The Petersburg Post

Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 - The President granted two hundred and thirty-eight pardons and commutations in his first term; less than a year into his second, he has issued nearly two thousand. A Presidential pardon, like sainthood, must be assiduously pursued in order to be obtained, but not openly desired. Last Monday, when Rudy Giuliani received a remarkably broad pardon from Donald Trump, a spokesperson for the former Mayor said that his ...

Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 - Britain has announced plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum seeker policies in years, overhauling immigration rules in response to surging anti-immigrant sentiment and challenges from right-wing parties. The new policy, which will be unveiled by the ruling Labour government in full on Monday, is partially modeled on Denmark's approach, which has one of Europe's toughest rules for refugees. ...

Sunday, Nov 16th, 2025 - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused right-wing parties of trying to infiltrate the Gen Z movement, and of using bots on social media to try to increase attendance. Several thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organized by members of Generation Z, but which ended with strong backing from older supporters of opposition ...

Saturday, Nov 15th, 2025 - Trump Finally Admits His Tariffs Raise Prices With grocery costs spiking, Trump drops import taxes on more than one hundred products. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. President Donald Trump, who ran in 2024 on the promise to bring down prices "on day one," has finally admitted that his tariffs do the opposite. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it would ...

Saturday, Nov 15th, 2025 - Now we know. abruptly resigned in August on a "personal matter" and returned to academia. And there's more. Fed Chair Jerome Powell refused to grant Kugler's request for a waiver from the central bank's beefed-up ethics rules, according to Kugler, a Biden appointee, joined the central bank in September 2023. She announced on Aug. 1 that she would effective Aug. 8, without citing a reason. The surprise resignation ...

Saturday, Nov 15th, 2025 - We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a second pardon to a Jan. 6 defendant who had remained behind bars despite the because of a separate conviction for illegally possessing firearms. The decision is the latest example of Trump's willingness to use his ...

Saturday, Nov 15th, 2025 - United States federal officials have confirmed that an immigration crackdown – the latest by President Donald Trump's administration – is under way in North Carolina's largest city, Charlotte, as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations. "Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting them, their families, or their neighbors," Assistant Homeland ...