Murkowski Warns of GOP Retaliation as Trump Freezes Hiring

Tensions flared in Washington today as Senator Murkowski revealed fears of GOP retaliation, exposing cracks in party unity. Meanwhile, President Trump extended the federal hiring freeze and pushed new maritime policies, drawing Senate scrutiny. The day underscored intensifying partisan pressure, executive overreach concerns, and renewed legislative oversight over U.S. foreign and domestic policy.

By Writer April 18, 2025No Comments

President Donald Trump Presidential Actions

Trump Sparks Coal Revival and Tariff Showdown Today

Trump accelerates a sweeping energy overhaul, issues aggressive coal revival orders, and warns of imminent pharmaceutical tariffs. Amid GOP pushback and internal messaging shifts, the White House signals strength while hinting at economic negotiation. Court orders lift press bans, as Trump’s fiscal demands and trade moves reshape key domestic and global power dynamics.

By Writer April 9, 2025No Comments

On This Day in American History

1813 Americans under General Zebulon Pike capture York (now Toronto) from British regulars, militia and Ojibwe natives forcing a British withdrawal to Kingston; Pike is killed
1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from Union (US Civil War)
1861 US President Abraham Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus (US Civil War)
1861 Confederate General Robert E. Lee orders Colonel Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson to take command of Harpers Ferry, Virginia [1]
1865 Steamboat “SS Sultana” explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home.
1877 Rutherford B. Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends

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