Republican lawmakers took to social media early Saturday to praise President Trump’s new “Rose Garden Club,” following renovations to the garden that sits near the West Wing of the White House. Trump invited a slew of guests to the Rose Garden on Friday night for a dinner. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shared a variety…
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The Trump administration notified Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s team that immigration authorities are looking to deport the Salvadorian national to Eswatini, a small nation in southern Africa, according to multiple news outlets. A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said in an email that Abrego Garcia’s attorneys told the department that their client, who entered the…
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A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against President Trump’s effort to cut billions of dollars of foreign aid that was previously approved by Congress through “pocket rescissions.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, refused to block a lower court ruling from earlier this week that…
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Friday that Florida’s move to end all school vaccine mandates is not “actually a scientific debate,” but rather about putting parents’ and children’s interests over the government. “This isn’t actually a scientific debate. This is about whether the parent’s interest should prevail over the sovereignty and the autonomy of…
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Among President Trump’s long list of perceived political enemies, one lawmaker has drawn outsize scrutiny from the administration: Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Trump has routinely fixated on the California senator, who investigated Russia’s 2016 election interference and served as the lead manager on Trump’s first impeachment. Schiff was also a member of the House committee…
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Speculation has reached a fever pitch over the past week that President Trump’s allies are seeking to clear the field in the New York City mayoral race for Andrew Cuomo, raising questions about why the president’s orbit might side with a longtime foe. The New York Times reported Friday that Trump adviser Steve Witkoff met…
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Like the “60 Minutes” settlement, the policy change opens CBS News to charges that it is capitulating to Trump.
Tim Miller said the animated show’s jabs at Trump might just pop his “bubble of invincibility” in MAGA.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary on Friday said the agency has not finalized a forthcoming report about autism after the Wall Street Journal reported Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to make an announcement linking Tylenol to the condition in children, urging mothers carrying children to forego the pain medication.…
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Republicans on Friday unveiled 14 bills intended to reduce local government autonomy and harshen punishments for youth and violent offenders in Washington, D.C amid President Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. “President Trump and House Republicans are committed to restoring law and order in our nation’s capital city. Under President Trump’s decisive leadership, crime…
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Harry Enten said the key Trump official isn’t exactly a “drag” on the president, either.
“He’s like a cornered rat,” said the comedian following the president’s latest bizarre post.
President Trump announced Friday that he will soon be sending the National Guard to New Orleans after previously teasing that he would be targeting the city in his next federal crime crackdown. “We’re going to come into New Orleans, and we’re going to make that place so safe,” Trump said during a Friday night event…
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President Trump on Friday endorsed GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson (Iowa) for retiring Sen. Joni Ernst’s (Iowa) seat. “I know Ashley well, and she is a WINNER! A Loving Wife and Proud Mother of two sons, Ashley is a wonderful person, has ALWAYS delivered for Iowa, and will continue doing so in the United States Senate,”…
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One military expert said the president’s comment was “even for him, amazingly stupid.”
“He was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down,” Speaker Mike Johnson said while discussing Donald Trump and the Epstein case.
President Trump ordered the removal of the White House Peace Vigil on Friday, marking an end to a 44-year protest against the nation’s nuclear weaponry and warfare. A reporter informed the president of the ongoing protest — now manned by Philipos Melaku-Bello and a group of rotating volunteers — Friday in the Oval Office, describing…
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August job growth fell short of expectations, and even health care, the steadiest source of new jobs, lost steam. U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as unemployment rose to 4.3 percent, the Labor Department said Friday — well below economists’ forecast of 80,000 and July’s gain of 79,000. Health care has fueled hiring…
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It’s the latest self-inflicted setback for prosecutors during the President’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital.
The proposed optional patch was meant to represent “unity” and “respect” among the community, which includes a large Arab American population.
President Trump expressed reservations Friday about Florida moving to eliminate school vaccine mandates, calling it a “very tough position” and arguing some vaccines are uncontroversial. “I think we have to be very careful. You have some vaccines that are so amazing,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, citing the polio vaccine and the COVID-19…
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Related Video: Weak August Jobs Report Flashes Major Warning Sign For Economy – 12:30 Report President Trump confirmed Friday that his top three candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are Kevin Hassett, Kevin Warsh and Christopher Waller. Trump was asked by a reporter with Bloomberg News if his top three candidates were Hassett,…
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One social media user said, “If you’ve spent the last decade begging for a Nobel Peace Prize,” rebranding the Defense Department as the Department of War is “not exactly a winning strategy.”
96 <!– {beacon} Technology Technology <!– The Big Story Trump lashes out at EU over tech fines President Trump on Friday slammed the European Union’s (EU) fines against major U.S. tech firms as “discriminatory actions” and threatened to start a trade investigation, opening the door to additional tariffs. © AP Photo/Alex Brandon Trump lashed out at the…
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Friday India will likely resume trade negotiations with the United States in two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi began leveraging his relationship with Russia and China due to the onset of new tariffs from President Trump. “I think, yes, in a month or two months, I think India’s going…
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