Month: August 2025

President Trump is scheduled to meet Monday with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. The summit at the White House is expected to focus on trade and defense issues. Trump is expected to greet the South Korean president at noon EDT, and a meeting between the two leaders is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. EDT. Watch…
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican allies of President Trump of having “declared war on people of color” with the creation of the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and separate efforts she described as attempts to “whitewash” history. “All the MAGA Republicans and Ron DeSantis care about is the…
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President Trump’s recent decree that the states must follow his orders to get rid of voting machines and voting by mail is wrong in every way. It’s wrong on substance, wrong on policy and wrong on the Constitution.  It’s one of the many ways Trump is trying to take power away from voters to maximize his control…
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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) on Sunday condemned President Trump’s reported plans to deploy troops in Chicago, saying there’s “no justification” for the move in Democratic cities. “President Trump’s illegal attempt to militarize Chicago will do nothing but spark chaos and create spectacle,” Krishnamoorthi said in a statement Sunday. “There is no emergency in Illinois that warrants federalizing…
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Donna Brazile, a veteran political strategist who was interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during the 2016 election, brushed aside California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s approach of mocking President Trump on social media Sunday but praised the potential 2028 presidential contender for putting up a fight. “Everybody likes a good laugh, and now…
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President Trump threatened major broadcast networks in a string of social media posts late Sunday, suggesting they be fined or taken off the air due to their polling and coverage of his administration. “Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World,…
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The Daily Beast caught a glimpse of it in a video of Trump playing golf with Roger Clemens and others.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national mistakenly deported but returned to the U.S., arrived at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility Monday morning in anticipation of new deportation proceedings. Abrego Garcia, who was instructed to report Monday morning to the ICE field office in Baltimore, earlier declined a plea offer that would have allowed…
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Not content with redrawing California’s congressional maps, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is also attempting to redraw the 2028 campaign. Indeed, by signing legislation to send the redistricting question to a special election this November, Newsom is tipping his hand, revealing a strategy based on the idea that whoever fights Trump hardest will have an edge over…
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President Trump on Monday is expected to sign an executive order aimed at ending cashless bail policies in places like Washington, D.C., his latest effort to use the power of the federal government to exert pressure over liberal jurisdictions. A White House official confirmed Trump would sign an order that threatens to revoke federal funding…
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) is bucking threats from President Trump to send National Guard troops to his city, saying Chicagoans will “not bend or cower” to the president’s will. In a statement on Sunday, Johnson said he is in “active communication” with local and state counterparts “as we prepare for any potential unconstitutional military…
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These are the best of times and the worst of times for opinion writers. On one hand, President Trump and his people flood the zone with mischief, disinformation and scandals. We are blessed (or cursed) with a topic-rich environment.  On the other hand, we are professionally obligated to remain immersed in Trump’s tireless conspiracy against…
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Some National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., have begun carrying weapons as they patrol streets in the nation’s capital, a Pentagon spokesperson said Sunday. Members of the Joint Task Force-DC began carrying service-issue weapons on Sunday evening, the spokesperson said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order last week authorizing the move. The directive stipulates…
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The president put his penchant for bling on full display. Yet again.

The president again took issue with Sen. Chuck Grassley and his refusal to do away with a check on certain judicial picks.

“Make America Gavin Again,” California’s governor declared in an X post.

The Democrat poked at Republicans in a provocative post on X.

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President Trump’s campaign to redraw House maps in GOP states around the country will make it tougher for Democrats to win back control of the chamber in next year’s midterms, but it won’t knock them out of contention altogether, according to leading election handicappers. While Trump and his Republican allies are battling to pad their…
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Virginia Republicans are growing cautiously optimistic about Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) chances in November’s gubernatorial race after new polling released this week showed the Republican nominee closing the gap.  A Roanoke College poll released earlier this week showed former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) leading Earle-Sears 46 percent to 39 percent among likely Virginia voters.…
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Donald Trump’s vice president received a quick, blunt correction.

The newspaper’s conservative editorial board highlighted an “ominous turn.”

The president fired off a new attack on the media, including a threat to have licenses revoked.

The “Last Week Tonight” host’s deep dive on the pro-Donald Trump businessman’s venture got NSFW.

“It’s not where we’re headed,” warned Ali Velshi.