Vera Bergengruen
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Vera Bergengruen
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Senior Correspondent at TIME Magazine
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Trump’s decision to pardon Hernandez stunned the president’s allies and some members of his administration, including U.S. officials who spent a decade building the landmark case against him, according to people familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How a Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s unusual network of Trump allies and MAGA influencers helped deliver an extraordinary pardon to him.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A few weeks after he took over SOUTHCOM, Holsey met with the newly confirmed Hegseth and received his marching orders.

“You’re either on the team or you’re not,” Hegseth told Holsey. “When you get an order, you move out fast and don’t ask questions.” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Spotted in Mount Pleasant
August 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Also spotted in DC
August 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Seen on my block in Columbia Heights
August 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Earlier this week, federal agents parked outside a bilingual daycare center near Mount Pleasant, and made arrests. “The staff were terrified. Students were scared. Parents were scared."

Santos said her 5-year-old son “asked if Donald Trump was going to come into his school.”
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM