wearing masks to hide their identity, waited outside near the Tufts University Interfaith Center in unmarked cars to detain Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk. The 30-year-old screamed as agents surrounded and grabbed her, handcuffing her before transporting her to one…

On March 17, Trump announced the appointment of several right-wing allies to be appointed to the boards of visitors at the nation's military academies. The appointees are as listed: West Point Board of Visitors: Mike Flynn. In 2017, he pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents and was a foreign…

Beginning sometime in March, ads by the "pro-family" New York Institute for Law and Society begin appearing on TV, on radio, and in newspapers. The ads accuse the Mohawk tribe of being in bed with organized crime. The visual ads include pictures of cocaine and syringes. They ask viewers, listeners,…

On March 6, 2025, Politico reported that four senior members of "Trump's entourage" tried convincing Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and members of former president Petro Poroshenko's party to hold an early presidential election to oust President Volodymyr Zelensky. The date these meetings began is unknown. U.S. officials asked the…

Trump Taj Mahal pays $10 million for violating anti-money laundering laws and providing loopholes for "criminals, terrorists, and bad actors" to exploit the US financial system repeatedly over the past 12 years. The company, Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC, admitted to intentional violations of the laws and agreed to accept…

The Trump administration has committed to the expansion of the Russian empire, no matter the lives lost or the international alliances ended.

The secretive, invite-only network is preparing a major expansion.

Lawyers for Donald Trump send cease and desist letters to the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). The letters demand that these organizations stop using Trump's name and likeness for advertising, fundraising, and merchandise. According to Politico, Trump doesn't…

Federico "Freddie" Klein -- a Trump State Department aide, former campaign staffer, and Marine with a top-secret security clearance -- is arrested for his involvement in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Klein was a tech analyst for the 2016 Trump campaign and served on the Trump transition team…

Your questions answered on Epstein, AI, my career, and other dystopian matters.

On or around February 27, U.S. intelligence officials alert Donald Trump that Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU) paid bounties to "Taliban-linked militants" to kill American troops in Afghanistan. Neither Trump nor others in the administration retaliate or formally acknowledge the bounties by Russia. Investigators believe the first attack may have…

Also, Christian nationalism.

Top tech experts resign from Elon Musk's DOGE, citing threat to critical US public services and the public good.

Stephen Miller, a Trump speech writer and architect of the administration's inhumane immigration policies, meets with the House Republican Study Committee (RSC). The meeting comes after other recent RSC gatherings with Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, and Tucker Carlson. The gathering — which also included Mark Morgan, a top Trump immigration…

A judge rules that Alexander Acosta and other prosecutors violated U.S. law in 2008 by offering a plea deal that gave Jeffrey Epstein immunity from federal charges. Acosta, who at the time was the U.S. attorney for the southern district of Florida, opted not to prosecute Epstein on federal sex…

On February 18, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump attended the inauguration of the Trump International Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital of Dubai. The golf club was developed in cooperation with luxury real estate group DAMAC, which is led by Hussain Sajwani, "a long-standing business partner…

Tom Homan urges the DOJ to criminalize 'Know Your Rights' efforts, raising significant concerns about civil liberties and legal advocacy.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, and the law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll file a lawsuit against key figures in the "Big Lie" and the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The lawsuit alleges that Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and…

Sometime in February 1974, former U.S. intelligence agent Donald Barr -- father of William Barr -- announces that he is leaving his position as headmaster at Dalton at the end of the school year. Later, date unknown, he hires Jeffrey Epstein to begin work the following September, teaching math and…

At a meeting in the Oval Office, Donald Trump asks FBI Director James Comey to end federal investigations into Michael Flynn. Flynn resigned as Trump's national security adviser the previous day after lying to White House officials about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States. The documentation…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) blocks two bills that would ban voting machines from being connected to the internet and require campaigns to alert the authorities if another country offers assistance with winning an election. Blackburn accuses the Democrat legislators who introduced the bills as trying to push forward legislation that…

On February 11, 1985, the cover of New York magazine features a familiar character in an unfamiliar light: Donald Trump, unshaven and sweaty. Today's cover story is "A Different Kind of Donald Trump Story" by Tony Schwartz. Schwartz's piece portrays Trump as a greedy building owner, unafraid to tear down…

Sometime during the week of February 10, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem sends agency employees a memo warning them of upcoming lie detector tests. Noem claims that this directive is in response to leaks that have foiled immigration enforcement plans. Herself and Trump border czar Tom Homan…

Trump mass fired the Board of Visitors at the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard military academies. The seats are later filled with MAGA loyalists, including Michael Flynn and Charlie Kirk. Trump stated on Truth Social that “woke leftist ideologues” invaded military academies in the U.S. and claimed that…

Donald Trump starts talking about the coronavirus pandemic at campaign events, during press conferences, and in interviews. He tells the country that the virus will go away in April, despite telling Bob Woodward three days before that the virus is deadly. The virus. They're working hard. Looks like by April.…

The redaction of Jeffrey Epstein's own name in some of the Epstein files shows a DOJ desperate to keep some secrets from Trump's first term buried.

On February 9, a black woman named Agnes Bunn files a formal complaint with the city against Fred Trump for housing discrimination. I was made aware of a 3-1/2 and a 4-1/2 room apartment at 41-10 Bowne Street in Flushing, New York (Queens County) by a friend who lives at…

In a private meeting between Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and former head of the Ukrainian security service Leonid Derkach, the two discuss Vladimir Putin and Semion Mogilevich. The conversation is being recorded by the president's security detail, Mykola Melnychenko. Kuchma: "Have you found Mogilevich?"Derkach: "I found him."Kuchma: "So, are you…

Democratic lawmakers have been physically blocked from four federal agencies this week by Elon Musk's DOGE team. Today, around 30 to 40 members of Congress went to the Department of Education (currently targeted for shutdown by Donald Trump) intending to meet with Acting Secretary Denise Carter and were blocked at…

Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has granted Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team full access to the federal payment system responsible for doling out trillions of dollars to Americans, raising serious concerns about political interference in government spending. This unprecedented move follows a week-long standoff with David Lebryk,…

Forbes reports that $2.8 million in donations to Donald Trump's reelection campaign and another $4.3 million from a Trump-GOP fundraising committee were spent on Trump's own businesses. The donations began moving to Trump businesses on the day he took office in 2017 and continued after he lost reelection in 2020.…

A look through the Epstein files.

CREW obtained financial disclosures for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Read them here.

Just three days after former Trump administration officials joined The Heritage Foundation, Mike Pence announces he's joining the organization as a "Distinguished Visiting Fellow." The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank and arm of the Council for National Policy that was influential in staffing and directing policy for the…