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If the Biden administration had written this law he'd be making all illegal criminals take anger management classes.

maybe they can apply for cabinet positions???

JUST IN,,,,
[HEADING=2]White House response adds to confusion on federal funding freeze[/HEADING]
UPDATED JANUARY 29, 20254:01 PM ET

The Office of Management and Budget has rescinded [its call for a pause on payments for federal grants and other programs]('https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5277029/trump-memo-halt-funding'), according to a copy of an agency memo shared by Democracy Forward, which led a legal challenge over the effort. But the White House said that only the original memo calling for the freeze had been rescinded — not its effort to review federal spending.

The new memo says the heads of executive departments and agencies should contact their general counsels "if you have questions about implementing the President's Executive Orders."

"Facing legal pressure from our clients and in the wake of a federal judge ruling in our case last evening, the Trump-Vance administration has abandoned OMB's ordered federal funding freeze," Democracy Forward said in a statement on Wednesday. "We are proud of our courageous clients — who represent communities across the nation — for going to court to stop the administration's unlawful actions."

But Karoline Leavitt, the White House's spokeswoman, told reporters that the move simply meant a rescinding of the original Monday directive.

Efforts to "end the egregious waste of federal funding" will continue, according to Leavitt, who said the OMB memo was rescinded "to end any confusion on federal policy created by the court ruling and the dishonest media coverage."

After widespread confusion from the initial memo calling for a halt in federal assistance, pending review, the White House tried Tuesday to further clarify which programs would not be affected, later specifying that the halt would not impact Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, for example.

This latest statement from the White House is likely to add to the confusion rather than clarify it. Leavitt said the administration expects that rescinding the memo will end the court case against it, but that executive orders on funding reviews issued by President Trump "remain in full force and effect and will be rigorously implemented by all agencies and departments."

Wednesday's developments follow a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.

Under the original OMB memo [obtained by NPR]('https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25507011-omb-memo-on-temporary-pause-of-financial-assistance-programs/'), a temporary pause in funding was set to take effect Tuesday evening, but a senior administration official said that the pause could be as short as a day if an agency determined its programs were in compliance.
The official said the directive should not be interpreted as a full funding freeze. The official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the internal memo, said that agencies are supposed to review their grants, loans and programs to ensure that they align with the new administration's priorities.

Administration officials have insisted that the impacts are misunderstood, but the actual text of the memo is far-reaching and the follow-up guidance has been criticized as vague. On Tuesday afternoon, the White House [issued a fact sheet]('https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/923/') that said "the pause does not apply across-the-board" and that "any program that provides direct benefits to Americans" — like Social Security, Medicare and food stamps — "is explicitly excluded."

The memo quickly drew legal challenges on Tuesday.

The nonprofit organizations that won the temporary stay Tuesday had [claimed in their filing]('https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Final-OMB-Freeze-Memo-Complaint-1.28.25-1.pdf') that the memo "fails to explain the source of OMB's purported legal authority to gut every grant program in the federal government." The groups also said that the memo failed to consider the interests of grant recipients, "including those to whom money had already been promised."

Shortly after the decision by the federal judge on Tuesday, a group of attorneys general from 22 states and the District of Columbia filed a separate challenge in federal court.

[HEADING=2]Congressional reaction[/HEADING]
The order provided an early litmus test for just how willing Republicans in Congress would be to cede their power of the purse in deference to the leader of their party — even temporarily.

The order came late Monday night, as House Republicans were gathered at an annual conference in Trump's backyard at his Trump National Doral Golf Club.

As Democrats like Washington's Sen. Patty Murray [denounced the measure]('https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5277029/trump-memo-halt-funding') as "brazen and illegal," most congressional Republicans who spoke about the memo said it was a means to an end to implement Trump's agenda, which is his prerogative.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called it "an application of common sense" and said it would "be harmless in the end."

At least one person at the retreat, Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said a heads-up would have been helpful.

"How are we supposed to defend [it] if we don't know what's coming out and what it really means? And I've got constituents calling, so it's just part of life," he said.

Back on Capitol Hill, Sen. Susan Collins, who chairs the Appropriations Committee, stopped short of criticizing the memo on Tuesday, saying she was "surprised by its breadth." On Wednesday, she said she was pleased it was rescinded.

"While it is not unusual for incoming administrations to review federal programs and policies, this memo was overreaching and created unnecessary confusion and consternation," she said in a statement.

As chair of the committee, Collins will be one of the lawmakers directly responsible for negotiating federal spending under Trump.

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., acknowledged that the move questions the authority of Congress, but said he wasn't concerned.

"[Trump's] testing his own authority," Cramer told reporters Tuesday. "He's getting some guidance that presidents have more authority than they'd traditionally used."

Cramer said he supports a pause to reevaluate spending, but acknowledged the memo represented a "major test of separation of powers."

Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, put it more bluntly.

"For all of you who haven't noticed, this is a different day in Washington, D.C.," he told reporters Tuesday.

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[HEADING=2]'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd term[/HEADING]

Amid all of the enthusiasm in conservative media for President Donald Trump's first week back in office, the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has notably applied some brakes.

The Journal has editorialized against Trump's [pardons of Jan. 6 rioters]('https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-trump-pardons-jan-6-f6e23bcd84eaed672318c88f05286767'), called presidential appointee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [“dangerous to public health,”]('https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-jr-senate-hearing-heath-and-human-services-vaccines-trial-lawyers-ce7703cf?mod=editorials_article_pos9') suggested Trump give up the effort to end [birthright citizenship]('https://apnews.com/article/trump-birthright-citizenship-native-chinese-executive-order-c163bbadd20609bd09fd5c5bccc6ba8d') and twice said he was wrong to [strip protection]('https://apnews.com/article/tom-cotton-john-bolton-trump-security-detail-388ab588a7fdc7c73e30fa5a1194a5b4') of former officials under threat from Iran.

The newspaper also said that Trump showed [“remarkably poor judgment”]('https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-crypto-token-melania-securities-and-exchange-commission-8cb7abf2?mod=editorials_more_article_pos20') in selling $Trump brand crypto coins and described as [“illegal amnesty”]('https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tiktok-executive-order-bytedance-china-congress-46a66e50?mod=editorials_more_article_pos24') the president's order delaying implementation of a law that would have forced TikTok's shutdown in the U.S.

It stands in contrast to the excitement shown about Trump at some outlets popular with conservatives, including the Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel, which had a segment on Monday about whether Trump's [likeness should be carved]('https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5109249-trump-fox-news-mount-rushmore/') into Mount Rushmore.

“Trump in four days has cemented his status as the G.O.A.T. — the greatest Republican president of all time, better than (Ronald) Reagan or Abraham Lincoln,” Wayne Allyn Root wrote in World Net Daily. “And I'm writing this on his fifth day!”

There's still some muscle left in newspaper editorials

The Journal is also showing that there is muscle left in the idea of newspaper editorials, after decisions by owners of The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times last fall not to endorse a candidate in the presidential race between Trump and Kamala Harris.

Th[B]e Journal is a respected legacy news organization. Its news pages are not driven by a political point of view, but its editorial pages have long been a leader in conservative thought. Its editorial writers have praised some of Trump's early moves, including dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and attempts to open Alaska to more development.[/B]

On Inauguration Day, the Journal [wrote]('https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-inaugural-address-2025-72edaf3e?mod=editorials_more_article_pos25') that Trump “delivered a message of aspiration and optimism that most Americans will welcome. If this captures his real plans, he has a chance to leave office in four years as a success.”

But in the details, the Journal has found some of Trump's action wanting. The pardon of Jan. 6 rioters “is a rotten message from a president about political violence done on his behalf, and it's a bait-and-switch,” the newspaper said, pointing to earlier Trump comments that he would be looking at individual cases.

***Trump's decision to strip government-paid security from his former aides Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Brian Hook — all threatened by Iran — “looks like a new low,” the Journal said. “Decisions about security details are supposed to be based on neutral assessments of the danger, not some vindictive whim,” an editorial published on Jan. 24 said.
***

Trump's decision to strip government-paid security from his former aides Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Brian Hook — all threatened by Iran — “looks like a new low,” the Journal said. “Decisions about security details are supposed to be based on neutral assessments of the danger, not some vindictive whim,” an editorial published on Jan. 24 said.

Sorry Bud - but did the WH or the press corps release that information? I don't know.

What can't it do?

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Trump's decision to strip government-paid security from his former aides Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Brian Hook — all threatened by Iran — “looks like a new low,” the Journal said. “Decisions about security details are supposed to be based on neutral assessments of the danger, not some vindictive whim,” an editorial published on Jan. 24 said.

Sorry Bud - but did the WH or the press corps release that information? I don't know.

Exactly. Fake news.

Name the President

Trump's decision to strip government-paid security from his former aides Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Brian Hook — all threatened by Iran — “looks like a new low,” the Journal said. “Decisions about security details are supposed to be based on neutral assessments of the danger, not some vindictive whim,” an editorial published on Jan. 24 said.

Sorry Bud - but did the WH or the press corps release that information? I don't know.

Not sure what your getting at sir......................

If you need something that actually says White House:
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday doubled down on President Trump’s decision to[ strip ex-national security advisor John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo]('https://nypost.com/2025/01/26/us-news/tom-cotton-and-lindsey-graham-break-with-trump-on-nixing-security-for-john-bolton-mike-pompeo/') of their security details.

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Exactly. Fake news.

How exactly is anything not coming from FOX (your go to source) fake news other then it doesn't fit your narrative? Yet nothing is declared as fake news coming from FOX who have openly admitted that they mislead & lie to their audience & have been heavily fined for it?
:rolleyes:

[HEADING=2]Live updates: Plane crashes into Potomac River after collision with helicopter near Reagan National Airport[/HEADING]
A regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m., the FAA said Wednesday evening in a preliminary update.
Live updates: Plane crashes into Potomac River after collision with helicopter near Reagan National Airport

How exactly is anything not coming from FOX (your go to source) fake news other then it doesn't fit your narrative? Yet nothing is declared as fake news coming from FOX who have openly admitted that they mislead & lie to their audience & have been heavily fined for it?
:rolleyes:

10 million more votes then the first black president never came back to the polls this time around. What happened?I think Fetterman said it best. ("I found that when the judicial system gets weaponized and targets political enemies for political gain, I think that’s inappropriate.”) - JF. Now here in NY if you remember back 15 years or so the state was threatened with federal aid for not wanting to switch to the controversial state of the art digital polling system that seems to take weeks and months in some states to tally. Can’t imagine why the state was forced to use it 🧐 Fox pointing out the obvious with these machines is what they were guilty of and what you are referring to. The digital trail to who can get into them is hard to prove but they “Fox” really didn’t lie.

🙄

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According to [The New York Times]('https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/technology/tampons-silicon-valley-workers-protest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s04.f79C.Qcu03NAjCrc5&smid=url-share') Wednesday, "To protest Mr. Zuckerberg’s actions, some Meta workers soon brought their own tampons, pads and liners to the men’s bathrooms, five people with knowledge of the effort said. A group of employees also circulated a petition to save the tampons."

The vice president of workplace services reportedly emailed the petition signatories directly, suggesting that while it had "not been the intention of Meta leadership to make employees feel unwelcome or excluded in our offices, at this point we do not have plans to revisit our on-site amenities offerings." The email, however, did promise to "share your feedback with leadership."

10 million more votes then the first black president never came back to the polls this time around. What happened?I think Fetterman said it best. ("I found that when the judicial system gets weaponized and targets political enemies for political gain, I think that’s inappropriate.”) - JF. Now here in NY if you remember back 15 years or so the state was threatened with federal aid for not wanting to switch to the controversial state of the art digital polling system that seems to take weeks and months in some states to tally. Can’t imagine why the state was forced to use it 🧐 Fox pointing out the obvious with these machines is what they were guilty of and what you are referring to. The digital trail to who can get into them is hard to prove but they “Fox” really didn’t lie.

🙄

fake news and conspiracy nonsense not entertained...conspiracy and fakes news whether you win or lose...PRICELESS LOL!

[HEADING=2]Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence[/HEADING]
JANUARY 30, 20255:00 AM ET

other than that fine people

While many people had no criminal record prior to committing crimes on Jan. 6, NPR has identified dozens of [SIZE=7]defendants with prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking.[/SIZE]

The second Capitol rioter to be rearrested is Daniel Ball, who was taken into custody for a federal gun charge from 2023 shortly after his release from prison.

Despite being pardoned over his actions on January 6—where Ball allegedly threw an explosive into the Capitol causing hearing loss among police officers which lasted for months—Ball still has a criminal record for domestic violence battery by strangulation in 2017 and resisting law enforcement with violence and battery in 2021, meaning his possession of a .22 caliber rifle and ammunition put him in violation of federal gun laws.

A third Capitol rioter is currently on the run from Texas police due to a preexisting arrest warrant from 2016. [Andrew Taake is wanted on charges]('https://www.newsweek.com/jan-six-rioter-pardoned-trump-wanted-solicitation-minor-charge-texas-2021917') of online solicitation of a minor.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement: "The people who invaded the Capitol on January 6th, whether they committed violence or not, should not have been pardoned. They unlawfully broke into the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power. What they did is a serious crime.

[SIZE=7][U]"Donald Trump is ushering in a Golden Age for people that break the law and attempt to overthrow the government."[/U][/SIZE]

WHOOPS

POLITICS
JANUARY 29, 2025
[HEADING=2]Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again[/HEADING]
Americans divided over whether Trump's pace in addressing major U.S. problems is about right or too fast

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At 47%, President Donald Trump's initial job approval rating for his second term is similar to the [inaugural 45% reading]('https://news.gallup.com/poll/202811/trump-sets-new-low-point-inaugural-approval-rating.aspx') during his first term,[SIZE=6] again placing him below all other elected presidents dating back to 1953. [/SIZE]Trump remains the only elected president with sub-50% initial approval ratings, and his latest disapproval rating (48%) is three percentage points higher than in 2017, marking a new high for inaugural ratings.

[Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again]('https://news.gallup.com/poll/655955/trump-inaugural-approval-rating-historically-low-again.aspx')

fake news and conspiracy nonsense not entertained...conspiracy and fakes news whether you win or lose...PRICELESS LOL!

Ollie sent the hat and shirt you asked for. You picking them up?

[HEADING=2]American Airlines Crash: Donald Trump froze hiring of critical air traffic controllers days before incident[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]A midair collision near Reagan National Airport has raised questions about aviation safety protocols, following Donald Trump's controversial hiring freeze on air traffic controllers just days earlier.[/HEADING]

The air crash comes days after US President Donald Trump overhauled the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, removing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and the Coast Guard before their terms were completed.

“Hiring air traffic controllers is the number one safety issue according to the entire aviation industry. Instead of working to improve aviation safety and lower costs for hardworking American families, the Administration is choosing to spread bogus DEI claims to justify this decision. I'm not surprised by the President’s dangerous and divisive actions, but the Administration must reverse course. Let’s get back to aviation safety and allow the FAA to do its job protecting the flying public.”

Trump FROZE ALL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HIRING just one week ago. How often do mid-air collisions happen these days? And yes, every Republican would be blaming Biden for this if he was still POTUS,”

Nice going Donny