“Trump’s White House is government by the billionaires, for the billionaires,” said the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. While President-elect Donald Trump is expected to hail the “start of a thrilling new era of national success” during his inaugural speech on Monday, progressives said the presence of some of the nation’s most powerful billionaires at the event signals […]
WHITE HOUSE — In his farewell address from the Oval Office Wednesday evening, U.S. President Joe Biden warned of the dangers of the concentration of power and wealth, highlighting the emergence of an “oligarchy” and a “tech-industrial complex.” “The dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people, the dangerous […]
“Trump and his billionaire Cabinet have their priorities backwards. Instead of focusing on lower costs and higher wages, they’re only trying to line their own pockets while breaking promises to working families,” said one critic. Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for treasury secretary, indicated during his confirmation hearing […]
“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report states. The special counsel who investigated and charged Donald Trump over his attempts to subvert the 2020 election said in a final report released by the U.S. Justice Department early […]