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Trump wastes more than a billion taxpayer dollars on himself

2 weeks ago | capitolhillblue.com | Doug Thompson

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Trump to Congress: ‘My way or else’

Mar 3, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Lisa Mascaro |Doug Thompson

President Donald Trump arrives this week on Capitol Hill to deliver a speech to Congress, a coequal branch of government he has bulldozed past this first month in office, wielding unimaginable executive power to get what he wants, at home and abroad. The Tuesday night address will unfold in the chamber where lawmakers crouched in fear four years ago while a mob of his supporters roamed the halls, and where Nancy Pelosi, Liz Cheney and others vowed to prevent him from ever holding office again.
More chaos, confusioin from Trump, Musk

Feb 25, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Lindsay Whitehurst |Chris Megerian |Doug Thompson

President Donald Trump backed Elon Musk’s demand that federal employees explain their recent accomplishments by the end of Monday or risk getting fired, even as government agency officials were told that compliance with Musk’s edict was voluntary. Confusion and anger over the situation spawned new litigation and added to turmoil within the federal workforce.
Musk cronies seek access to IRS taxpayer records

Feb 17, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Fatima Hussein |Doug Thompson

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS, two people familiar with the inner workings of the plan who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly told The Associated Press on Monday. If successful, Musk and his group would have access to millions of tightly controlled files that include taxpayer information, bank records and other sensitive records.
Trump’s headlong chaotic dash runs into trouble

Feb 17, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Will Weissert |Josh Boak |Lindsay Whitehurst |Doug Thompson

As President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and the economy while redefining the U.S. role in the world. At the same time, he has empowered Elon Musk, an unelected, South African-born billionaire, to help engineer the firing of thousands of federal employees and potentially shutter entire agencies created by Congress.
As Congress returns, protests agaist Trump, Musk rise

Feb 17, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Steve Peoples |Doug Thompson

Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign this week to fight the Trump administration’s push to gut federal health, education and human services agencies. Hundreds of protests are scheduled outside congressional offices and Tesla dealerships, with organizers hoping to send a pointed message to members of Congress who are on recess this week.
Trump’s lying lips

Feb 13, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Doug Thompson

An old cliche asks: “How do we know Donald Trump is lyin?’ The answer: “His lips are moving. I’ve covered and written about politics and government for 60 years. In those six decades, I have seen presidents come and go. Most have lied to the Amrerican people, Congress and oour allies. Even Jimmyk “I’ll never tell you a lie” Carter was caught shadin g the truth when it suited hs purpose. But no president since Harryt Truman has lied like Trump. He refused to admit lying even when caught in one.
Judge to Trump: Follow court’s order

Feb 10, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Lindsay Whitehurst |Doug Thompson

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release billions of dollars in funding. The Trump administration quickly appealed the ruling. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell became the first judge to find that the administration had disobeyed a court order.
Laws broken by our presidential felon

Feb 7, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Doug Thompson

A federal judge Thursday slapped down convicted felon Donald John Trump for abusing the U.S. Constution for “personal and political domain. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour becomes the second judge to issue an injucgion aganst the criminal president. Trump, the first president charged with a felon, took actions that judge called “blatantly unconstitutional” fot an illegal ‘executive order” eliminate birthright citizenship .
Convicted felon Trump tries to rule America as a Mafia don

Feb 4, 2025 | capitolhillblue.com | Doug Thompson

Convicted felon Donald John Trump is packing his cabinet with criminals and loyalists who don’t give a damn about the laws of America and the Constitution he and they are swearing to honor and uphold. Trumo is acting more and more like a wannabe dictator who operates in a nether world that is iollegal and unethical.