Saturday 01.25.25
“I want more babies in the United States”: VP JD Vance at the March of Life, while arguing for govt. help for parents.
VP Vance condemns “a culture of abortion on demand” and a “culture of radical individualism” at the March for Life.
“I would love to see Canada be the 51st state”: Trump says during visit to North Carolina to survey Helene storm damage.
Trump says “certainly I would not take responsibility” if something were to happen to Fauci after pulling his security.
Trump cites “voter ID” and water flow as his conditions for California to get federal wildfire aid.
Trump says he plans to overhaul or “get rid of” FEMA as he tours disaster damage: “FEMA’s not good.”
51-49: The Senate in a procedural vote advances Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be Defense Secretary.
"Everything will be revealed": Trump signs order to declassify files on JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr. assassinations.
Trump at Davos: “I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately, and ... they should be dropping all over the world.”
“They were very minor incidents”: Trump defends Jan. 6th pardons, including for violent rioters who attacked police.
“Is it that important for China to be spying on young people?”: Trump shows support for TikTok after he once backed ban.
“I don’t care as long as we get to the final answer”: Trump on GOP divide over path to enact legislative agenda.
Amended Laken Riley Act passes in the House 263-156. 46 Dems join GOP to pass controversial immigration bill.
Mike Johnson isn’t willing to second-guess a president’s pardon decisions — unless it’s Biden.
“If they weren’t the crime family, why do they need pardons?”: Johnson says GOP will “look at” Biden’s final pardons.
“I don’t second-guess”: Mike Johnson defends Trump’s January 6th pardons, says he believes in “redemption.”
Safe to say Trump was not a fan of the bishop at the National Prayer Service.
“[He] loves to cheer”: Stefanik pressed on Elon Musk’s apparent Nazi salute & antisemitism during confirmation hearing.
Trump’s Cabinet: Violent January 6th rioters should not be pardoned. Trump on Day 1: Violent rioters get “full pardon.”
"No, Elon Musk did not do those salutes": UN ambassador pick Elise Stefanik on Musk's apparent Nazi salutes.
"My ideological position is based in the law": V.A. pick Doug Collins doesn't commit to upholding Biden abortion rule.
"A fantasy": Sen. Tim Kaine grills UN ambassador pick Elise Stefanik on Democratic senators who support open borders.
“Full pardon”: Trump pardons about 1,500 of his supporters convicted over Jan. 6 and commutes sentences of 14 others.
All those tech CEOs in one room and no one could solve Carrie Underwood’s audio issues. Live inauguration reaction.