NEW YORK — The New York attorney general's office said Tuesday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer purely civil...
Facebook Board Upholds Trump Suspension
Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company's quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would...
A Decision on Suspended Trump Facebook Account This Week
Former President Donald Trump will find out this week whether he gets to return to Facebook in a decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will announce its ruling Wednesday on a case concerning the former...
Trump Hints at Launching His Own Social Media Platform
[aggregation-styles] Politico Former President Donald Trump teased the launch of his own social media platform in a new interview, but did not provide a timeline or offer any further details regarding the potential business venture. “I’m doing things having to do with putting our own platform out there that you’ll...
Trump Starting To Fade From View
[aggregation-styles] Axios For the first time in years, Donald Trump is starting to fade into the background, according to SocialFlow data tracking the number of clicks to news articles. The big picture: During the first month of his post-presidency, Trump remained as discussed as he was when he was in...
Trump Rails Against Unsupportive GOP, Including Valadao
Former president Donald Trump criticized Republican lawmakers who didn't support him, during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida on Sunday. Among the Republicans in his roll call was Valley congressman David Valadao, R-Hanford. Trump Names Names "We need strong leadership. We cannot have leaders who show...
Biden Has Started Erasing Trump’s Legacy. Now the Hard Part Starts.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription President Biden launched his administration with nearly 50 executive actions, variously described in the media as “a barrage,” “a blitz” and “a burst.” If the public was struck by the sheer number of orders, however, the team that spent more than six months planning them...
Reuters Exclusive: Dozens of Former Republican Officials in Talks To Form Anti-Trump Third Party
[aggregation-styles] Reuters Feb 10 (Reuters) - Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions told Reuters. The...
Biden Re-Directs Billions of Dollars from Farmers to Tackle Climate Change
[aggregation-styles] Politico The Trump administration used it to bail out farmers suffering from its trade wars. Now the Biden administration wants to deploy a $30 billion pot of money in the Agriculture Department to tackle climate change, support restaurants and kickstart other programs without waiting for Congress. Long hidden in...
Fox Business Suddenly Cancels ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight,’ Its Highest-Rated Show
[aggregation-styles] CNN New York (CNN Business) Lou Dobbs, by far the highest-rated host on the Fox Business Network, has just been canned by the network. Friday night was his final broadcast, a Fox spokesperson told The Los Angeles Times. Fox representatives did not immediately respond to CNN Business requests for...