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President Donald Trump has made another call for $600 stimulus checks to be increased to $2,000. This is at least his second public call for the stimulus amount to be increased for the American people. The president posted his message on Twitter, saying: “Made many calls and had meetings at Trump International in Palm Beach, …
President Trump as caused a bit of confusion after telling White House staffers to ignore an email regarding their departure as Joe Biden’s administration prepares to take over. White House officials had emailed Trump’s staff members about the proper procedure for leaving their job after January 4th, because Biden’s campaign will be taking over on …
Pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell is facing a defamation lawsuit and demands to retract her claims about Dominion Voting Systems. Powell, a conservative pro-Trump attorney, has made what Dominion believes to be “wild, knowingly baseless, and false” allegations based in conspiracy that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden and essentially stolen from …
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wants to “abolish the Electoral College” and select presidents with only the popular vote, she Tweeted. The former first lady wrote in a message that “I believe we should abolish the Electoral College and select our president by the winner of the popular vote, same as every other office. …
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is now referring to Joe Biden as the president-elect after previously not doing so. This comes shortly after the Electoral College has confirmed Joe Biden as the future president and handing a loss to President Donald Trump. McConnell referred to the Electoral College moving forward in favor of Joe …
Attorney General Bill Barr will resign and it goes into effect on December 23, 2020, as announced by President Donald Trump. The head of the Justice Department’s resignation was somewhat anticipated by many, but the exact date was never clear, nor was there a guarantee of his departure. This happened on the same day when …
Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton cast the first formal ballots for the Electoral College in New York. The famous political pair shared support for President-elect Joe Biden and his choice for Vice President, Kamala Harris. There are 29 state electors in New York’s state Capitol to cast their votes and participate in their …
President Donald Trump and his hopes to be reelected were stifled as he lost a federal lawsuit this weekend during a rare Saturday session in Wisconsin. Trump wanted the court to name him the winner over Joe Biden, but it did not happen. Trump’s latest loss came at the hands of United States District Judge …
President-elect Joe Biden is considering New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo for the job of attorney general, per a report by the Associated Press. Cuomo is one of four potential candidates for the position. The others are Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, Merrick Garland who is a federal appeals court judge, and Sally Yates who is …
YouTube has announced that it will now remove videos that dispute the Joe Biden victory in the 2020 election over President Donald Trump. The video platform will target videos that suggest widespread voter fraud had played a part in the election, causing Biden to win, and in many cases, sharing false statements and false claims …
Majority Whip and Rep. James Clyburn has now stated on CNN’s “New Day” that claims of President Donald Trump trying to change the results of the election in his favor are an attempt to overthrow the government and an attempted coup. This was during a conversation with host John Berman who mentioned GOP officials trying …
Jason Bateman was back on Saturday Night Live with a new monologue and he describes the time he hosted SNL and was attacked by a monkey 15 years ago. The Ozark star stated that he was in a weird sketch that involved a real monkey back in 2005 and “things were loose” back then, suggesting …
Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the longtime debate of Die Hard being a Christmas movie and not everyone will agree with his opinion. The former president was being interviewed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and Fallon asked if Die Hard was a Christmas movie. Obama’s said no and suggested that …
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced backlash after posting a Tweet suggesting Republicans couldn’t handle being a waitress. Her Tweet stated the following, “Republicans like to make fun of the fact that I used to be a waitress, but we all know if they ever had to do a double they’d be the ones found crying …
A recent poll has found that only 27 congressional Republicans have willingly acknowledged the Joe Biden victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. The poll was conducted by the Washington Post who surveyed all of the 249 Republicans in the Senate and House. This survey comes after President Donald Trump released a video …
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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has referred to the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine as the “Trump vaccine” and says it’s the result of having a businessman as president. McEnany said to reporters that the rapid development of the upcoming vaccine is a “tremendous achievement” and suggests there might be up to 40 million doses ready …
Taylor Swift has re-recorded a version of her hit song “Love Story” and licensed it to Match for a new ad that will star Ryan Reynolds. This is the first instance of Taylor releasing one of the re-recorded versions of an old tune. From Swift’s Twitter: “OK, so while my new re-records are NOT done, …
President Donald Trump has not conceded nor accepted the results of the 2020 election, but he has hinted at making another run in 2024. The president was celebrating during a holiday party at the White House when he addressed the crowd and made the mention of it. He stated to his audience, which boasted members …
Former President Barack Obama criticized the “defund the police” movement by comparing it to a “snappy slogan” that could cause them to lose a portion of their audience. The statement has the ability to divide and polarize people who support, or do not support, the police. Despite the goal of reforming the police, the “defund …
Van Morrison recently announced he is releasing another anti-lockdown song. This one will be a collaboration with Eric Clapton called “Stand and Deliver” and is set to release on December 4th in support of Morrison’s campaign “Save Live Music.” Written by Morrison and performed by Eric Clapton, “Stand and Deliver” will be the newest of …
The New York Times reported that Rudy Giuliani and President Donald Trump discussed a preemptive pardon, despite Giuliani not being charged with a crime. Giuliani has vehemently denied this and suggested that the New York Times has lied in their report and said it was based on an anonymous source. Giuliani wrote in his Twitter …
The results of the election in the state of Arizona have officially been certified in favor of Democrat Joe Biden, sending another loss to President Donald Trump. Arizona has also rejected legal efforts to delay the certification by President Trump and his legal team or associates amid cries of voter fraud. Trump’s legal team has …
Thanksgiving was definitely different this year, but it also came with quite a surprise for 100 seniors living in this Dallas community when a local church provided them with rental assistance. This took place at the Inspiring Body of Christ Church (IBOC) in Dallas County during their Thanksgiving service, and they were certainly caught off …
The CEO of Whole Foods is no fan of socialism. John Mackey suggests that socialism is a failed system and it “impoverishes everything,” further claiming that it really means “trickle up poverty.” Mackey participated in a conversation set up by the American Enterprise Institute and made several notable quotes that are making rounds on social …
President Donald Trump missed out on this domain and now it’s being used to mock him. Two comedians have purchased DonaldJTrump2024.com and have created a fake and generic website that looks similar to Trump’s website, and they’re using it to mock the president for losing the 2020 election. The comedians are Davram Stiefler (aka “The …
Denver’s Mayor Michael Hancock is on the hot plate after he warned constituents to avoid holiday travel, then is caught traveling for Thanksgiving. He acknowledged the decision and issued an apology after he noticed that people caught on and the optics were not exactly desirable. Hancock posted the following warning on Twitter, saying “Pass the …