Month: October 2025

Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation urged the state Legislature on Tuesday to consider implementing a new House map as both parties ramp up efforts to redraw congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterms.  “Donald Trump and House Republicans have concluded that the only way to keep their weak majority is by stealing congressional seats in Texas,…
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Several times over the last two weeks, President Trump has reversed his Ukraine policy, veering wildly between his default position of flattering and making concessions to Vladimir Putin to pressuring him for some flexibility on a ceasefire. Trump remonstrated again with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for refusing to sacrifice Ukraine’s sovereignty (after suggesting he could…
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The author tried to finesse his mistake, but that just extended the misery.

Trump became the first convicted felon to be president upon his inauguration earlier this year.

U.S. troops with facial hair were barred from attending an upcoming event with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in South Korea this week, according to reports. An email purportedly from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base in South Korea — posted to an unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page — advised troops that “members…
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Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday took aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for repeatedly saying he does not follow news about President Trump when asked by reporters. In his Monday night broadcast, Stewart flippantly advised Trump critics to “just pretend like you don’t see it, like Speaker Mike Johnson,” before playing footage of Johnson…
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President Trump met with Japan’s new prime minister Tuesday, just days after Sanae Takaichi took office. Lavishing praise, he told her, “Anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there. We are an ally at the strongest level.” Later, he rallied U.S. troops aboard the USS George Washington, docked outside Tokyo, praising Defense…
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“My feeling is that it’s always more complicated than we know,” said the movie director.

President Trump early Tuesday threatened to send more troops to cities amid his crackdown on crime, telling U.S. service members in Japan that some may need “more than the National Guard.”  “We have cities in trouble. We can’t have cities that have trouble,” Trump said, speaking to troops on the USS George Washington at the…
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The House is still out of session, while the president is working on trade agreements abroad.

The nation’s top schools have ramped up their spending on lobbying the federal government this year amid President Trump’s crackdown on higher education, disclosures filed last week show. Twenty-four top universities and one of the nation’s largest college systems have already spent around $24 million lobbying Washington this year, more than double what they spent…
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The Trump health secretary’s dedication has prompted awkward moments out, said the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star.

The president appeared a little lost at sea aboard the USS George Washington.

The late night host made the president an offer he’ll almost certainly refuse.

Pete Souza slammed the current president as a “wannabe king.”

The “Late Show” host mocked the president’s dance moves.

CNN’s chief data analyst explained why the president’s picking of a fight with Canada is “just something totally different.”

The “Daily Show” host said the president has no intention of leaving office when his term is up — and here’s why.

The lawmaker fired back after the president insulted her intelligence.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is leading the 2028 Democratic field for president in New Hampshire, according to a new poll from the University of New Hampshire. Nineteen percent in the Granite State Poll backed Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020 in the Democratic primary and later notched a spot in former President Biden’s…
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The fixation on these changes followed the president’s takeover of the institution’s board earlier this year.

(NewsNation) — Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said he will not drop out of New York City’s mayoral race despite trailing in polls and facing pressure to withdraw, insisting voters should decide the election rather than “billionaires, influences and insiders.” “I don’t know how many times I have to say it. I’m the only Republican…
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Bill Pulte wasn’t happy that Punchbowl News only used part of his quote and left out the “racial commentary.”

The anonymous donor who gave the Defense Department $130 million to partially cover the salaries of military personnel amid the government shutdown was identified as billionaire Timothy Mellon, The New York Times reported. Mellon, an 83-year-old resident of Saratoga, Wyo., has donated frequently to President Trump and Republican groups in recent years. Speaking to reporters…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is fundraising off of a jab from President Trump about her IQ. “AOC’s low IQ,” Trump told reporters Monday on Air Force One, using the common nickname for the New York Democrat. “You give her an IQ test. Have her pass, like the exams that I decided to take when I was…
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