Month: January 2026

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) said he believes the Trump administration is trying to “loot” the Kennedy Center.  In November, Whitehouse launched a probe into allegations of cronyism and corruption at the performing arts center under interim President Richard Grenell, who was appointed by President Trump in February.  The Rhode Island Democrat told The Guardian…

President Trump early Friday warned Iran that the U.S. will “rescue” protesters in the nation if the regime further escalates its response to “peaceful” demonstrations. “If Iran [shoots] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social….

“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump wrote, without elaborating.

“Even the most experienced people can run into small application hiccups.”

Dr. Jonathan Reiner was left baffled by the president’s explanation of his medication use.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he is open to holding talks with the Trump administration over drug trafficking and the country’s oil reserves, but he dodged when asked about the CIA’s recent drone strike inside his South American nation.  “The U.S. government knows, because we’ve told many of their spokespeople, that if they want to…

The “Late Show” host got blunt with the key lesson he learned about billionaires.

Freshly sworn-in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office Thursday, including one to revoke most executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams after he was indicted in September 2024.  “We speak about this day as a new era. And in order to fulfill…

President Trump said in new interview regarding his health that he has rejected his doctors’ advice to take less aspirin for cardiac prevention because he has been taking it for more than two decades and is a “little superstitious.”  “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood…

Democrats are heading into the midterm year energized by a string of recent electoral victories, but they also acknowledge the party faces tough challenges as it grapples with deeper troubles.  The party says it has found a winning strategy by emphasizing the high cost of living under President Trump, which helped propel their candidates to…

The Trump Mobile gold-colored smartphone was slated to launch in August but has yet to ship.

The U.S. has significantly reduced proposed tariffs on 13 Italian pasta exporters, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The pasta-makers previously faced a potential 92 percent duty after the agency determined they were selling their pasta at unfairly low prices. Proposed tariffs on Garofalo were cut down to 13.89 percent, while those on La Molisana were reduced to 2.26 percent. The other…
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The president described one bidder as “the biggest guy on Wall Street” before deriding the man’s $1 million offer as “peanuts.”

President Donald Trump has consistently refused to take responsibility for failures and mistakes, instead blaming others and touting his successes, while great leaders like John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower have taken responsibility for their failures.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered contrasting speeches to ring in the new year amid a push to end the nearly four-year war between the two countries.  Putin delivered a brief address, suggesting the people of Russia are “united” and only touching on the war at the end of his remarks. “You have taken upon yourselves…
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President Trump disputed the idea that there was anything wrong with his health and clarified that he got a CT scan instead of an MRI scan when he visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a “secondary” physical. Trump, who is 79, told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday it was…
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The push for a congressional stock trading ban is set to reach a critical juncture in the new year. After months of sustained pressure from rank-and-file lawmakers, House Democratic and Republican leaders are rolling out their own proposals to address the issue. Most Democrats have pushed for any ban to extend to the executive branch,…

Tony Dokoupil, who’s set to helm “CBS Evening News” starting Monday, criticized legacy media outlets for some of their coverage and pledged to be transparent with viewers in his new role anchoring the network’s flagship news program. “A lot has changed since the first person sat in this chair. But for me, the biggest difference…
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President Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday to delay increases in U.S. tariffs for imported upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for one year.  “Given the ongoing productive negotiations regarding the imports of wood products, the President is delaying the tariff increase to allow for further negotiations to occur with other countries,” reads a fact sheet from the White House explaining…

The president also revealed his New Year’s resolution.

Officials for the National Links Trust said in a statement that they were “devastated” by the decision.

Artificial intelligence has become an increasingly contentious policy issue over the past year, as lawmakers have grappled with the impact of the rapidly developing technology that has moved markets, influenced geopolitics and become largely unavoidable in daily life.  Key issues — like who should decide regulations, how to balance the push for innovation with the potential risks, and how to best compete with China — have not…

President Trump took a swipe at actor George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, after their family was granted French citizenship. “Good News! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political prognosticators of all time, have officially become citizens of France which is, sadly, in the midst of a major crime problem…

Republican businessman and former Paulding County Commissioner Brian Stover launched his first ad on Thursday in the crowded race to replace outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. “Like President Trump, I’m a businessman, not a politician. And like him, I have the same mission: to take out the trash,” Stover,…

Russia is the common thread in every intervention.