Juliana Stratton’s supporters — including a couple of high-profile names — let rip on the president in the video.
It’s “a stunning confirmation” of a “grim reality,” said one critic.
The president made an odd verbal detour during a speech on Thursday.
Three Vietnam War veterans on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to bar it from constructing his proposed triumphal arch in Washington’s Memorial Circle, arguing that it does not have congressional approval. The veterans, along with an architectural historian, argue the construction of the structure — dubbed “Independence Arch” by the White House…
Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) on Thursday released a new campaign ad featuring several Prairie State residents, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), all saying, “F— Trump.” “They said it, not me,” Stratton says in the video posted on her social media. She added that she’s “not scared of a wannabe dictator. I’m running…
President Trump on Thursday said he will direct the Department of Defense and other agencies to release its files about UFOs and “alien and extraterrestrial life” to the public. “Based on the tremendous interest shown,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, “I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to…
President Trump on Thursday forcefully defended his administration’s implementation of tariffs while expressing frustration for how long he has been waiting for the Supreme Court to determine if the authority he used to impose the duties is lawful. Trump spoke at a steel plant in northwest Georgia, in which he touted how tariffs were benefiting…
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Thursday said local police will “ignore” a new law signed by Gov. Wes Moore (D) that prevents them from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Yesterday in my state they just passed a bill, Gov. Moore signed an emergency bill to prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested by British police Thursday morning local time, in an investigation focused on his links with Jeffrey Epstein. The former prince was released after about 12 hours. No charges were pressed for now, but a police statement said he remained “under investigation.” Mountbatten-Windsor has always been among the most…
The National Governors Association (NGA) will no longer facilitate its annual meeting at the White House on Friday after President Trump rescinded invitations to Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado. The White House will still host governors for a business breakfast on Friday and a lavish dinner on Saturday, an…
TV host Ana Navarro warned there could be repercussions for Republican radio programs after controversy surrounding a CBS interview with a Democratic candidate from Texas. Stephen Colbert accused the network of blocking “The Late Show” from airing his conversation with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D), saying CBS would only allow the show to post…
Iran on Thursday held military drills with Russia amid escalating tensions with the United States, after President Trump gave the Middle Eastern country a 10-day timeline for the U.S. and Iran to strike a deal over the latter’s nuclear program. Russian sailors conducted the drills with Iranian forces in the Gulf of Oman and the…
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…