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What Happened: On Tuesday, the chair of former President Donald Trump's inaugural committee, Thomas Barrack, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to influence Trump's foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates. Barrack, along with two others, was charged in New York Federal Court with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making multiple false statements during an interview with federal agents. The other two charged in the suit are Matthew Grimes and Ra

What Happened: On Thursday, the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg, were charged with tax fraud. The former president himself was not charged in the case. After a two-year investigation, this is the first criminal case filed by New York prosecutors. According to the indictment, prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization and the CFO fraudulently avoided paying state and city taxes by paying senior executives off the books and with other

What Happened: On Monday, NATO leaders said that China presents a constant security challenge and that NATO allies must present a more unified front against China's military, trade and human rights practices. In a statement, NATO leaders said that China's goals and "assertive behavior present...challenges to the rules-based international order and to...alliance security." The message from NATO leaders echoes President Biden's recent stance on China. The 30 heads of state and

What Happened: On Wednesday, the White House dropped Trump-era executive orders aimed at banning popular apps TikTok and WeChat. The White House says it will conduct its own review to identify if these Chinese owned apps present any national security risks. In a new executive order, the Commerce Department is instructed to analyze the transactions of apps that are manufactured or developed by China and evaluate if there are any connections to Chinese intelligence agencies or

What Happened: On Sunday night, Texas House Democrats staged a walkout to block passage of Texas' new more restrictive voting bill. By leaving, the House chamber no longer had the 100-member quorum necessary to pass the Senate bill. The new proposed bill will reduce polling hours, empower poll watchers and eliminate some of the ways to vote in Texas. The bill was passed in the Senate early Sunday where Republicans hold the majority. Said Democratic state Rep. Carl Sherman, "W

What Happened: On Sunday, Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, announced that international inspectors will no longer have access to surveillance images of the country's nuclear sites. Iran has already been enriching and stockpiling uranium far beyond the agreed upon levels set in the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran changed its position after former President Trump pulled out of the agreement in 2018. President Biden has expressed interest in re-entering the accord, ho

What Happened: On Saturday, the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump of his second impeachment charges for "incitement of an insurrection." The final vote was 57 in favor to convict to 43 in favor of acquitting. Despite the majority of Senators voting to convict Donald Trump, 2/3 of the Senate are needed to convict, therefore, former president Trump will be acquitted of the impeachment charges as they were 9 votes short of the 2/3 majority. In the final vote, seven Republicans

What Happened: UPDATE: Just hours after voting to hear witness testimony, the Senate has reversed course and decided to skip witness testimony and simply include GOP Rep. Herrera Beutler's statement into evidence for the Senate trial record instead. On Saturday, the Senate voted 55-45 to extend former president Trump's impeachment trial by hearing testimony from witnesses. Five Republicans broke party lines and voted with all of the Democrats to listen to witness testimony. T

What Happened: On Thursday, Day 3 of Trump's second impeachment trial, House Impeachment Managers concluded their case against former president Trump saying he was directly responsible for inciting the Jan. 6 riot at Capitol Hill. Democratic prosecutors showed several examples of rioters saying they were carrying out the orders of their commander-in-chief. One rioter, when yelling to police trying to hold the barrier, said "We were invited here...we were invited by the Presid

What Happened: On Tuesday, former president Trump's defense team argued that his second impeachment trial should be rejected on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. After hearing four hours of arguments, the Senate voted 56-44 that the Senate had jurisdiction and that Trump's second impeachment trial could proceed. Six Republicans broke party lines and voted with Democrats to proceed with the impeachment. The former president was impeached on one count of "incitement of a

What Happened: On Monday, it was announced that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) has initiated an investigation into former president Trump's attempts to overturn the state's election results. The investigation will include a phone call the former president made directly to Raffensperger himself in which he asked the Secretary of State to "find" the votes needed to overturn the election results. In the audio of the phone call, which was made public, Trump can

What Happened: On Thursday, House Democrats asked former President Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial next week. The Senate impeachment trial starts on February 9th. Trump is charged with incitement of an insurrection for his role in the Capitol Hill riot on Jan. 6. Trump's team has not officially responded to the request thus far. UPDATE: A Trump adviser has stated that the former president will not testify. Developing Story Photo Source: whitehouse

What Happened: On Thursday, President Biden signed two executive orders on healthcare which reopened enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges. Open enrollment ended on Dec. 15th under the Trump administration, however, Biden has opened a special enrollment period allowing the uninsured to select policies in the marketplace. The executive orders also strengthen Medicaid and direct federal agencies to re-examine enrollment procedures for Medicaid, the ACA and fin

What Happened: According to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday, 847,000 more Americans claimed first-time jobless benefits over the last week, a 67,000 decrease from the week before. Continued jobless claims fell to 4.8 million, down around 200,000 from the previous week. Economists are hopeful that the vaccine rollout and recent Covid Relief Bill are helping steady the recovery. President Biden proposed an additional $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Plan, howeve

What Happened: On Tuesday, all but five Senate Republicans voted to dismiss the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The final tally was 55-45 in favor of moving forward with the trial. The article of impeachment, which passed in the House and was presented to the Senate on Monday, charges Trump with "incitement of [an] insurrection" after the deadly Capitol Riot on January 6. Republicans did not succeed in dismissing the trial, which is set to start on

What’s Happening: On Monday, the House of Representatives delivered the article of impeachment for Trump's alleged incitement of an insurrection to the Senate. Normally, this would initiate the Senate impeachment trial, however, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) announced late last Friday that he had reached an agreement with Republicans to start the trial the week of February 8. This will allow Trump's legal team more time to prepare for the trial. Trump is the only p

What's Happening: President Biden is signing an order to lift the transgender military ban imposed by former president Trump. The executive order states that "all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve." Said the White House in a statement, Biden "believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service, and that America’s strength is found in its diversity." LGBTQ activists have criticized the Trump

What's Happening: According to sources at the White House, on Monday, President Biden will be reinstating Covid-19 related travel restrictions that were lifted by former President Trump just last week and would have come into effect on Jan 26. The restrictions will be for non-US citizens that have visited Brazil, the UK, Ireland, South Africa and much of Europe. Most of these countries have requirements for American travelers looking to enter their borders as well. Said White

What’s Happening: On Friday, new Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) announced that the House will send the article of impeachment for Trump's alleged incitement of an insurrection to the Senate on Monday. Normally, this would initiate the Senate impeachment trial, however, Schumer announced late Friday night that he had reached an agreement with Republicans to start the trial the week of February 8. Trump is the only president to have been impeached twice. Developing S

What's Happening: According to several of his aides, President Biden plans to sign a series of executive actions on day one of his presidency that will reverse Donald Trump's orders on immigration, climate change and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biden will halt construction on the border wall with Mexico, rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization, end the travel ban from some Muslim-majority countries and revoke the approval for the Keystone