The setting was different, but the content was pretty much the same as in his “economic” speech in Detroit, prayer breakfast in D.C. and rally in Fort Bragg.
Trump did the only thing he knows how to do. He talked — and talked, and talked.
President Trump said Tuesday night that Iran is developing long-range missiles that can reach U.S. territory. “They’ve already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they’re working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America,” the president said during his first State of the Union address of…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing an order barring punishment for Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz) after a video in which Kelly and other Democrats pushed for service members to reject unlawful orders. In a filing Tuesday, the Defense Department said it was appealing an earlier ruling from U.S. District Judge Richard Leon halting the Pentagon’s…
Green held a sign that condemned a racist video the president recently shared.
President Trump boasted proudly of his work on lowering drug costs during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, holding up his “most favored nation” (MFN) policy and TrumpRx.gov as proof of having accomplished what his predecessors did not. “I’m also ending the wildly inflated cost of prescription drugs like has never happened before,”…
Newly installed Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will give the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight. In January, Spanberger was sworn in as the first female governor of the commonwealth. She previously served in Congress for six years and has worked as a Central Intelligence Agency officer. “She stands in stark…
A snowplow-naming contest in Chicago has a politically charged winner that points to ongoing frustration with President Trump’s immigration agenda — more specifically, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to Chicago’s Streets and Sanitation Department, the top six choices for snowplow names in the annual contest were: “Abolish ICE,” “Stephen Coldbert,” “Pope Frio XIV,”…
A number of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors spoke alongside congressional Democrats on Tuesday ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address. During a news conference hosted by the Democratic Women’s Caucus, multiple victims took the podium to urge the Department of Justice (DOJ) to comply fully with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Members of Congress…
More than half of Americans say the U.S.’s standing on the world stage has deteriorated under the second Trump administration, according to a poll released Tuesday. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 52 percent of respondents said that there has been a deterioration of “America’s standing in the world” under the second Trump administration. Twenty-nine percent said…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Monday lawsuit against New Jersey and its Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), over a recent executive order that bans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from state property without a judicial warrant. The government wrote that Sherrill is aiming to “intentionally obstruct” federal law enforcement and thwart federal immigration law….
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served under former President Biden, should testify to Congress about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Why the [Department of Justice (DOJ)] under Merrick Garland, or others, weren’t forthcoming in what was actually in these files, I think is an important question that…
“There’s no transparency,” Joe Scarborough said.
Democrats who viewed the unredacted Epstein files said they confirmed the FBI investigated the “heinous” accusation.
President Trump on Tuesday night will deliver his first State of the Union address in his second term before both chambers of Congress. NewsNation’s Blake Burman is slated to anchor a live digital broadcast from 8-11:30 p.m. EST on TheHill.com and The Hill’s FAST Channel. Additional reporting will be provided by The Hill’s White House correspondent…
People on social media swiftly criticized the president’s post. Experts in political science and public humanities weigh in.
Ellen Hughes, a former U.S. women’s hockey player who now works for the team, is speaking out after two of her sons shared laughs over the president’s joke.
U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco Charles Kushner on Tuesday reached out to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot seeking to resolve tension after missing a meeting with his counterpart, according to The Associated Press. Kushner, the father of President Trump ’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, skipped a Monday meeting where he was summoned by…
Democrats are walking into this year’s State of the Union with a real dilemma: How do you oppose Donald Trump without making him the center of your resistance?
President Trump’s economic moves risk alienating even some of his party’s core voters. Trump is heading into his State of the Union on Tuesday with dismal approval ratings that show a reversal of 2024 gains among independents, young voters and Latinos. Now, new polling signals a possible slip in support from the white working class, or white voters without…
Pirro’s office had previously asked a grand jury to indict the six but was rebuffed, NewsNation was told.
President Trump, during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, is expected to announce agreements with Big Tech aimed at mitigating data centers’ impact on rising electricity prices. A White House official confirmed to The Hill that Trump is expected to unveil “rate payer protection pledges” under which companies would pay increased electricity costs…
Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, is slated to attend Tuesday’s State of the Union address as President Trump’s guest, a White House spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. The Daily Wire was the first to report on Kirk’s attendance at Trump’s address, which he has teased will be a long…
Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) on Tuesday said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem agreed to halt plans to build an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in the Granite State. Ayotte said Noem agreed after she met with her in Washington, D.C., last week. “I’m pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland…
A Utah judge on Tuesday declined to disqualify prosecutors in the murder case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year. Robinson’s attorneys had argued that the Utah County Attorney’s Office should be removed from the case because the daughter of a deputy county attorney attended the rally where…
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