Month: November 2025

Justin Wolfers said he “ran out of fingers and toes” trying “to count the number of lies.”

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Thursday announced his decision to jump into next year‘s race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), saying, “I’m ready to bring this fight home.” Swalwell told, in a conversation with ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel, said the Golden State “needs a fighter and a protector.” “Someone who will bring prices down,…

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was first established during the Cold War to provide news to people living within the Soviet Union and behind the Iron Curtain.

Donald Trump’s family has been pursuing wealth, fame and power in their name for decades, and now that he is a lame-duck second-term president, there is increased urgency for his “Trumpification of America” through renaming, including airports, stadiums and other locations.

“And I hope he hears it,” the coach said after he took a swipe at the president.

Trey Gowdy defended the president’s posts attacking Democratic lawmakers.

President Trump will host New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday for what will be a closely watched meeting between two political rivals who have drawn comparisons in their populist appeals. Mamdani will meet with Trump less than a month after winning his election to become the next mayor of…

President Trump is taking aim at state artificial intelligence (AI) laws that his administration sees as threats to the growing industry and the U.S’s ability to dominate it. The clash with state legislatures has long been brewing, as statehouses have forged ahead with efforts to rein in risks from the rapidly developing technology while the…

Polar opposites will collide at the White House on Friday when President Trump meets New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) for the first time. The encounter pits a septuagenarian right-wing nationalist against a 34-year-old democratic socialist; a president who sought to enact a “Muslim ban” against New York’s first Muslim mayor; and an “America…

Prospects look dim for Congress to agree to an extension of ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies, as Republicans run headlong toward a December cliff without a clear plan to break their fall. GOP leaders are trying to coalesce around a unified path on health care, but it’s looking increasingly likely that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced…

The “Late Show” host said the Trump administration is starting to feel some heat.

The White House said it was unaware of the meeting between the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and the former U.S. Navy analyst who was jailed for spying for Israel.

The president’s remark prompted chuckles in the crowd, but it was a different story on social media.

Critics pointed out a major flaw with the Trump transportation secretary’s “out of touch” remark.

The late night host also had an offer for the president.

“We’ve had hundreds and hundreds, if not, you know, closer to 1,000 threats,” Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) told NBC News.

Ronny Chieng called out the president for pushing a not-so-polite post.

The “Late Night” host broke down what makes Trump’s Epstein claim so “impossible.”

The mayor-elect said he’ll focus on one of his core issues — and vowed to stand up for New Yorkers.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said she believes President Trump should “button it up” regarding his suggestion that six Democratic members of Congress should be imprisoned or even executed. Earlier Thursday, the president called the lawmakers “traitors” for urging active duty military members to disobey unlawful orders from his administration. “I would just call upon him…

Fifteen of the 19 hijackers in the 9/11 attacks were from Saudi Arabia.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. government’s decision to designate Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization provides the Defense Department with “new options” to go after the alleged drug cartel, which officials alleged is headed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.  “Well, it brings a whole bunch of new options to the…

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Democrats accused the Trump administration of again failing to meet its requirement to consult with Congress on plans for refugees as the White House pushes to cut admissions to the lowest level in the program’s history. President Trump in October announced the lowest-ever refugee cap of 7,500 refugees, just a fraction of the 125,000 cap…
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Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told The Hill on Thursday that he will support the repeal of sweeping sanctions on Syria but wants language that would impose penalties if the interim government in Damascus fails to meet certain conditions. President Trump is backing the repeal of the sanctions,…