The White House was outraged that Gavin Newsom closed part of I-5 after the Trump administration planned to fire live ammunition on it as part of a celebration at Camp Pendleton. PoliticusUSA will never pander to any special interest, politician or political party. We are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Before the event, Newsom released a statement announcing the closure:California celebrates the history and achievements of our men and women in uniform, as well as this state’s enormous contributions to the defense of democracy. But the increasing numbers of LIVE AMMUNITION fired today on a major highway pose…
Author: Frank M. Everett
Questions continue to come to President Mike Johnson about why he didn’t swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona. Johnson is showing more and more signs of cracking, For once, the mainstream press has taken hold of a certain Republican hypocrisy and is not letting go. On ABC’s This Week, Jon Karl asked Johnson, “When are you going to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva?”The speaker responded by trying to blame Chuck Schumer for his decision to keep the House closed: “As soon as we get back to the legislative session, when Chuck Schumer allows us to turn the lights back…
Every president in the modern era has been the subject of protests. Sometimes the demonstrations are small, like small groups on the side of the road as the presidential motorcade passes.PoliticusUSA provides 100% independent news and opinions. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Sometimes the protests are large, like those against George W. Bush when the nation became embittered by the Iraq War.No president has ever sparked more protests than Donald Trump. The Hands Off protest against Trump’s policies and budget cuts attracted 3 million people in April 2025.The first No Kings protest in June 2025 brought together 5 million people,…
There is a game that is always played at any large-scale public event. Proponents of the event, whether a protest or campaign rally, will always overestimate attendance. Detractors will always call the event a failure and underestimate the size of the crowd. PoliticusUSA will never yield to any power. Support our work by becoming a subscriber.The No Kings protest has so far followed the usual pattern. Donald Trump supporters are calling the event a failure, while supporters and protest attendees are anticipating very large numbers in terms of crowd size.Two groups can provide a decent estimate of crowd size.Since event…
Antifa doesn’t really exist. Have you attended or are you attending a No Kings protest? Send your photos to jasoneasley at politicususa.com and we’ll use them in a story.Republicans like Mike Johnson have blamed Antifa for the No Kings protest. Donald Trump recently held a silly event at the White House in which members of his administration promised to rid the nation of Antifa. PoliticusUSA is 100% independent. We are not beholden to or supported by any political party or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Whenever asked who runs Antifa or where Antifa is, Republicans can’t answer.Republicans claimed…
The Republican message about shutting down the government has not worked. Republicans control the government and have failed to convince the American people that Democrats are to blame for the government’s lack of openness. PoliticusUSA provides 100% independent news and opinions. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.Donald Trump acts as if nothing happened and ignores the government shutdown. The Republican reaction seems to consist of Mike Johnson doing daily press briefings where he finds new and different causes to blame for the shutdown that are definitely not Republicans. When the Senate is in session, Majority Leader John Thune holds…
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has given President Mike Johnson two days to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. after his election victory was certified by the state earlier this week.PoliticusUSA is 100% independent and will never take a knee. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Hakeem Jeffries warned Johnson that he was about to be sued on Friday:All options are on the table when it comes to Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. It is shameful that she was not sworn in because President Johnson and the House Republicans apparently want to continue hiding the Jeffrey Epstein files from the American people.This has been…
The Trump administration is failing, and since it has no interest in admitting that it was wrong on many issues, and has no interest in governing, it has decided to demonize its opponents.On Thursday, as the administration refuses to negotiate to end the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News that Democrats’ “core constituency is Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals. That’s who the Democratic Party is addressing. Neither the Trump administration, nor the White House, nor the Republican Party, which stands up for law-abiding Americans, not just across the country but around the…
Donald Trump doesn’t seem to have much idea of what’s going on around him. Like many declining octogenarians, he also tends to struggle with recent history, even if it’s only a few years old.The general problem with Trump’s entire political career is that he doesn’t know the difference between laws and executive actions. Presidents do not pass laws. Executive actions taken by presidents have neither the weight nor the force of laws. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party, corporation, or special interest. We are 100% independent. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.Donald Trump has never understood this…
Sometimes in politics the worst wounds are the self-inflicted ones.The Epstein files and the government shutdown don’t seem related at first glance. These are two separate questions. The first is to keep government funded and open. The other is the refusal of Donald Trump and his party to follow through on their campaign promise to release the records of one of America’s most high-profile sex criminals.PoliticusUSA will never kneel to any party, politician or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) created this problem for Speaker Johnson with their discharge petition, which…