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President Trump on Saturday attended the annual Army-Navy college football game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, where he handled the coin toss and met with players before the game. Before he arrived, Trump said he was asked which side he supported, he wrote in a Truth Social post. “My answer is: ‘You must be…

“This is not a race issue. This is a cultural issue,” the New York Post correspondent argued.

At least two people were killed on Saturday in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, according to authorities. The university initially said that multiple people were shot and transported to local hospitals, and later confirmed at least two deaths. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley later told reporters that eight people were in critical condition….

Tensions between the United States and Venezuela escalated further this week after President Trump announced that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) seized a Venezuelan oil tanker. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the U.S. “just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. A large tanker, very large.” More details followed after Attorney General Pam…

Erin Burnett also addressed President Donald Trump’s reaction to his appearance in the new batch of photos.

President Trump is turning up the pressure against Venezuela and its strongman leader Nicolás Maduro, seizing a massive oil tanker en route to Cuba this week and slapping additional sanctions against his leadership. The seizure of the sanctioned ship, called Skipper, is the most recent swipe by the Trump administration against Maduro, whom U.S. officials…
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Cambodia said it was struck by Thailand on Saturday, hours after President Trump announced that both countries agreed to resume a ceasefire. Cambodia said fighter jets targeted the border with lethal force, Reuters reported. Officials in Bangkok said the Sisaket province was hit with BM-21 rockets and responded with an attack on Cambodia’s southwestern province…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the president wears bandages on the back of his hand because he’s “literally constantly shaking hands.”

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said it killed one of Hamas’s top commanders in Gaza, the highest-profile assassination amid Israel and the designated terrorist organization’s fragile ceasefire. Raed Saad oversaw weapons production for Hamas’s military wing, the IDF said in a statement posted on the social platform X. They added that he was…

Just 31% of voters approve Trump’s handling of the economy.

President Trump told reporters on Saturday that “we will retaliate” after two U.S. service members and one civilian were killed with several others injured in an ISIS ambush in Syria. The president expressed his condolences to the families of those killed, whom he referred to as “three great patriots.” Those who were hurt in the attack…

Louisiana’s GOP leaders are at odds over federal immigration enforcement efforts in the Bayou State, as Border Patrol agents seek to arrest 5,000 people. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser (R ) said local residents, who are living legally in the state, have raised concerns. “I think the president needs to take a step back and look…

The state’s educational television commission cited a $2.5 million reduction in annual federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as a factor.

Marc Short, a former aide to ex-vice president Mike Pence, predicted earlier this week that Democrats’ recent election victories could be a harbinger ahead of the 2026 midterms, suggesting Americans prefer divided government. “I think it’s going to be a really steep climb, Dasha. The reality is that Americans like divided government. They don’t want…

People may pretend otherwise, but the far-right activist does have the president’s ear. 

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday targeted four states for refusing to turn over voter data and issued a complaint against Georgia’s Fulton County for information related to the 2020 presidential election. The Trump administration’s lawsuit against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Nevada accused the states of withholding private data about registered voters, including citizenship status….

The release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files has led to the public humiliation and condemnation of various individuals, raising questions about the implications of such transparency and the potential erosion of long-standing protections for grand jury and sealed material.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) on Friday led a group of 18 Democratic states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa application fee. Collectively, the attorneys general argued that the new price tag attached to foreign visas will pose a barrier to U.S. employers seeking to hire…

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Germany over the weekend — the next step in peace talks to end Kyiv’s nearly four-year war with Russia. A White House official on Saturday confirmed the upcoming meeting in Berlin to The Hill’s sister network NewsNation….

Now, with just days to go, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight.

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday pressed former President Clinton and Hillary Clinton to appear for depositions in his probe of Jeffrey Epstein, citing their time spent with the late disgraced financier. “It has been more than four months since Bill and Hillary Clinton were subpoenaed to sit for depositions related to…

President Trump early Saturday reupped his vow to support primary challenges against Indiana Republicans that opposed redistricting efforts, singling out GOP leader state Sen. Rodric Bray. “Republicans in the Indiana State Senate, who voted against a Majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, should be ashamed of themselves,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Headed by…

CNN is finding itself in a familiar place as its parent company prepares to spin the network off as part of megamerger: President Trump’s crosshairs. Trump has indicated publicly and privately he wishes to see CNN operate under new ownership, a scenario that could come to fruition if Paramount, a massive media company increasingly friendly…

President Trump is expected to announce that Israel and Hamas are moving to a second phase of his peace plan in early 2026, but there remains a host of challenges and unanswered questions for the countries signed up to rehabilitate the Gaza Strip. A ceasefire implemented in October has held despite accusations of violations and…

The “Daily Show” host blasted the president for attacking the media over reports on his health.