Johnson Joins the Trump Entourage, Shrinking the Role of House Speaker CM NewsJanuary 28, 202504 views The speaker of the House has for centuries played a singular role among political leaders in the United States, as the only partisan figure in Congress who is also explicitly… Read more
Trump Administration Fires Prosecutors Who Aided Jack Smith Investigations CM NewsJanuary 28, 202503 views The acting attorney general on Monday fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on the two criminal investigations into Donald J. Trump for the special counsel Jack Smith, saying… Read more
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