Donald Trump hates being reminded that the Constitution comes before his wishes in the United States of America. After a half-dozen members of Congress who served in the military released a video urging troops and the intelligence community not to follow illegal orders and to put the Constitution first, Trump lost.The president posted on Truth Social:Their words cannot stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR OF TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM ??? PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Trump later added:SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!Here is the video that Trump considers seditious:The six members of Congress threatened by Trump are…
Author: Frank M. Everett
The Jeffrey Epstein puzzle contains many pieces that have never been investigated. The publication of the Epstein files, if it ever happens, does not mark the end of the process. The release of the files should be seen as the first phase of what is expected to be a long and comprehensive investigation into one of the most protracted sex crime rings in U.S. history.Trump and his party want Jeffrey Epstein and the scandal to disappear quickly. The president’s desire to sweep this under the rug is why Republicans rushed to support legislation to force the DOJ to release the…
The fix was in on the Epstein files bill. What was supposed to happen was that President Mike Johnson would pass the bill requiring its release in the House, and then Majority Leader John Thune would supposedly bog down the bill in the Senate by claiming the legislation needed fixes and rewrites.The bill was apparently supposed to get stuck in an endless loop of the Senate process and the records would not be released.What ultimately happened was that Chuck Schumer immediately decided to pass the consent legislation. For some reason, no Republicans opposed it, so the bill passed the Senate…
The media spent much of Joe Biden’s presidency complaining that Biden’s voice was low and he spoke in hushed tones. The press and Republicans have highlighted Biden’s speaking style as a symptom of age and decline.The days when Donald Trump had a loud voice and strong projection seem to be over. Trump spoke in a raspy, low voice that made him sound almost 80 years old. The president was expected to speak about business and relations between the American and Saudi business communities. The Saudis always like to present the image that they are big spenders, but the Saudi regime…
The dynamics of American elections are changing rapidly. The old idea that Democrats only showed up to vote in presidential elections has been disproved in recent years by the presence of more Democrats in midterm, off-year and special elections. Republicans can no longer participate in elections that many voters once ignored, believing they had a built-in advantage.PoliticusUSA is 100% independent. We are not beholden to any political party or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.The second presidency of Donald Trump was an accelerator of this change in behavior. Voters unhappy with the Trump presidency are showing up to…
A conservative majority court’s federal ruling that Trump’s Texas gerrymander map is illegal and cannot be used in the 2026 election revealed that Trump’s gerrymander war could end up costing Republicans House seats in 2026. The gerrymander war that Trump unleashed in an effort to rig the Republican majority in the House of Representatives in 2026 had already hit rough seas before the Texas decision. Republicans in the Indiana Senate announced they do not have the votes needed to redraw the state’s congressional maps. This development sent Trump angry with Indiana State Senate Republicans, where he threatens to give the…
Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are conspiring to try to defeat the bill to force the release of the Epstein files in the Senate after it passes the House, likely with overwhelming support.Democrats in the Senate do not have a discharge petition tool to force a vote on legislation, and the plan concocted by Mike Johnson and John Thune appears to be for the House to pass the bill and Thune to bury it in the Senate.PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.President Johnson declared while speaking to reporters Tuesday morning:So what…
As soon as Trump changed his position on the House vote to release the Epstein files, he was an omen that Republicans had a plan to kill the legislation it would force the Justice Department to release the records. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party or special interest. We are 100% independent. Support our work by becoming a subscriber.Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Monday that he never tried to kill the petition to discharge Epstein’s records, which is laughable because Johnson kept the House closed and delayed the congressman’s swearing-in by nearly two months that became the 218th…
The most infuriating thing is that the mainstream media pretends this is normal.Donald Trump shows signs of cognitive decline for years, but as the corporate, billionaire press sees the president as a cash cow that is their means of maintaining the shred of relevance they have left in a rapidly changing media ecosystem, the press that depends most on Trump, tries to keep what is obvious to anyone with their eyes and ears hidden in plain sight.The current president bears little resemblance to the man who first launched a presidential campaign a decade ago. Trump’s ability to shape narratives and…
Successful discharge petitions in the House of Representatives are rare. The Speaker of the House has immense power and control over the legislature. The speaker can determine what legislation will be put to a vote. The speaker controls the agenda of the House. The discharge petition process is a way for Members to submit a bill for a vote without the consent of the Speaker of the House.The news and opinions on PoliticusUSA are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Until recently, the process has rarely been successful because it typically requires bipartisan cooperation and the ability to resist…