Month: February 2026

The “Morning Joe” host lauded U.K. authorities for arresting the former prince before skewering Republican lawmakers as “morally bankrupt.”

The U.S. military leader overseeing operations and forces in Latin America met with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Wednesday, as the Trump administration continues to forge ties with the Venezuelan government after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.   Rodríguez huddled with U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) Cmdr. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Ambassador Laura F….

Rupert Murdoch’s News and Fox Corps. will match the U.S. government’s one-time $1,000 contribution to the Section 530A accounts, informally known as “Trump Accounts” that the administration says are designed to “jumpstart the American Dream” for children across the country. Starting in July, eligible U.S. employees of the two media properties “will have the opportunity…

President Trump joked Thursday that he nearly “fired” Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his well-received speech last week at the Munich Security Conference. During the first meeting of his Board of Peace to rebuild the Gaza Strip, the president said Rubio “really did yourself proud” in Munich.  “In fact, so proud that I almost…

Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.), one of the House Republicans who pushed for the public release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, applauded the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew — on Thursday. “If you’re watching a former prince get arrested today, remember: four Republicans refused to flinch, refused to…

President Trump said Thursday the U.S. is committing $10 billion to the Board of Peace, the forum that was created to reconstruct the Gaza Strip but that the president wants to see broadened to tackle other foreign conflicts. Trump made the pledge during the first meeting of the Board of Peace, held in Washington, D.C….

A new analysis from the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that tariff payments by midsize U.S. firms roughly tripled in 2025.  The analysis, published Thursday, shows that midsize firms’ tariff payments began increasing starting in April, the month that President Trump unveiled his sweeping “Liberation Day” levies on numerous trading partners. Tariff payments by midsize firms…

President Trump will speak in Rome, Ga., on Thursday afternoon — the latest stop in a domestic tour to sell his economic agenda ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump has consistently praised his administration’s efforts to address affordability and inflation concerns, despite polling showing voters are worried about rising costs and potential impacts from sweeping…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday said it’s “entirely possible” that the regimes in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba could fall shortly, comments that come in the wake of pressure on the three governments from the Trump administration. “We are at an extraordinary moment in history. It is entirely possible, Sean, that in the next six…

Democratic lawmakers reacted to the news of former Prince Andrew’s reported arrest on Thursday, with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) suggesting President Trump should also be subject to investigation over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President,” Stansbury posted on social platform X, without…

Political commentator Bill O’Reilly is urging Stephen A. Smith to seriously consider a bid for the White House in 2028. “I think he should run, and I’m being serious now,” O’Reilly told NewsNation host Chris Cuomo. “[President Donald] Trump opened the door for you,” he quipped, speaking directly to Smith. “You should send Trump a…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Wednesday said he feels bad for President Trump and prays for him, even as the two are embroiled in a public feud over the National Governors Association meetings and a sewage spill in the Potomac River. “I have no desire to have beef with the president of the United…

King Charles III weighed in Thursday after his brother former Prince Andrew was reportedly arrested, saying “the law must take its course.” “I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office,” Charles said in a statement obtained by NewsNation. “What now follows is the full,…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Wednesday declared a local public emergency over the sewage spill in the Potomac River and requested federal support from the Trump administration. In an order, Bowser declared a public emergency and directed city officials within the district to “activate, implement, and coordinate mutual aid agreements between the District…

President Trump on Thursday morning will host the first meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington. The recently formed organization has been tasked with supervising postwar restoration efforts in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas — including the disarmament of the Palestinian militant group as part of the second phase of…
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Dozens of world leaders are gathering in Washington, where President Trump will host his first Board of Peace meeting Thursday morning. The board, which was launched by Trump last month, aims to oversee the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip amid a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and after the war’s end. Several countries, including many U.S. allies,…

Blaming messaging on your political woes is for losers, but Trump doesn’t seem to have any strategy at all. 

Governors will descend on Washington this weekend for the National Governors Association’s (NGA) winter meeting, a typically bipartisan gathering that has been overshadowed this year by President Trump’s escalating attacks on two Democratic governors.  After initially inviting only Republican governors to meet at the White House on Friday, Trump later extended invitations to Democratic governors. But he…

Controversy surrounding a CBS “Late Show” segment with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has given the Democratic rising star a new burst of momentum just as early voting kicks off in the Lone Star State. Comic Stephen Colbert said during Monday’s episode that CBS told him not to broadcast Talarico’s appearance, citing pressure from the…
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The California governor taunted the president with an offer he’s likely to refuse. 

The “Late Show” host conducted an informal poll of his audience. 

Evita Duffy-Alfonso, the daughter of Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Fox News’ Rachel Campos-Duffy, drew condemnation online.

The White House press secretary’s latest comment appears to conflict with what the president said about a racist video he shared. 

President Trump on Wednesday claimed that the U.S. trade deficit has fallen by 78 percent because of tariffs. “THE UNITED STATES TRADE DEFICIT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 78% BECAUSE OF THE TARIFFS BEING CHARGED TO OTHER COMPANIES AND COUNTRIES,” the president said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “IT WILL GO INTO POSITIVE…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said that late-night host Stephen Colbert, who has been at the center of a controversy surrounding an interview he did with Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico, sees that ” the limelight is fading.” “But look, I get it, it’s tough to be Colbert. He’s had what he probably…