Ronny Chieng spotted how Russell Vought may be “even more excited” about dismantling the federal government than the president.
The “Late Night” host knocked the president for “openly admitting” he lied on the campaign trail.
The president has famously struggled with the names of these countries.
The “Pretty Woman” star warned of what the president has done to the nation.
Apple has removed ICEBlock, which allows users to track and report the location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, from its App Store. “We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps,” Apple said in a statement to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister company. “Based on information we’ve received…
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Terry Monahan took on the president’s “absolutely wrong” move that strips his old department of millions.
“I don’t know why this is so complicated,” Mike Johnson said.
Experts in political science and constitutional law are sounding the alarm on the president’s speech, which featured language of “totalitarianism” and “authoritarian” rhetoric.
Federal workers must walk a free speech tightrope while the Trump administration openly flouts the rules.
A group of 25 House Democratic veterans sent a letter Thursday to President Trump, calling his remarks to military leaders earlier this week “un-American.” The letter, authored by Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and signed by 24 other Democratic veterans, specifically criticized the president saying U.S. cities should be “training grounds” for the military Tuesday. “They’re…
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Karen Bass (D) slammed Trump for suggesting that the military use some of the country’s “dangerous cities as training grounds.”
Republicans or Democrats? The results of a new survey published by The Washington Post are in!
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) hit back at President Trump’s university compact introduced Thursday, which says higher education institutions that agree to certain changes will receive priority in federal funding. “IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY’LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that public pressure will force Republicans back to the negotiating table in search of a bipartisan deal to reopen the government. Asked at the Capitol why he thinks President Trump will change course and enter talks over the health care provisions Democrats are demanding, Jeffries didn’t hesitate…
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the protest ride is being organized by an offshoot of the original Portland World Naked Bike Ride organizers. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After President Trump announced plans to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, a local group is planning an “emergency” nude bike ride…
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Statues depicting President Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have made their return to the National Mall after being taken down. The statues, which had a plaque between them that read “In Honor of Friendship Month,” were spotted on the mall in late September but were later removed. Their presence has come amid…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) teamed up to release a Wednesday video explaining why they voted against the House Republican-authored stopgap legislation. Its failure in the Senate led to a government shutdown. In the clip that shows them taking a walk and talking together in Washington, the lawmakers raised concerns about the…
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White House budget director Russ Vought is the powerful, behind-the-scenes Trump official dishing out payback against blue states.
The faux-bronze statue showing President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was abruptly removed from the National Mall a week ago.
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will move to increase staffing at select embassies abroad to account for a likely surge in visa applications for soccer fans hoping to attend 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. The State Department said it will send hundreds of additional consular officers to “designated countries” to handle…
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A letter sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), signed by 180 House Democrats, called for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to be sworn in Friday. Grijalva won the special election to fill the seat in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District held by her late father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), late last month. However, the House was…
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Tesla sales ticked up more than 7 percent in the third quarter as a federal tax credit for electric vehicles was set to expire, reversing a significant dip in deliveries from the first half of the year. Elon Musk’s EV maker delivered 497,099 cars in the three-month period from July to September — up 7.4…
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Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is calling for an investigation into Republican messaging on the ongoing government shutdown. “I write regarding the Trump Administration’s apparent violations of the Hatch Act, and illegal use of government resources to promote a false, partisan Republican political agenda,” Garcia…
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Vets told HuffPost it was infuriating to see an official VA newsletter used for shutdown politics. “I don’t need the VA being partisan, too.”
Reopening the shuttered federal government could require a level of trust in Congress and in the White House that hasn’t existed for some time.