Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence in 2020. President Donald Trump pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Feb. 10. Blagojevich, a Democrat, served eight years of a 14-year prison sentence before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020. “It’s my honor to do it. I’ve watched him, he was set up by a lot of
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas issued a Monday decree ostensibly ending his embattled government’s terrorist payment program, known as “pay for slay.” But regional analysts are skeptical that Abbas’s reform will stop the cash from flowing to so-called martyrs in Gaza and the West Bank. Abbas, according to a statement published by PA state media,
The resolution also includes a $4 trillion debt ceiling increase ’to give stability to the financial markets.’ The House Freedom Caucus released a budget resolution on Feb. 10 that would allocate hundreds of billions of dollars toward spending on defense and the border in addition to raising the debt ceiling. The 45-page legislative text mirrors
The final vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to the position of director of national intelligence will likely take place Tuesday or Wednesday. The Senate voted on Feb. 10 to invoke cloture on the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to the position of director of national intelligence, bringing the former congresswoman one step closer to confirmation. The
Deputy foreign minister says Russia is not willing to compromise. The Kremlin has warned that Russia’s relations with the United States are on the brink of collapse, insisting that all of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conditions must be met before peace negotiations on Ukraine can proceed, suggesting Moscow is taking a hardline approach as President
The president says he intends to purge the oversight groups of ‘woke ideologues.’ President Donald Trump on Feb. 10 ordered the immediate dismissal of four military Boards of Visitors, oversight groups that monitor the academies of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. “Our Service Academies have been infiltrated by Woke Leftist ideologues over
The Democratic leader plans to fight the new administration with whistleblowers, lawsuits, legislation, and messaging. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Feb. 10 unveiled a four-point plan to oppose sweeping changes implemented by President Donald Trump during his second term in office. “This coordinated assault is not what most Americans and our constituents voted