The appearance on the show came a couple of days after Trump signed a flurry of executive orders, from US’ withdrawal from WHO to revoking birthright citizenship among others.
Day: January 23, 2025
Stephen Colbert was visibly emotional and teared up during his monologue Wednesday night, appearing to be deeply moved by a speech directed at Trump by a D.C. bishop. Colbert showed a clip of Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde’s speech to Trump during Tuesday’s inaugural prayer service which urged the president to “have mercy upon the people in our country,” including “gay, lesbian, and transgender children,” as well as immigrant “communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away.” Tru
Thousands of Southern California residents on Wednesday were told to evacuate their homes as a new wildfire was spreading rapidly north of Los Angeles. The Hughes fire started about 70 kilometres north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. According to the fire department, the flames spread over an area of more than 38 square kilometres within a few hours. As of Wednesday afternoon it was 0% contained, said LA County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone. More than 31,000 people were told to evacuate while a furthe
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during argum…