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Trump signs order to declassify JFK, RFK, and MLK assassination files
Donald Trump repeatedly slammed special counsel Jack Smith as a “moron” in the second part of a lengthy interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that aired Thursday. The president also blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the war in his country, even though it was Russia that invaded Ukraine.
The interview aird after Trump announced earlier he’s ordering the declassification and release of all remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy Sr, and the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
The White House, meanwhile, announced that Trump’s pick to be the FBI director, Kash Patel, will face down the Senate Judiciary Committee next Thursday when he appears for a confirmation hearing before the panel led by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley.
The hearing and subsequent Senate votes will determine whether Patel, a former prosecutor and public defender who gained prominence as a vociferous defender of the president, will replace former director Christopher Wray.
Wray, who Trump named to lead the bureau in 2017 after he fired then-director James Comey, resigned just before the 45th president was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday.
Earlier in the day, a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s sweeping executive order to unilaterally redefine the 14th Amendment and deny citizenship to certain American-born children of immigrants, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
Trump also addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, via video link — his first major speech to a global audience since taking office on Monday.
After prepared remarks, the president engaged in a brief Q&A session with business leaders, giving freewheeling answers covering energy, the war in Ukraine, tariffs and Canada.
Oliver O’Connell24 January 2025 07:30
CNN anchor Jim Acosta seemingly acknowledged the current state of flux he now finds himself in at the network, cheekily telling viewers that he is “still reporting from Washington” while signing off from his morning show on Thursday.
The rhetorical wink and nod to the audience came hours after CNN announced that not only is it laying off 6 percent of its workforce as it pivots to a digital-first operation but that the network is also revamping its weekday television lineup – which currently leaves Acosta in limbo as he contemplates moving to late-night.
‘In the meantime, thank you very much for joining us this morning. Still reporting from Washington. I’m Jim Acosta,’ the CNN anchor said on Thursday while it is still unknown if he’ll stay with the network amid a revamped lineup.
Oliver O’Connell24 January 2025 06:30
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s ordering the declassification and release of all remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F Kennedy, his brother and New York Senator Robert F Kennedy Sr, and the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Trump made the announcement during an impromptu signing ceremony in the Oval Office after being handed the order to sign by White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, D.C.
Trump says ‘everything will be revealed’ about the 1963 killing of the 35th president, the murder of his brother five years later, and the sniper shooting of the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr
Oliver O’Connell24 January 2025 05:30
On Thursday morning’s Fox and Friends episode, the hosts told federal workers to use Donald Trump’s work ethic as an “example” and to “work all day.”
The hosts accused federal employees of seeking “special treatment” after Trump issued an executive order ending remote work for the federal workforce.
New president issued an executive order ending remote work for all federal workers shortly after his inauguration
Donald Trump said he is unbothered by Elon Musk’s criticism of the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project he announced this week, telling reporters that Musk is critical because one of the people involved in the deal is “one of the people he happens to hate.”
The president brushed aside the clash that’s been unfurling online between two of his tech business allies, Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Musk has questioned the value of the AI investment, of which OpenAI is a partner.
“People in the deal are very, very smart people. But, Elon, one of the people he happens to hate. But I have certain hatreds of people, too,” Trump said.
The president did not elaborate.
The president made the comments after the TV show host suggested authorities would’ve tried to put him in jail.
“I think so,” Trump said. “You got a deranged Jack Smith, a total moron…He was looking for something and he’s done it in the past with people. But he’s a failure. He’s a total failure and he failed in the past also. You know why? Because he goes too far.”
The president also addressed the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and his pledge that he would stop it within the first 24 hours of his administration, which didn’t materialize. He appeared to blame the war’s continuance on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelensky, he said, is “no angel” and “shouldn’t have allowed this war to happen,” even though it was Russia that invaded Ukraine.
“First of all, he’s fighting a much bigger entity, okay, much bigger. When he was, you know, talking so brave … Zelensky was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful. He shouldn’t have done that, because we could have made a deal, and it would have been a deal that would have been, it would have been a nothing deal,” Trump claimed.
Michelle Del Rey24 January 2025 03:21
Border crossings in the Southwest are reportedly down as President Donald Trump’s administration begins its immigration crack down.
Border Patrol apprehended just over 840 people crossing the border between ports of entry, reported NBC News.
The figure is reportedly down from nearly half the daily crossings in December
Oliver O’Connell24 January 2025 02:30
Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances.
The president called it “a great honor to sign this.”
“They should not have been prosecuted,” he said as he signed pardons for “peaceful pro-life protesters.”
Among the people pardoned were those involved in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.
In the first week of Trump’s presidency, anti-abortion advocates have ramped up calls for Trump to pardon protesters charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which is designed to protect abortion clinics from obstruction and threats. The 1994 law was passed during a time when clinic protests and blockades were on the rise, as well as violence against abortion providers, such as the murder of Dr. David Gunn in 1993.
Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to be FBI director, Kash Patel, will face down the Senate Judiciary Committee next Thursday when he appears for a confirmation hearing before the panel led by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. The hearing and subsequent Senate votes will determine whether Patel, a former prosecutor and public defender who gained prominence as a vociferous defender of the president, will replace former director Christopher Wray.
Wray, who Trump named to lead the bureau in 2017 after he fired then-director James Comey, resigned just before the 45th president was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday. Trump had indicated a desire to fire Wray because the former New Jersey US Attorney had failed to stop criminal investigations into his conduct.
Trump, who on Wednesday met with Fox News host Sean Hannity for his first television interview since returning to the White House, will appear on the right-wing host’s eponymous program Thursday evening when the second half of the interview is aired.
Andrew Feinberg24 January 2025 01:56
According to a comment his new advisory board made on X, one of Elon Musk’s first goals in his new role as Donald Trump’s advisor may be to eliminate the penny.
The cost of zinc — the primary metal used in penny-making — has doubled since 2016
Oliver O’Connell24 January 2025 01:30
