Month: September 2025

Thousands of people descended on the White House during a Saturday march from Malcolm X Park to Lafayette Park in protest of the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.  Demonstrators entitled the effort “We Are All DC,” representing the potential ripple effects of military force on local citizens, spurred by the president. …
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“Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” read the post, which sparked a sober reply from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) on Saturday defended the Trump administration’s moves in the Caribbean, suggesting Venezuela is working with Russia to traffic drugs into the U.S. “One of the biggest concerns I think is, of course, that Venezuela is now a puppet state for Russia, and of course, Russia is at this point involved in…
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) lambasted President Trump on Saturday for joking about immigration enforcement efforts, including plans to target Chicago, calling the president a “wannabe dictator.” “The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city,” Pritzker wrote on social platform X in response to a meme shared…
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British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson praised President Trump for having an “iron-clad” stomach when taking political risks, arguing that Brexit has allowed the U.K. to forge closer ties with the U.S.  “The President may not follow the traditional rulebook or conventional practice, but he is a risk-taker in a world where a ‘business…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rebuffed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation for a summit in Moscow, saying Friday that the Kremlin leader “can come to” Kyiv instead.  “He can come to Kyiv. I can’t go to Moscow when my country’s under missiles, under attack, each day,” Zelensky said in an interview with ABC News that was…
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“It’s a club for senators, for congresspeople and for people in Washington,” Trump told lawmakers gathered in the overhauled White House Rose Garden.

A combative Senate hearing Thursday exposed growing cracks in Republican support for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has set off panic across the public health world with his moves to curb vaccine access, approval and research.  But despite the efforts of some key GOP senators to drive a wedge…
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The U.S. military is turning up the heat against drug cartels in the southern Caribbean Sea, deploying several warships and other assets as tensions between Washington and Caracas escalate.  The spotlight on the buildup of U.S. forces in the region increased this week after President Trump announced that the U.S. military took out a boat…
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Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta raised an eyebrow Friday over President Trump’s decision to revert the name of the Defense Department back to the “Department of War.” “I don’t know why the president is doing this. You know, I guess I’ve read where he thinks that it makes our military look tougher,” Panetta, who served…
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Republican lawmakers took to social media early Saturday to praise President Trump’s new “Rose Garden Club,” following renovations to the garden that sits near the West Wing of the White House. Trump invited a slew of guests to the Rose Garden on Friday night for a dinner. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shared a variety…
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The Trump administration notified Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s team that immigration authorities are looking to deport the Salvadorian national to Eswatini, a small nation in southern Africa, according to multiple news outlets.  A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said in an email that Abrego Garcia’s attorneys told the department that their client, who entered the…
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A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against President Trump’s effort to cut billions of dollars of foreign aid that was previously approved by Congress through “pocket rescissions.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, refused to block a lower court ruling from earlier this week that…
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Friday that Florida’s move to end all school vaccine mandates is not “actually a scientific debate,” but rather about putting parents’ and children’s interests over the government.  “This isn’t actually a scientific debate. This is about whether the parent’s interest should prevail over the sovereignty and the autonomy of…
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Speculation has reached a fever pitch over the past week that President Trump’s allies are seeking to clear the field in the New York City mayoral race for Andrew Cuomo, raising questions about why the president’s orbit might side with a longtime foe.  The New York Times reported Friday that Trump adviser Steve Witkoff met…
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Among President Trump’s long list of perceived political enemies, one lawmaker has drawn outsize scrutiny from the administration: Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Trump has routinely fixated on the California senator, who investigated Russia’s 2016 election interference and served as the lead manager on Trump’s first impeachment. Schiff was also a member of the House committee…
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Like the “60 Minutes” settlement, the policy change opens CBS News to charges that it is capitulating to Trump.

Tim Miller said the animated show’s jabs at Trump might just pop his “bubble of invincibility” in MAGA.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary on Friday said the agency has not finalized a forthcoming report about autism after the Wall Street Journal reported Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to make an announcement linking Tylenol to the condition in children, urging mothers carrying children to forego the pain medication.…
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Republicans on Friday unveiled 14 bills intended to reduce local government autonomy and harshen punishments for youth and violent offenders in Washington, D.C amid President Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. “President Trump and House Republicans are committed to restoring law and order in our nation’s capital city. Under President Trump’s decisive leadership, crime…
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Harry Enten said the key Trump official isn’t exactly a “drag” on the president, either.

“He’s like a cornered rat,” said the comedian following the president’s latest bizarre post.

President Trump announced Friday that he will soon be sending the National Guard to New Orleans after previously teasing that he would be targeting the city in his next federal crime crackdown. “We’re going to come into New Orleans, and we’re going to make that place so safe,” Trump said during a Friday night event…
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President Trump on Friday endorsed GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson (Iowa) for retiring Sen. Joni Ernst’s (Iowa) seat. “I know Ashley well, and she is a WINNER! A Loving Wife and Proud Mother of two sons, Ashley is a wonderful person, has ALWAYS delivered for Iowa, and will continue doing so in the United States Senate,”…
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One military expert said the president’s comment was “even for him, amazingly stupid.”