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The “Last Word” host debunked numerous claims Trump made during his speech to the nation Wednesday before inviting Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to react.

The top Democrats in Congress took a swing at President Trump’s address from the White House late Wednesday, calling the speech “untethered from reality and truth.” “It was an unhinged speech that was, of course, untethered from reality and truth. You know, Donald Trump has made things worse for the American people,” Jeffries told MS…
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The 89-page book portrays the president as an inspirational figure whose life “is a masterclass in determination, resilience, confidence, and dreaming big.”

“No one should be happy to see the president like this,” the CNN medical analyst remarked.

The congresswoman reacted to a new poll with a blunt prediction about a hypothetical race against the vice president.

Donald Trump’s niece sarcastically suggested there’s only one way this Christmas to “prove to Donald that you’re a real American.”

The top Republican’s hot take went very awry.

Rep. Jim McGovern stressed that Americans are “sick and tired” of the GOP’s “empty rhetoric” on the issue.

California’s governor also issued a damning summary of the president’s address to the nation, as did many other lawmakers and commentators from across the aisle.

Several insults aimed at Trump’s Democratic predecessors are now featured in his “Presidential Walk of Fame.”

Most Americans say President Trump’s use of presidential power is going too far, according to a new poll. Quinnipiac University found that 54 percent of voters think Trump is going too far with his presidential authority while 37 percent think he is handling it about right. Seven percent think the president isn’t going far enough….

The “Late Night” host named the “weird” thing about the White House chief of staff’s comments to Vanity Fair.

Trump’s end-of-year address to the nation meandered across a few of his favorite topics, but viewers were left searching for any real point to the whole thing.

The president keeps claiming Joe Biden left him a disaster and he is fixing it. In fact, Biden handed over a good economy that Trump made worse with his tariffs.

Trump’s deputy FBI director reportedly had a different date in mind to share his exit announcement.

President Donald Trump announced that nearly 1.5 million service members will receive a “warrior dividend” of $1776.

President Trump on Wednesday evening is expected to give an address to the nation from the White House. “I look forward to ‘seeing’ you then. It has been a great year for our Country, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME!” the president wrote Tuesday on Truth Social, giving few details. The address comes as…

The FBI deputy director said he’ll be leaving in January, and President Donald Trump speculated it’s because Bongino would rather be doing his podcast.

Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) said that House Democratic leadership will introduce a discharge petition in January to force action on a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress, the president, the vice president and their immediate families. The effort comes after some House Democrats railed against a bipartisan bill by Magaziner and Rep. Chip…

More than five days have passed since a gunman killed two people and injured nine others at Brown University, with authorities still searching for the shooter.  Authorities have released photos and video of a person of interest in Saturday’s shooting in Providence, R.I., and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for…

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday found that President Trump’s approval rating slipped to nearly its lowest point in his second term. The poll found that 39 percent of American respondents said they approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency while 59 percent said they disapprove of Trump’s job performance. Pollsters also found that Trump’s approval…

Two children of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, thanked people Wednesday for “the outpouring of condolences, kindness and support” they have received since their parents were found killed in an apparent stabbing Sunday. “Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” siblings…

Just 18 percent of respondents approve of the job congressional Democrats are doing, according to a Quinnipiac survey released Wednesday, while 73 percent disapprove. That approval rating marks a new low since Quinnipiac began asking the question in 2009, surpassing the 19 percent of voters who approved of Democrats in July. The results come about…

Nebraska will become the first state to implement Medicaid work requirements as outlined in Republicans’ summer tax bill.  “We’re not here to take everybody to the curb,” the state’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press, noting that the requirements will take effect in on May 1.  He said the…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who is increasingly seen as a potential Democratic candidate for president in 2028, on Wednesday highlighted a poll showing her beating Vice President Vance in a hypothetical match-up. The poll from The Argument/Verasight asked respondents what their voting preference would be if Vance and Ocasio-Cortez were the candidates in the 2028…