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What has Donald Trump said about the LA wildfires and other environmental disasters?

Donald Trump's comments on the LA wildfires have sparked controversy and scrutiny as his track record of misinformation on environmental disasters faces renewed criticism

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different

The new U.S. Senate is getting down to business, and one of its first tasks will be to consider Donald Trump’s nominations to federal office.

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2025

Judge allows release of special counsel’s report into Trump’s effort to overturn 2020 election – live

Federal judge allows release of Jack Smith’s report into Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, reversing a block she had placed last week

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025

Trump’s sweeping deportation threat is unworkable and aimed at ‘rabid’ Republicans, says Newt Gingrich

Former US House speaker says documented people, Dreamers, mothers and children must not be deported

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025

Access to Trump and Vance is twice as expensive for donors at inauguration

Exclusive: dinners with both the president and vice president-elect will cost $1m, up from $500,000

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025

Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access

From Washington to Connecticut, pharmacists and healthcare workers pioneer efforts to limit abortion barriers

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025

‘They enrich all of our lives’: Newt Gingrich on immigrants and Trump’s deportation plans

Ex-speaker, an ally and arch conservative, says president-elect should learn from his new PBS film on great migrants

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025

Does Trump have more power than past presidents? - a visual timeline

Trump’s second term will be marked by a rare level of influence in Congress and the highest court

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025

Republican Florida Sheriff Vows to Stay Out of Mass Deportations: 'Will Not Have My Deputies Doing That Work'

Newly-elected Rosie Cordero-Stutz also encouraged crime victims, including undocumented immigrants, to come forward without fear of deportation

Latin Times · Jan 13, 2025

Legacy media begins to sound like Bernie

Bernie Sanders was right

Salon · Jan 13, 2025