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'Cornered Rat': Rosie O'Donnell Slams Trump After Latest Threat To Revoke Her Citizenship 'Cornered Rat': Rosie O'Donnell Slams Trump After Latest Threat To Revoke Her Citizenship
'Cornered Rat': Rosie O'Donnell Slams Trump After Latest Threat To Revoke Her Citizenship Rosie O’Donnell is leaning into one of pop culture’s longest-running feuds, calling Donald Trump “a cornered rat” as she fired back at his latest threat to strip her of US citizenship. Trump started the dustup by posting on Truth Social on Wednesday, Sept. 3: “As previously mentioned, we are giving serious thought to taking away Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship. She is not a Great American and is, in my opinion, incapable of being so!”  Trump had made a similar threat on social media in mid-July. O'Donnell, who moved to Ireland in March and has been pursuing dual citizenship, responded t…
'I'm Everything You Fear': Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back After Trump Floats Revoking Citizenship 'I'm Everything You Fear': Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back After Trump Floats Revoking Citizenship
'I'm Everything You Fear': Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back After Trump Floats Revoking Citizenship Rosie O’Donnell has responded to President Donald Trump’s salvo claiming he's considering revoking her US citizenship with a blistering, 280-word Instagram broadside that revives one of the entertainment world’s longest-running feuds. Posted late Saturday, July 12, alongside a photo of Trump socializing with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the comedian and Emmy-winning talk-show host's message casts Trump as “king joffrey with a tangerine spray tan." O'Donnell declared that Trump's threat to strip her of citizenship only proves “I still live rent-free in that collapsin…
NPR Sues Trump Over Funding Cuts, Calling Executive Order 'Textbook Retaliation' NPR Sues Trump Over Funding Cuts, Calling Executive Order 'Textbook Retaliation'
NPR Sues Trump Over Funding Cuts, Calling Executive Order 'Textbook Retaliation' National Public Radio is suing President Donald Trump over his executive order to block federal funding from the nonprofit broadcasting company. NPR and three Colorado radio stations filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, May 27. The group accused Trump of "textbook retaliation" for news coverage he dislikes. The suit claims Trump's executive order is unconstitutional and undermines Congress' power to control federal spending. "The order targets NPR and PBS expressly because, in the President's view, their news and other content is not 'fair, accurate, or unbiased,'" the suit said.&n…
White House Weighing Suspension Of Habeas Corpus To Combat Immigration Crisis: Reports White House Weighing Suspension Of Habeas Corpus To Combat Immigration Crisis: Reports
White House Weighing Suspension Of Habeas Corpus To Combat Immigration Crisis: Reports President Donald Trump is reportedly considering suspending habeas corpus—the right a person has to challenge their detention in court—ABC News reports. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters that the move is being considered to "take care of the immigration problem," ABC News said. Suspension of habeas corpus is traditionally reserved for "actual rebellion or invasion posing the most dire threats to public safety," according to CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig. "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be susp…
Trump Can Ban Transgender People From Military, Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Ban Transgender People From Military, Supreme Court Rules
Trump Can Ban Transgender People From Military, Supreme Court Rules The Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump may continue with his initiative to prohibit transgender individuals from serving in the military as cases objecting to the policy proceed. The order, announced Tuesday afternoon, May 6, includes the potential removal of currently serving transgender personnel.  However, it's not the final word on the matter as litigation continues, but during that time, the order will be in effect. Three of the nine justices dissented with the majority ruling: Obama appointees Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor and Biden appointee Ketanji…
Elon Musk’s Role In Dismantling Federal Agency Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Rules Elon Musk’s Role In Dismantling Federal Agency Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Rules
Elon Musk’s Role In Dismantling Federal Agency Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Rules Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely violated the Constitution in "multiple ways" in their efforts to permanently dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a federal judge has just ruled. By doing so, DOGE deprived Congress of its authority over the agency’s dissolution, Judge Theodore D. Chuang of the US District Court for the District of Maryland said. The landmark ruling on Tuesday, March 18, marks a significant moment, as it appears to be the first time a judge has directly intervened against Mu…
MA Among States Suing Trump For Ending Birthright Citizenship: 'Dangerous, Unconstitutional' MA Among States Suing Trump For Ending Birthright Citizenship: 'Dangerous, Unconstitutional'
MA Among States Suing Trump For Ending Birthright Citizenship: 'Dangerous, Unconstitutional' Several states in the Northeast are fighting to block an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship. A coalition of 18 states – including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maryland – are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Trump administration that was filed in Massachusetts federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The suit argues that Trump’s order denying US citizenship to the children of those who are neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident is unlawful. “This dangerous and unconstitutional order undermines…