Month: January 2025

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.

Ed Martin, President Trump’s top prosecutor for Washington, D.C., told Justice Department colleagues Monday that he is launching a “special project” to review the office’s handling of a federal charge brought against many of the 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants who received presidential pardons last week. Also, the Justice Department said Monday that it fired several career lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Former DOJ and FBI officials said the Justice Department’s firing of career lawyers involved in the prosecutions of Donald Trump was meant to intimidate the workforce.

President Donald Trump has already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening tariffs and is readying the same move against Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday.

German chancellor speaks alongside Mette Frederiksen as Danish leader calls for greater cooperation in Europe

The pause “does not include assistance provided directly to individuals,” the memo states.