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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday said President Trump’s national address has to focus on affordability as Americans grapple with rising prices. “Look, I’m sure he’s going to highlight the work that the administration and Congress have done throughout the course of this year. But the focus has to be on affordability from housing, where…

A majority of Americans say they oppose the United States taking military action against Venezuela as the Trump administration escalates its campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, according to the Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. Pollsters found that 63 percent of American respondents said they oppose military action in Venezuela compared with 25 percent who…

Trump lined the famous West Wing colonnade with portraits of his predecessors earlier this year.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jason Isaacman to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), bringing the roller-coaster road for approving a full-time head of the agency to an end. Senators voted 67 to 30 on Isaacman, who was nominated for a second time to the post in early November — after his nomination…
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A new poll from Quinnipiac University found that a majority of respondents believe President Trump is more responsible for the state of the economy than former President Biden. The poll, released Wednesday, found that 57 percent of respondents put the state of the economy at Trump’s feet, while 34 percent said Biden is more responsible…

President Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela on Tuesday, continuing his escalations against the Latin American country and its leader, Nicolás Maduro. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Maduro’s “illegitimate” regime is using oil to “finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping,” designating the…

President Trump is seeing the lowest economic approval ratings of either of his terms, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. The poll found that more than half of American respondents, 57 percent, disapprove of the president’s handling of the economy. Thirty-six percent of respondents said they approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, and…
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr suggested on Wednesday that the agency is not independent from President Trump’s administration after being pressed by senators on Capitol Hill about whom he answers to as chair of the commission. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) repeatedly pressed Carr about his agency’s obligation to conduct oversight of major media companies…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon to unveil a new initiative to lower costs. Democrats have leaned heavily into the affordability message in recent weeks, following a slew of key election wins and as high prices and inflation have taken a toll on President Trump’s and…

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Tuesday slammed a deal that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she made with House GOP leadership that resulted in a promise of a Wednesday vote for an anti-transgender bill. “Marjorie was given this vote this week to buy her vote on the National Defense Authorization Act. Everybody knows it….

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday called White House border czar Tom Homan “sick” after he said the Trump administration is investigating her for alleged immigration fraud. Independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy asked Omar on Capitol Hill if she had a response to recent comments Homan made during a Newsmax interview. Ballasy later inquired why the…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr faced an intense grilling from senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, squaring off with lawmakers over his criticism of mainstream news outlets and sparring with them over the agency’s independence under President Trump.   Carr faced an onslaught of pushback from Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee who blasted him for what…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the Kremlin is prepared to use “military means” to achieve its goals in Ukraine if diplomatic efforts with the West fail to satisfy Moscow’s demands. In a speech at an annual meeting of the Defense Ministry Board, Putin said he would prefer to pursue diplomacy but made clear…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that President Trump’s response to the death of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, was “not the way” he “would have done it.” “I’m asked to give running commentary on everything the president says every five minutes of the day, as well as all of…

President Trump on Wednesday attacked Brown University over what he claimed was a lack of security cameras after the FBI faced criticism for arresting a person in connection with a fatal shooting who was later released because of insufficient evidence. “Why did Brown University have so few Security Cameras?” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “There…

The former special counsel came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a high-stakes deposition.

The Justice Department has until Friday to release its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law Nov. 19, gave the department 30 days to release its documents, setting a Dec. 19 deadline. The legislation passed both chambers of Congress with veto-proof majorities last month, a significant…

The MS NOW host eviscerated the White House chief of staff in a scorching segment chronicling her recent comments to Vanity Fair.

Related video — DC Bureau: Economy in Focus A new report projects that home heating costs will rise by 9.2 percent this winter, with colder temperatures and increasing energy prices playing a role. The report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), which represents state governments in securing federal funding, projects that households will…

First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday unveiled a trailer for her upcoming film, outlining the run-up to President Trump’s second term. In the beginning of the trailer, shared to social platform X, she can be heard saying, “Here we go again,” while wearing her inauguration outfit. Melania Trump is then seen in a series of…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr and other officials will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The hearing marks the first time Carr will face questioning after the Trump administration began targeting public broadcasters and the media, including pressuring ABC to take late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the…

Writer Chris Whipple on Tuesday defended his profile of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, which has stirred up controversy in Washington while getting pushback from Wiles and the White House. “That’s how many there were, 11 interviews over 11 months?” CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Whipple on his show, discussing the profile. “Eleven in-depth…

In his effort to prove he’s up for the job, Pete Hegseth has handed his critics further proof that he’s a short-sighted strategist driven by a need to seem powerful. 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said late Tuesday that President Trump’s response to the killing of acclaimed actor-director Rob Reiner was “classless” and below the office of the president of the United States. “I thought that statement was absolutely, completely below the Office of the President of the United States, classless, and it was just…

President Trump on Tuesday indicated the cost of his planned ballroom project at the White House could reach $400 million, double the originally announced cost of $200 million. Trump spoke at length about the project during a Hanukkah reception at the White House, where he bemoaned that the current space in the building forces the…