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Today is Donald Trump’s last full day in the White House as the President of the United States and Tiffany Trump made her own announcement that she’s now engaged. The Trump daughter made her post on Instagram and posted a photograph of the man she plans to marry. His name is Michael Boulos and the pair has been dating for at least two years, according to a report on The Hill. Trump posted a message and photo of her soon-to-be husband on Instagram. Her message stated the following, “It has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and…

President Donald Trump might be sailing off on his own without a big military parade farewell. A recent report from a top Defense blog has stated that two senior defense officials have confirmed the Pentagon has no military farewell being planned for Trump. The president has instead planned his own sendoff ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPq_qVUzbAg Part of this situation might be due to President Trump stating he was not attending the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Several reports suggest Trump and his family might leave for Florida that day. If Trump is not there, then it would be difficult to provide him…

Dianne Feinstein has filed initial paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to seek re-election as a Democratic United States senator in the state of California. At 87-years-old, she’s currently the oldest sitting senator. She will be 91-years-old by the time re-election comes around. If she wins, then she would finish out her next term as senator at the age of 97. A spokesperson for Feinstein noted that her paperwork was required to maintain her campaign committee and reflects an address update, but they would not speak on her behalf about the future of her career or if she’s actually running…

West Virginia Democratic Senator, Joe Manchin, is now suggesting that the Senate take into consideration the 14th Amendment and remove both Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley following their objection to the Electoral College vote that secured the 2020 election victory for now President-elect Joe Biden. Manchin was interviewed on an episode of “Firing Line” on PBS where he’s quoted as saying that it “should be a consideration” for the two Republican senators to be removed.  Manchin called Cruz and Hawley’s behavior “totally unconscionable” and that made him suggest the 14th Amendment be used. Manchin is likely referring to the…

Fox News took quite a ratings dive when they landed in third place behind CNN and MSNBC. This is reportedly the first time since all the way back in September of 2000 that Fox News has been behind both of the opposing networks in viewership. The Fox News ratings slump took place over a three day period starting on January 6 and ending on January 8th. There is speculation this might be due to the events that happened at the Capitol on January 6th, with many people tuning into the other networks to see live coverage of the incident that…

Protesters who were arrested following the breach of the Capitol on January 6 are starting to speak out after learning of their potential jail sentences. Jenna Ryan is one of them. She was arrested by the FBI after turning herself in following the incident at the Capitol. Ryan became well known after she took a private plane from Texas to DC to participate in the protest at the Capitol that escalated quickly into a disaster resulting in several lives lost. Ryan, a realtor, is facing numerous charges stemming from the incident, ranging from “knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) went on Fox News to speak with Laura Ingraham about several important topics, one of them being the second impeachment of President Donald Trump. Paul suggests that if the GOP votes to convict President Donald Trump during the impeachment, that it could cripple and destroy the Republican Party in general, leading to the possible emergence of a third major party. Paul lashed out at those impeaching the president at the end of his only term, suggesting that those who oppose the president and move forward with the impeachment are “crazy” or “bitter” towards Trump. Rand Paul…

Missouri Republican Josh Hawley received bad news when finding out his scheduled fundraiser at a hotel has been canceled. Loews Hotels made an announcement on social media stating they are canceling Hawley’s event at the Orlando, Florida location after what took place at the United States Capitol where Hawley was seen raising a fist to pro-Trump protesters, some of whom might have participated in the breach. Loews Hotels statement on social media said the following, “We are horrified and opposed to the events at the Capitol and all who supported and incited the actions. In light of those events and…

Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and friend of President Donald Trump, was seen at the White House this week. As he left the Oval Office, a photographer grabbed a shot of him and readers can see Lindell was carrying some paper with writing on them. Internet users zoomed in to see what they could find, and it appears to be suggestions on how the president can still try to overturn the election, despite Donald Trump losing both the election and most of his legal challenges. Lindell was seen on video leaving the White House Oval office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQZToBR4-zs The photographer who…

Vice President Mike Pence has reportedly called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to congratulate her on winning the 2020 election with President-elect Joe Biden. A report on AP suggests this is the first time that the current president or vice president has communicated with their future successors who will take over on January 20th. The report also suggests that President Donald Trump has not contacted Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, nor has he invited them to the White House since losing the election. Vice President Mike Pence appears to be moving along smoothly and allowing the peaceful transition of power to…

Lawsuit, criticism, and bankruptcy is what the National Rifle Association (NRA) is dealing with as they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to leave New York and reincorporate in Texas. The NRA had a lawsuit filed against them, by the New York Attorney General, Letitia James, alleging the group of misappropriating funds. Previous criticism before the filing of their bankruptcy, by the founder of Moms Demand Action, claimed the NRA had become a “personal piggy bank for its leadership.” The NRA is technically listed as a nonprofit and they plan to leave New York and resettle in Texas. They…

Actor Tom Hanks has been chosen to host an inauguration TV special for Joe Biden. The special will last 90 minutes and will include other famous stars such as Jon Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake, Ant Clemons, and Demi Lovato, according to ABC News. Tom Hanks and the star studded cast will kickoff their special during the prime time hour of 8:30 ET, January 20, on the night that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris transition into power after President Donald Trump’s term is over. ABC reported that producers wanted to provide the audience a glimpse of the “American people’s resilience, heroism,…

Incoming president, Joe Biden, has revealed the framework of a new relief plan and it certainly includes stimulus checks. The plan, set to cost about $1.9 trillion, also has more support for unemployment benefits, and much more. Of course, it remains at the proposal stage and has not been approved yet, because Joe Biden hasn’t been inaugurated and is technically not yet president. Biden’s proposed relief plan is named the “American Rescue Plan” and is geared toward helping families and businesses maintain and sustain their livelihood for the time being, something many Americans needed, despite being sent stimulus checks for…

President Donald Trump has allegedly informed his aides to stop paying legal fees to attorney Rudy Giuliani, who was acting as the president’s personal attorney. This comes months after President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and their legal challenges in court, to essentially flip the election results one way or another, have been dismissed numerous times by various courts. The amount of legal challenges has fallen and Trump may no longer need Giuliani’s assistance. This comes to light as President Donald Trump begins to accept his defeat and call for peace and easing the tensions leading up to the…

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has proposed fines for any lawmakers who refuse to go through the freshly installed metal detectors placed inside the United States Capitol. The proposed fines would also include any members who refuse to comply with security measures. This is in direct response to the incident where Trump supporters invaded the Capitol building and several people lost their lives during incidents that happened during that same day. Pelosi’s proposal suggests fines of $5,000 and $10,000 be in effect starting on January 21 when the House is scheduled to return to session and after Joe Biden is…

Mitch McConnell, current Senate Majority Leader, is reportedly undecided about voting to convict Donald Trump on the president’s second impeachment. McConnell stated that he would listen to arguments made by the Senate in an upcoming trial that is likely to occur after Joe Biden’s inauguration as Senate is off until January 19. McConnell also penned a note to some of his associates regarding the situation with President Donald Trump and his historic second impeachment. The Senate will not return early for a Trump trial. Part of McConnell’s note to cohorts was made public by his own office and then published…

CNN programming will no longer be played in airports after a major announcement from Jeff Zucker. He stated that CNN will be closing it’s CNN Airport Network programming that travelers have seen in 58 airports across the country, such as on the televisions in the lounge and waiting areas where travelers spend time before boarding a flight. Zucker stated the reason for shuttering the CNN Airport Network is due to COVID-19 causing reduced travel. He also suggested that people spend more time and get more news from their mobile smartphone. Zucker made this announcement in a memo to his staff.…

Democratic mayor of NYC, Bill de Blasio, has announced that NYC will cut ties with four contracts they have with the Trump Organization after the incident that occurred on January 6 at the Capitol. These contracts allowed the Trump Organization to get about $17 million annually, but that will soon come to an end. Mayor de Blasio was on this week’s Morning Joe, on Wednesday, where he addressed the situation and suggested that New York City will sever ties with the Trump Organization contracts as soon as possible. De Blasio stated on the show, “the city of New York is…

House Democrats have officially introduced a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on a single charge of “incitement of insurrection” for his alleged role in the incident that took place at the United States Capitol on January 6. This could make President Donald Trump the first president in United States history to face impeachment twice, but the House needs to take a vote on it sometime later this week. The first impeachment of Donald Trump was not successful. This new impeachment is taking place just nine days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, in which President Trump has stated he will…

More news for President Trump as Lehigh University has rescinds his honorary degree after Trump supporters breached the Capitol in DC on January 6, an event that ended with numerous people losing their lives and multiple arrests and investigations still ongoing. This honorary degree was granted to President Trump over 30 years ago, but swiftly removed after a vote was taken this week. the vote was held by Lehigh’s board of trustees. Lehigh’s student newspaper called “The Brown and White” reported on the rescinded degree, confirming it on Twitter with a brief statement saying, “BREAKING: Lehigh Board of Trustees votes…

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is backtracking on previous statements regarding a $2,000 stimulus check after stocks fall from record highs. Manchin previously stated “absolutely not” to sending many Americans a stimulus check for $2,000. President-elect Joe Biden’s plans and framework for providing Americans more relief are likely to include a $2,000 stimulus check, something that Manchin appeared to object because it might cost about $400 billion to provide Americans with that relief. However, the stock market dropped and a spokesperson representing Manchin appeared to be walking back the “absolutely not” statement regarding the checks for higher amounts. Sahil Kapur, a…

President Donald Trump could be facing a second impeachment if he does not resign according to recent reports and demands from notable figures such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A recent report suggests that at least 200 members of Congress support the calls for the impeachment of President Donald Trump if he does not meet Nancy Pelosi’s demand to resign and remove himself from office. According to a report on CNET, the House Democrats are in the midst of preparing new impeachment articles against Trump, citing a “incitement of insurrection” and plan to enact it on Monday, January 11 -…

President Donald Trump has been banned from numerous social media platforms and several others after the incident that took place on January 6 at the Capitol. Various platforms have suggested Trump supported it or incited it and have taken measures to ban his presence on their platforms in hopes to prevent further insurrection acts, at least until President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated and the peaceful transfer of power takes place. Here is a list of platforms and websites that President Donald Trump is banned from, thus far. One should note that some of these bans are not direct bans on…

A laptop has been reported as stolen from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Jeff Merkley’s offices. This took place allegedly during the siege on the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters. The Democratic House Speaker’s aid, Drew Hammill, reported that the laptop was used for presentations and was designated for a conference room, as reported by Reuters. It is unclear what documentation or files are on the missing laptop and Hammill did not comment further on the situation of the missing laptop. In terms of Merkley’s missing or stolen laptop, he claims it was taken out of his office. There appears…

Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, has said “absolutely not” about sending Americans much needed $2k stimulus checks. Joe Biden, President-elect, would like to have them sent out. Numerous Democrats have agreed to it and even some Republicans. Manchin said getting people vaccinated is “job No. 1” per a report on The Hill. The proposed $2k stimulus checks received much support from many Democrats and President Trump, but GOP Senators were quick to push that into obscurity, leaving many Americans with only a check for $600 – and not everyone has received it yet, and not everyone qualifies. Trump…

President Donald Trump has now stated that he will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Trump posted his message on Twitter, saying, “to all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.” Trump has also stated last night that he will focus on providing a “smooth, orderly, and seamless transition” of power to Joe Biden according to a report on Fox News. Their report quoted Trump saying “This moment now calls for healing and reconciliation.” The president followed up his anti-inauguration message an hour later, addressing his followers. That message…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has demanded that Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley resign after protesters breached the Capitol in DC. She said they should resign or face consequences and expulsion from Congress, even though Ted Cruz issued a statement against the behavior in DC. Ted Cruz wrote the following about the incident in DC:  “The attack at the Capitol was a despicable act of terrorism and a shocking assault on our democratic system. We must come together and put this anger and division behind us. We must, and I am confident we will, have a peaceful and orderly transition of…

President Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook and Instagram indefinitely as stated in a blog post by Mark Zuckerberg. He stated that Trump’s decision to use Facebook to condone the horrific behavior and actions of his supporters, instead of condemning it, has caused disturbance. Facebook removed statements made by the president on the grounds his words might “provoke further violence.” Zuckerberg stated the ban on Trump would be indefinite and last at least until the peaceful transition of power to Joe Biden. We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period…

The Democratic candidates in the Georgia runoff election are projected to win both contests and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s power is in jeopardy. If both Democrats officially win, then McConnell will lose his power after six years in control of the Senate. McConnell was recently criticized by people on both sides of the political spectrum after he continuously blocked stimulus checks of $2,000 going to most Americans, leaving them with $600. It’s speculated that his decision to not support helping Americans with more funds, while millions went overseas, might have cost some Georgian votes for the Republican candidates. Republicans…

Co-hosts of The View got into a heated moment during the show when Joy Behar told Meghan McCain “I did not miss you” after she returned to work from maternity leave. It all went down when the hosts were talking about political parties and if there should be more of them, particularly more than the main two of Democrats and Republicans. Of course, as with many political discussions, this one also went a bit haywire and the pair began to bicker during the show. Behar said: “Let the Republicans fight amongst themselves… On the one hand, you have the Republicans,…

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy has officially taunted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a recent video that has already received over 1 million views. McCarthy issued a statement to Pelosi, who was recently elected for the fourth term as House Speaker, and his message was simple: “Hey Nancy Pelosi: Our freshman class is bigger than yours.” McCarthy included a video showing numerous members of the incoming class of lawmakers, essentially bragging to her about the people who won elections, despite him losing his own to Pelosi in the bid for House Speaker. Pelosi, who is the only woman to serve as…

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) made a statement that she will object to the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college victory in the 2020 election. Loeffler posted the following message in a statement and she also mentioned this while on stage with President Donald Trump during an event leading up to the Georgia runoff election. Loeffler made an announcement on her Twitter page about her planned objection. Her post showed a screenshot of her statement. The official statement was posted on Senate.gov and stated the following: The American people deserve a platform in Congress, permitted under the Constitution, to have election…

President-elect Joe Biden has released a statement after Democrat Nancy Pelosi was reelected to serve her fourth term as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Biden’s statement congratulated Pelosi and suggested that she is one of the most effective and accomplished legislators in American history. The statement was made on the BuildBackBetter website, one that Biden’s campaign uses to post updates and statements from the future president. This comes shortly after Pelosi squared off with Republican Kevin McCarthy in a narrow race, in which she edged McCarthy by a margin of 216 to 208. Those submitting votes were permitted…

President Donald Trump has filed two lawsuits against Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, over a leaked phone call that was posted by The Washington Post, per a report by RNC Chairman David Shafer. Shafer posted on social media the following message announcing the lawsuits, both federal and state. His message said, “President @realDonaldTrump has filed two lawsuits – federal and state – against @GaSecofState,” Shafer tweeted. “The telephone conference call @GaSecofState secretly recorded was a ‘confidential settlement discussion’ of that litigation, which is still pending.” Shafer posted a second message stating the following, “The audio published by @TheWashingtonPost is…

President Donald Trump plans to give Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) the Presidential Medial of Freedom, per a report on the Washington Post. Trump said back in October of 2018 that he thought Nunes deserved a a “medal of honor” for how he handled the Department of Justice during the investigation into the 2016 election and alleged Russian meddling. Back in 2018, Trump denied that there was any collusion among Russian operatives and his campaign in relation to the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton. Trump, at the time, also spoke against Robert Mueller and his investigation. GOP members often labeled the…

Nancy Pelosi has been reelected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The 80-year-old Democrat won a close vote over Republican Kevin McCarthy. The vote was 216 to 208, in favor of Pelosi. This is her fourth time serving as Speaker. She was elected in 2007, 2009, and 2019. This is the second time Pelosi has served two consecutive years as Speaker of the House. Those voting could technically vote for anyone or simply mark themselves as present. As a result, per a report on the NY Post,  there were two votes for other candidates and three of the lawmakers…

President Donald Trump spoke with the GA Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger and his attorney, Ryan Germany, and they discuss the results of the election in Georgia. President Trump suggests that there was election fraud and the others appear to disagree. Someone leaked the recorded phone call and Washington Post released a four minute cut of it to the public today. Trump, at one point in the call, suggests he would like to find 11,780 votes, because that’s one more than what Biden won Georgia by (per the recording). Joe Biden won Georgia by 11,779, but President Trump claims “there’s…

Numerous GOP senators plan to object to the certification of the election results on January 6. This movement is lead by Sen. Ted Cruz, as the group claims that the November 3rd presidential election “featured unprecedented allegations of voter fraud and illegal conduct” per a report on Fox News. Those who plan to object to the results on January 6 are demanding that Congress conducts a 10-day emergency audit of the election results in states that are being disputed. The lawmakers are citing a case from 1877, between Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden, that documented fraudulent allegations that possibly occurred…

President Donald Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), but his veto was overridden by the House who took a vote on it. The NDAA previously passed the Senate with a overwhelming majority vote of 84-13, said to be “veto proof” (happened earlier in the month) but that appears to not be the case.  Senate previously voted to limit debate on it as well, with that vote coming in at 80-12 and only 60 votes were needed for that. A two thirds vote was required to overturn Trump’s veto and the numbers came in at 81-13 CBS News reports…

Mitch McConnell does it again. The Senate Majority Leader has blocked a quick vote on $2,000 stimulus checks and also referred to them as “socialism for rich people” in another strike down of the request by President Trump and numerous Democratic supporters. McConnell blocked the quick vote on the Senate floor and clashed with Democrat Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer. McConnell stated on the Senate floor, that “the data show that many upper-middle class Americans have kept their jobs, work remotely and remain totally financially comfortable. On the other hand, some of our fellow citizens have had their entire existences is…

PA Republican Sen. Pat Toomey has officially objected to sending Americans a stimulus check for $2,000. He stated on Tuesday he would do that, and today, he did that despite the House approving the legislation and then passing it off to the Senate. Toomey, whose salary is about $174,000 per year, suggests the money would be going to people who didn’t need it. Toomey claimed it was “money we don’t have” to send the $2,000 checks to Americans, however part of the relief package, in one form or another, is sending millions to other countries for various programs and those…

Whomever was running the Twitter account for Walmart today called Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) a “soreloser” after the Republican said he would object to the Electoral College results coming up next week, in support of President Donald Trump. Hawley stated he would object to some of the states in which President-elect Joe Biden had won. Hawley’s statement prompted a response from the Walmart Twitter account and the message to him stated “Go ahead. Get your 2 hour debate. #soreloser.” Hawley responded by saying “Thanks @Walmart for your insulting condescension. Now that you’ve insulted 75 million Americans, will you at least…

United States District Judge Leslie Gardner, sister of former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, has blocked two counties in Georgia from removing over 4,000 voters and not permitting them from voting in the upcoming runoff elections on January 5th. This is a runoff election that will help determine which political party takes control of the Senate. The federal judge took the side of a voter registration group called Majority Forward and “Gamaliel Warren Turner, a Georgia voter, in their challenge to efforts by the boards of elections in Ben Hill County and Muscogee County that targeted a total of 4,185…

President Donald Trump posted a video on his Twitter feed that says “Trump stands for peace” and shows what appears to be the medal used for the peace prize. This part of the video seems like an attempt to either imply he won the Nobel Peace Prize or simply indicate that he was nominated. It’s unclear and appears to be left for the viewer to craft their own interpretation of the imagery. However, there’s one big problem. Trump’s video used the wrong medal. The medal that Trump’s video used, which was viewed by over 8 million people, was actually something…

Those hoping for the $2,000 stimulus check in a time of need will be sadly disappointing. However, stimulus checks for $600, half of the previous check that was $1,200, were slated to begin shipping out last night, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. He posted the following message on social media, stating that “@USTreasury has delivered a payment file to the @FederalReserve for Americans’ Economic Impact Payments. These payments may begin to arrive in some accounts by direct deposit as early as tonight and will continue into next week (1/2). Mnuchin’s second post stated, that “Paper checks will begin to…

Mitch McConnell has now blocked the efforts to unanimously pass the House measure that would increase the $600 stimulus checks to $2,000. The Republican Senate Majority Leader offered no reason why he rejected the idea that was previously supported by the House and pushed ahead by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Many Democrats and some Republicans had supported the increase, at least on the surface, and the House approved it. The concept was then pushed to Senate for a vote and so far McConnell appears to be rejected the unanimous pass. The effort is not yet ended, but McConnell essentially put…

The time has come for Lori Loughlin to be released from federal prison and she was set free today. She served two months in the slammer after she was busted for paying about $500,000 in bribe money to get both of her daughters into college and the role in a big bribery scheme for college admissions. She served her time in a California jail in Dublin. Her hubby, Mossimo Giannulli (fashion designer), is still serving his hard time in a five-month sentence. He’s locked up in Lompoc, which is close to the Santa Barbara area of California, per a report…

President Donald Trump has now signed an enormous spending package giving relief to the pandemic situation and funding the government agencies until at least September. The cost comes it at $2.3 trillion with $900 billion going to pandemic relief and $1.4 trillion to spend on the government agencies, transit system, and even giving an increase for food stamp benefits, per a report on AP. Trump gave Congress a stipulation, stating the following “I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed.” He also stated that…

While the United States government bickers over a relief bill that includes direct payments to most Americans, it was Hollywood actress Kirstie Alley who came up with a solution that was only two sentences long. This was quite the decrease from the 5,000+ pages in the Congress version of the relief bill. The famed Cheers actress posted her idea on social media and over 54,000 people “liked” it so far. She kept it quite simple and said, “Here’s my bill…. it has 2 items. Congress takes no pay for 6 months. Americans receive $1,000 a month for 6 months. End…

Merry Christmas to anyone looking for a mysterious gingerbread monolith to mysteriously appear, because that’s exactly what happened in Corona Heights Park in San Francisco. Instead of it being a messy creation put together by family and friends, this one is gigantic and probably edible, but not exactly suggested because it’s been sitting outside for a while collecting dust and dirt on the icing and gooey gumdrops. The gingerbread monolith continues the craze of the mysterious monoliths that have been appearing in random locations across the globe, sparking hilarious conversations and random thoughts of “who done it.” Josh Ackerman was…