Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) massively stepped up his social media game in 2025, savagely mocking President Donald Trump and members of his administration, matching Trump’s all-caps posts, signature sign-offs, and AI-edited content to create a firestorm online.  Newsom’s tone has been combative and crass, and has been defended as fighting fire with fire. His taunting […]

President Donald Trump has pardoned or granted clemency to 12 current or former House members throughout both terms, serving as an unusually extensive use of commutation power for legislators. The president’s most recent use of his clemency powers was for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), the only one of the 12 who had not been convicted […]

President Donald Trump and several former codefendants from the collapsed Fulton County, Georgia, 2020 election racketeering case are preparing to pursue millions of dollars in legal reimbursements, arguing that the prosecution never should have been brought and that its failure demands accountability in the upcoming year. The effort is expected to unfold under a new […]

Kennedy Center head Richard Grenell will seek $1 million in damages against musician Chuck Redd after he declined to perform at the center following its name change. Grenell said Redd’s response to the Trump-Kennedy Center’s name change is “classic intolerance.” “Your decision to withdraw at the last moment — explicitly in response to the Center’s […]