The Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative announced Monday it is suspending activities. The move comes after BlackRock, with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, joined an exodus of mega-firms leaving net-zero groups.
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Virginia A.G. Jason Miyares Sues TikTok for Allegedly Designing Addictive App as Trump Gives Chinese Company 75 More Days to Sell
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed a lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, alleging the company’s smartphone application was designed to be addictive to young people, and that its creators make false claims about its content being appropriate for minors.
Read MoreTop Story: Trump Shuts Down CBP One App Use by Illegal Aliens to Enter Country, Cancels Remaining Appointments
Top Commentary: ‘Liberation Day’: Eight Takeaways from Trump’s Second Inaugural Address
Trump Shuts Down CBP One App Use by Illegal Aliens to Enter Country, Cancels Remaining Appointments
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump ended the use of the CBP One App used by illegal migrants to enter the U.S., and canceled all remaining appointments made through the software.
“Effective January 20, 2025, the functionalities of CBP One that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available, and existing appointments have been cancelled,” the Customs and Border Protection agency’s website reads.
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Biden Issues Pardon for Drug Crimes Committed by Virginia House Speaker Targeted by Trump’s Campaign Manager, VAGOP
President Joe Biden on Sunday issued another round of pardons, including to Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), for his 1994 drug conviction, after the Democrat’s criminal past became the target of criticism by both Chris LaCivita, the campaign manager for President-elect Donald Trump in 2024, and the Republican Party of Virginia.
The White House issued a statement on Sunday, in which Biden confirmed, “I am exercising my clemency power to pardon 5 individuals and commute the sentences of 2 individuals who have demonstrated remorse, rehabilitation, and redemption.” The outgoing president told the public that those he selected, “each made significant contributions to improving their communities.”
Read MoreCommentary: ‘Liberation Day’: Eight Takeaways from Trump’s Second Inaugural Address
Delivering his second inaugural address indoors because of the frigid weather conditions in Washington, President Donald Trump vowed Monday to restore integrity and efficiency to government.
Having won in November not only the popular vote, but also with a decisive Electoral College victory, Trump struck a mostly unifying tone from inside the Capitol, invoking Martin Luther King Jr. and asserting, “Impossible is what we do best.”
Read MorePresident Trump to Revoke Security Clearances for 51 Intelligence Officials Who Signed Hunter Biden Laptop Letter
As President Donald Trump starts his second term in office, one of the over 200 executive orders he is planning to sign will include a revocation of the security clearances for 51 former and current intelligence officials who claimed that Hunter Biden’s laptop was “Russian disinformation.”
According to the New York Post, President Trump’s executive order will name all 51 individuals who signed an open letter in October of 2020 claiming that the revelations of Hunter Biden’s laptop, which included proof of his lucrative foreign business deals in exchange for access to his father Joe Biden, had “the classic earmarks” of “Russian disinformation.” The group has since come to be known as the “Spies Who Lie.”
Read MoreAnti-Trump Nonprofit Will Slap DOGE with Immediate Lawsuit
An organization critical of President Donald Trump will hit the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with a lawsuit on Monday.
National Security Counselors (NSC), a nonprofit public interest law firm, will sue DOGE on Monday afternoon and allege that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting advisory organization violates an existing law that sets rules for things like disclosure and hiring practices at executive branch advisory committees, the Daily Caller News Foundation confirmed. NSC has been highly critical of Trump and Musk in post-election posts to Bluesky, a social media platform popular among liberals, and even offered to provide “free consultation for all feds facing the prospect of summary dismissal by Trump,” including for people who worked with former Trump investigator Jack Smith.
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