Now that the Save America Act is dead and Trump’s charcuterie war has been a fiasco, those worried about the midterm elections are turning their attention to other ways Trump might try to intervene and keep his party in power. The federal government has no authority over elections. Elections are held at the state and local levels, so any effort by Trump to interfere in the election will have to be external. Take advantage of this free article. You can get unlimited access to all our stories by becoming a subscriber.Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) spoke about the steps governors are…
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At North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex, increased activity seen in satellite images indicates that Pyongyang is increasing its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, experts told Radio Free Asia.Images show new buildings and plumes of steam in previously inactive areas of the complex, located about 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of the capital.North Korea has long claimed that Yongbyon serves civilian and peaceful energy purposes, but the international community and monitoring organizations say the complex produces fissile material to make nuclear weapons. The increased activity seen in April follows Kim Jong Un’s announcement at the ninth congress of the ruling Korean…
Republican administrations hate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and always side with corporate America when it comes to destroying protections for the American people.PoliticusUSA provides straight-to-the-point news and opinions. Our only goal is to inform you. Support us by becoming a subscriber.The second Trump administration took this behavior to a new level, as it appears the agencies we no longer pretend to regulate the industries they are supposed to oversee; instead, they are now working hand in hand with big business to harm the American people.Trump administration officials also have no qualms about lying to Congress since Republicans control both…
Donald Trump’s decision to close and dismantle the Department of Education has real consequences for children, families and communities. When an act of violence, harassment, or discrimination occurs against a student, the student or their family can file a complaint with the Department of Education, which is supposed to investigate the complaint and resolve the problem.PoliticusUSA is direct, hard-hitting opinion, news and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. Support us by becoming a subscriber.For example, if a school discriminates against a student with a disability, it is not a crime, but it is a violation of federal law, which is…
Regardless of how the current political crisis in the Solomon Islands develops, experts told Radio Free Asia that they do not foresee any change in the country’s close relationship with China.The crisis came to a head in March, when 19 parliamentarians left the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, who called on the Government of National Unity and Transformation, or GNUT, to join the opposition.This created an opposition coalition of 28 members of Parliament, a majority of the legislature’s 50 seats. They immediately filed a motion of no confidence and called on Manele to convene Parliament so a vote…
On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing to try to blame Democrats and the left for the political violence.PoliticusUSA’s news, opinions and analysis are direct and 100% independent. Support our work by becoming a subscriber.Leavitt called the left a cult of hate: The left’s cult of hatred against the president and all those who support and work for him has left many people injured and killed, and it almost did. Again, this weekend, when you read this shooter’s manifesto, ask yourself how this near-assassin’s rhetoric is different from what you read on social media and hear…
It didn’t take long for the White House and its MAGA allies to try to use the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to put all kinds of items on their agenda. The one that attracted the most attention was the call to tWhite House ballroom to be built, even though project is illegal and has nothing to do with the incident that occurred at a private event on private property.House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) demanded that DHS be defunded in an article on X, even though the Secret Service was defunded last year as…
Of all the things the Trump administration could have asked in response to a gunman trying to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, what the Trump administration and its supporters have chosen as a solution to possible mass shootings and assassination attempts is a ballroom.It’s weird, isn’t it?PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. You can support us by becoming a subscriber.However, the Trump administration’s rallying cry is to “build the ballroom.”Acting AG Todd Blanche posted to X in response to the lawsuit delaying construction of Trump’s ballroom:This lawsuit is filed on behalf of a single person who walks around…
Media elites are traumatized by the events of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and they won’t stop talking about it. The problem is that they were never really in danger, unlike people in the United States who experience actual gun violence in cities, towns, schools, churches, restaurants, grocery stores, movie theaters, concerts, dance clubs, neighborhoods and homes every day across the country.PoliticusUSA’s opinions and analysis are 100% independent. You can support us by becoming a subscriber.It’s been less than a day since a gunman tried to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and even though administration officials say the shooter’s…
A Washington DC press corps that makes its living suckling at Donald Trump’s breast was going to be completely clueless and traumatized as to why anyone would try to harm the elites in the six or seven figure party bubbles for a contrived event they are using to get closer to power while broadcasting all of this on television while Americans can’t afford groceries, health care, gas, and many are unemployed.PoliticusUSA provides no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners news, opinions and analysis. Support us today by becoming a subscriber.Anyone who would take or even consider violent action likely has serious mental health issues, as…