Month: December 2025

“I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building,” Kerry Kennedy said on social media Friday.

The Republican strategist is warning that the president “won’t like the outcome” of the 2026 elections if he doesn’t shape up.

President Trump said Friday he plans to hold a meeting with major insurance companies in the coming days in a bid to pressure them to lower prices for consumers who are set to see premium costs soar when ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies expire at the end of the year.  “I’m going to call in the insurance companies that are making so much…

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) announced Friday that she was suspending her bid for New York governor and would also be retiring from Congress. Her stunning announcement came shortly after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a fellow ally of President Trump, jumped into the primary. “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I…

The Justice Department on Friday publicly released a portion of the Epstein files in response to a law that garnered near unanimous support from both parties in Congress. The highly anticipated release of the files comes after months of building pressure on the White House and amid scrutiny of President Trump’s connection with the deceased…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday said he will introduce a bill to ban sitting presidents from naming federal buildings after themselves, following the renaming of the Kennedy Center on Thursday. “What arrogance,” Sanders wrote on the social platform X, referring to President Trump. “What narcissism. I will be introducing legislation prohibiting the naming of…

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) announced Friday she will not seek reelection to the upper chamber next year, setting up an open seat primary in the ruby red state. Lummis made the announcement after the Senate adjourned for the holiday break, a move that will end her stay after a single term in office. She said…

Wisconsin Republicans on Friday urged embattled judge Hannah Dugan to immediately resign or face impeachment proceedings after she was convicted of obstruction for helping an immigrant dodge federal authorities who planned to arrest him. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August pointed to the state constitution’s bar on convicted felons holding public office…

Brian Kilmeade suggested the display was a step too far, even for Trump.

Former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Friday in a New York Times op-ed that “it’s time for rich people like me to pay more” in taxes ahead of the Social Security benefits cut projected for 2034. Romney wrote that political ads in 2012, when he ran for president against then-incumbent President Obama, suggested his policy…

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democrats on Friday accused the Trump Justice Department of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act if it does not make all the documents and records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein available to the public by Friday’s deadline. “The law Congress passed and President Trump signed…

President Donald Trump really likes slapping his name on buildings.

“I don’t think having troops on the ground in Venezuela is a good idea,” Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said as President Donald Trump threatens more military action.

We knew it would be bad. We didn’t know it would happen so fast.

The Trump administration on Friday announced a fresh batch of sanctions targeting extended family members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid an ongoing pressure campaign against the embattled leader. The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on several relatives of Maduro’s nephew, Carlos Erik Malpica Flores, and family members of Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero….

The White House announced Friday that nine additional pharmaceutical companies have agreed to follow President Trump’s “most favored nation” (MFN) drug pricing policy, with some of the companies throwing in several months’ worth of emergency drug supplies. According to a senior administration official, the following companies will abide by Trump’s MFN pricing policy: Amgen, Boehringer…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast (R-Fla.) introduced a bill Friday that would allow Congress to block exports of advanced AI chips to U.S. foreign adversaries such as China and Russia. The Artificial Intelligence Oversight of Verified Exports and Restrictions on Weaponizable Advanced Technology to Covered High-Risk Actors (AI Overwatch) Act seeks to create a review process…

“Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex?”

“I’m crying already. I’m sorry,” the comedian said while delivering his heartfelt remarks.

Two top House Democrats said they were “examining all legal options” after the No. 2 Justice Department official said the department would release only a portion of the Jeffrey Epstein files Friday under a new law requiring their public disclosure. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release “several hundred…

While Trump might not seem like an appreciator of the performing arts, he once performed a skit opposite Rudy Giuliani dressed in drag.

President Trump will make an announcement Friday afternoon related to lowering drug prices — an effort he has leaned into ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In recent months, Trump has struck deals with several drug manufacturers — including Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca — as part of his most favored nation executive…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday boasted of Russian military advances in Ukraine and ruled out any compromises with Kyiv ahead of meetings with U.S. officials in Miami this weekend aimed at agreeing to terms to end Moscow’s nearly four-year war. Putin was speaking at his annual, end-of-year press conference, taking questions from journalists for…

The Kennedy Center began updating its signage Friday, a day after the institution’s board voted to update the name to include President Trump. One image showed a sign outside the building including part of Trump’s name. Images shared online showed a blue tarp draped over the front of the building, where the sign was apparently…

Donald Trump is the president of the United States, and if there is any chance at all that he is suffering from dementia, it’s everyone’s business.