January 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM EST
'Liberal preppers' are getting ready for Trump's second presidency -- here's how

Preppers have a reputation for being right-wing conservatives and libertarians. But The Atlantic's Olga Khazan, in an article published on January 13, examines a phenomenon that hasn't received a great deal of media coverage: liberal and progressive preppers who expect the worst from Donald Trump's second presidency. According to Khazan, "moderators of several liberal-prepping forums" have told her they are seeing "a spike in interest and activity since Trump's reelection in November."

January 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM EST
Wildfire relief tied to debt ceiling? Trump, GOP spark outrage after Mar-a-Lago meeting

House Republicans, especially the California delegation, are facing sharp criticism after spending portions of the weekend with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort and residence. They reportedly discussed ways to take the unprecedented approach of tying passage of relief funds""for the Golden State's historic wildfire disaster""to raising the debt ceiling, as the fires continue to burn and the death toll rises to 24 people.

January 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM EST
How 4 criminal cases against Trump are 'going out with a whimper': ex-DOJ prosecutor

When Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, January 20, 2025, he will become the first president in U.S. history to have been sentenced on a criminal conviction. Trump's sentencing in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s hush money/falsified business records case went ahead as scheduled on January 10, with Justice Juan Merchan presiding. Merchan didn't give Trump prison time, probation or even a fine for the 34 criminal counts he was found guilty of, but he did sentence him to an "unconditional discharge" -- which officially makes the president-elect a convicted felon.

January 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM EST
Revealed: Allies are grilling career intel staff to ensure total loyalty to Trump

During his first term as president, Donald Trump clashed with a long list of non-MAGA conservatives he believed were insufficiently supportive of him -- including former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ex-White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, ex-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and former National Security Adviser John Bolton. But for his second administration, the president-elect is making a point of nominating loyalists who are less likely to question or challenge him.

January 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM EST
'No clue yet': 'Bitter' Trump Rust Belt voters slammed for supporting former president again

In the 2024 presidential election, Democratic strategists and Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign were hoping that their "Blue Wall" in the Rust Belt -- Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin -- would shield them from a Donald Trump victory. But President-elect Trump won all of those states after losing them in 2020. While Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin have fluctuated between Trump and the Democratic nominee in presidential elections, Ohio has been Trump's strongest Rust Belt state: He won Ohio three elections in a row.

January 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM EST
Revealed: The GOP's 'draconian' strategy to cut Medicaid as Trump returns

Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump's return to the White House -- along with a GOP-controlled Senate and House of Representatives -- is expected to change that.

January 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM EST
Activists to read the names of 60,000-plus NC voters Republican judge would disqualify

North Carolina is in the national news again and, as with past embarrassments like the infamous bathroom bill and efforts to ban talk of sea-level rise, it's not a flattering story. This time, it's Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's effort to retroactively throw out 60,000-plus ballots cast by registered voters in the 2024 election.

January 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM EST
Don't let Republican politicians claim credit

Trump will try to take credit for the Biden economy. Don't let him. And don't let Republican enablers of Trump or the media give him credit, either. In 2017, Trump inherited a strong economy from President Obama and never stopped congratulating himself for it. He claimed that "we created the greatest economy in the history of the world."

January 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM EST
Republican goes to war with Lindsey Graham as SC among 'biggest recipients' of tax funds

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) lashed out at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) because the federal government pays for 35% of his state's revenue, one of the highest rates in the nation. According to an analysis from personal finance company WalletHub, "South Carolina residents receive a remarkable return on their taxes paid to the federal government."

January 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM EST
'Appearance of a cover-up': Alarm raised over missing FBI info on Trump nominee

Multiple Democratic senators are pointing with alarm at what they believe are gaps in information provided by the FBI on one of Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominees. According to a report from the New York Times, the slim information provided on Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, chosen to be the president-elect's secretary of defense, does not include examinations of information they have been provided directly. Hegseth is facing a slew of questions over accusations of sexual assault, excessive drinking and financial improprieties while heading up several veterans organizations.

January 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM EST
'People are really scared': Trump 'leaning heavily' on this tactic to carry out first priority

Throughout Donald Trump's campaign for reelection, he made his plan to carry out the largest deportation operation in American history. Three sources familiar with the president-elect's plans recently spoke with Rolling Stone senior political reporter Aswan Suesaeng about the MAGA administration's strategy to implement the operation. Per Suesaeng's report, Trump "and several of his key lieutenants are aware that their desired, larger-scale crackdowns -- which could involve a new network of militarized 'camps' -- will take significant time to execute."

January 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM EST
'Knock it off': Ex-federal prosecutor likens Judge Cannon to 'a real housewife' over latest move

Former federal prosecutor Kristy Greenberg on Sunday explained how Judge Aileen Cannon has created "a mess" of Special Counsel Jack Smith's January 6 case against Donald Trump. Speaking with Greenberg on the latest episode of MSNBC's The Weekend , co-host Michael Steele noted that news of Smith resigning from his post on Friday "wasn't blasted out in a press release, but included in a court filing submitted by department officials to Judge Aileen Cannon, urging Cannon not to extend her restrictions that's temporarily blocking the release of Smith's final report on his investigations into Donald Trump."