President Trump is playing hardball as his self-imposed trade deadline looms next week, backing away from talk of extending the 90-day pause on “reciprocal” duties. With a week to go, he announced the framework of a trade deal with Vietnam on Wednesday. But for countries that don’t strike deals with the U.S., he is insisting on setting the tariff…
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The former president’s claim will more than likely irk current President Donald Trump.
Jason Chaffetz also sent a menacing-sounding message to GOP lawmakers.
Critics mocked Tammy Bruce’s cultish vibes.
As his signature bill stalled in Congress, the president threw a fit at Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Rep. Tim Burchett got into it with CNN’s Brianna Keilar as the House debated the president’s “big beautiful bill.”
The former MSNBC host predicted that Trump’s “big beautiful bill” would cost Republicans the House next year.
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy raised nearly $10 million since entering the statewide race roughly four months ago, according to his campaign. Ramaswamy, who ran in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primary before dropping out in mid-January last year, brought in $9.7 million since launching his gubernatorial run in late February, his campaign said…
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In a filing from his attorneys, Abrego Garcia alleges being beaten, kicked and subject to psychological abuse after being wrongfully deported to the Salvadoran megaprison.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said during a recent interview that Medicaid cuts in the Senate-passed “big, beautiful bill” are a “bit better” than what he expected, but he added that he still has “concerns.” “I will note that I have now gotten a little bit more information on some of the Medicaid stuff that I…
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Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew slammed New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his policy proposals based on socialist initiatives. Mamdani has promised to push for free buses, free child care and rent freezes if elected to office. “The policies that he’s outlined are not policies that are good for New York. He’s…
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It’s a longstanding tactic the president has used to avoid confronting his own flawed policies.
The president said the previous portrait was “purposefully distorted.”
Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews said during a recent cable news appearance that Democrats have a good chance of picking up 15 to 20 House seats in the 2026 midterms, which would propel them back into the majority in the lower chamber come next Congress. “I think the Democrats have a very good chance of…
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President Trump is entering the Fourth of July holiday on a hot streak, racking up wins with Supreme Court rulings, foreign policy, low border crossings and potentially a massive reconciliation bill containing key pieces of his agenda to top it all off. The string of positive developments for Trump comes as he continues to consolidate…
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The delay comes after Trump told a Ukrainian journalist he would try to make anti-missile systems “available” to defend against Russia’s onslaught.
The Department of Defense (DOD) estimates that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back at least a year after the U.S. military bombed three vital nuclear sites last month. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told reporters on Wednesday that intelligence assessments inside the department indicate that Iran’s nuclear program has been degraded by “one to…
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Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday he would seek the top spot on the House Homeland Security Committee as current Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) prepares to leave Congress. Gimenez, a former fire chief, Miami mayor, and third-term congressman, argued his blend of experience makes for a fitting background to lead a panel focused on the sweeping…
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Former President Obama urged Americans to call their representatives Wednesday and tell them to vote against President Trump’s megabill as the House scrambles to push the massive spending package through. “More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would…
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Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday he’s “unlikely” to run for governor in 2026, despite earlier indications he was considering a challenge to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) reelection bid. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Torres said he plans to focus his fight on Washington, where President Trump and the Republican majority…
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The Trump administration’s agenda megabill passed this week by the Senate and currently under debate in the House contains a slew of provisions that are expected to bolster fossil fuels or harm the build-out of renewable energy — ultimately exacerbating climate change. The extent of the phaseout of subsidies for green energy sources has been…
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Colorado’s Democratic lawmakers said Thursday they would temporarily replace an $11,000 portrait of President Trump in the state Capitol with a painting donated by the White House after he previously criticized the original artwork. Former state Sen. Lois Court (D), chair of the Colorado Capitol Building Advisory Committee, made the decision to decommission Sarah Boardman’s…
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“You should be ashamed,” she told House Republicans, prompting a rebuke.
The administration has two weeks to appeal.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) is calling on the White House and the Department of Defense (DOD) to hold an emergency briefing on the Pentagon’s recent pause in shipments of some air defense missiles and munitions to Ukraine. “I respectfully request an emergency briefing from the White House and the Department of Defense on the Pentagon’s…
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