Summarizing Trump’s Second Term Moves—Bigly!

March 14, 2025

Day of Trump's Second Term

CNN  —  President Donald Trump rarely stops bragging about his “great relationship” with Vladimir Putin. A skeptical world will soon find out whether the supposed mind-meld counts for anything. The Russian president, author of an unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine, responded in time-honored Moscow fashion Thursday to the US plan for an immediate ceasefire
President Donald Trump met General Motors GM.N CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday to discuss the automaker's investment plans amid his tariff war, a White House official told Reuters. In meetings with automakers, Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have said they want the industry to move more assembly and production of parts to the United States. Trump last week
CNN  —  A second federal judge ruled Thursday that thousands of probationary employees laid off en masse by the Trump administration must be temporarily reinstated to their jobs. The new temporary restraining order from Senior Judge James Bredar, an Obama-appointee, covers 18 agencies and will last two weeks, as a challenge to the terminations from
House Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, responded quickly to news that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, plans to vote for the House-passed spending measure that the party largely opposes. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images North America When Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his
People hold signs during a "Save the Civil Service" rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Getty Images North America A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of federal employees terminated in recent
CNN  —  Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President Donald Trump — and instead have been left fuming. Schumer’s declaration Thursday night that he would vote for Republicans’ stopgap spending bill, backing
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 28, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complications from cancer treatments
DENVER ‒ President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations as he makes good on his promise to target violent criminal offenders living illegally in the United States. Trump has repeatedly referenced using the law passed 277 years ago, and which was previously been used to detain
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