The president visibly struggled to stay awake during a three-hour meeting.
The president said an attack on Iran was necessary to destroy the country’s nuclear program.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said he would back a discharge petition to force a vote on a Russian sanctions bill, arguing that President Trump has been “wrong” on Ukraine. Bacon told The Hill in an interview Thursday that he and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) are considering bringing forth a discharge petition as early as next…
President Trump on Thursday quipped that he wanted to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor following a 2018 visit to Iraq in his first term. Speaking to supporters in northwest Georgia where he touted congressional candidates he’s endorsed in the Peach State, Trump told of visiting the country during a surprise visit during the…
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) recently told a group of voters that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was a “freaking snake.” Mullin railed against Paul as someone who frequently bucks the Republican Party on crucial votes, according to reporting by Oklahoma journalist David Arnett. The Oklahoma senator was speaking to the McGrath Breakfast Group in Tulsa,…
Nearly half of surveyed Americans say the label “racist” describes President Trump, according to a new survey. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 47 percent of respondents said the word “racist” is an accurate label for the president. Twenty-four percent said that label “does not” fit Trump, and 29 percent had “no opinion.” Throughout his time in…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) in an interview Thursday with Blake Burman, the host of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” said he’s willing to work with President Trump in the interest of his state but he “won’t bow to anybody.” Moore’s comments come amid an emerging battle between Trump and the Maryland governor, broadly seen as a…
Republican strategist Karl Rove wrote Thursday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), both possible 2028 presidential contenders, cannot claim a “solid record of economic achievement.” “Mr. Newsom has great hair and Mr. Pritzker a vast fortune,” Rove wrote in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal. “But neither…
The president refused to be pinned down on the ET question, instead turning it into an attack on former President Barack Obama.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) attacked the Trump administration’s fiscal policies during his State of the State address Wednesday, citing Illinois residents’ continued cost of living concerns. “We won’t let headwinds from Washington stop us from addressing the fact that Illinoisans, like Americans everywhere, are still paying too much for groceries, too much for housing,…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino sported a red “USA” hat during the inaugural meeting of President Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday as he pledged the governing body’s monetary support for rebuilding soccer infrastructure in Gaza. “We don’t have to just rebuild houses or schools or hospitals or roads. We also have to rebuild and…
President Donald Trump described the arrest of former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a “shame”, and also repeated the claim that he himself has been exonerated by the Epstein files.
President Trump on Thursday criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) again for her remarks at the Munich Security Conference last weekend. “Her performance was horrible. I was surprised actually, I didn’t know she was stupid,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Rome, Ga. The president specifically pointed to her foreign policy remarks…
President Trump responded to the arrest of Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on Thursday, calling the situation “very sad.” “I think it’s a shame,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One while en route to Georgia. “I think it’s very sad. I think it’s so bad for the royal family.” The president…
Most Canadians believe the United States is not a reliable ally after months of tension between the two countries, according to a new poll. In a poll from Politico, 58 percent of respondents said they “strongly disagree” or “disagree” with the idea that “the US is a reliable ally.” Twenty-two percent said they “agree” or…
Top Democrats are seeking to discipline the attorneys behind a failed Justice Department effort to charge six Democratic lawmakers who filmed a video noting service members can refuse to carry out illegal orders. The letter from the leading Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary committees notified U.S. Attorney for the District…
President Trump on Thursday gathered representatives from nearly 50 countries in Washington D.C. to mark an inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace. The meeting laid out the Trump administration’s plan for the next phase of the U.S. peace plan for the Gaza Strip, but the president also touted the potential for the board to…
Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested Thursday in the U.K. on “suspicion of misconduct while in public office.”
President Trump this week issued an executive order that seeks to boost the controversial herbicide glyphosate, drawing ire from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Glyphosate, a key ingredient in the commonly used and widely litigated weedkiller Roundup, is described as “a cornerstone of this Nation’s agricultural productivity and rural economy.” in Trump’s order, issued…
A new banner was unveiled on Thursday at the Department of Justice (DOJ) with a large image of President Trump. Under the photo is his staple slogan, “Make America Great Again.” The measure is not standard, but it is not the first time a large banner with a photo of the president has been hung…
A slavery exhibit removed from the historic President’s House in Philadelphia was restored on Thursday ahead of a federal judge’s deadline ordering the National Park Service (NPS) to bring the exhibit back. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe gave the agency a Friday deadline to restore the exhibit after ruling that its removal of “historic truths”…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday. Trump’s State of the Union comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is shut down amid a standoff between the…
Publicly, the message is election security to rile people up, even though most people know there is no evidence of electron fraud. Privately, the focus is economic vulnerability.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Wednesday branded President Trump as a “symptom of a deeper disease in our society” in pushing back on political corruption. “I think Donald Trump’s rise — Donald Trump himself — is a symptom of a deeper disease in our society. I mean, how is it that a demagogue who promised…
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) acknowledged Thursday he is considering running for president in 2028 but said he would not decide until after his current term ends in late 2027. During an interview with host Pamela Brown on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Brown referenced Beshear announcing Wednesday that he is writing a book, “Go and…