WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with top national security officials Monday, a meeting that comes as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration’s campaign to increase pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. … Read more
Bill Clinton is facing renewed questions about the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after it came to light in a tranche of unsealed documents. Dozens of photos of the former president with the late pedophile have been released by the Trump administration, including some showing him in a hot tub and swimming with … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve attorney detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month after granting asylum at a high rate that falls short of the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Christopher Day began hearing cases in late October as a temporary judge at … Read more
President Donald Trump made a series of false claims during his first White House address Wednesday night, most of which have been debunked before. Here’s a fact check. Inflation and the economy Inflation under Trump: Near the end of the speech, Trump falsely claimed, “Inflation is stopped.” Inflation did not stop; September’s year-over-year inflation rate … Read more
Of course, President Donald Trump has retracted his tasteless social media post about slain Hollywood director Rob Reiner. Trump never wavers, no matter how heinous his actions or words. He has played this game for years, wielding insults and outrage as a tool of power that cements his status as an outsider and generates new … Read more
President Donald Trump has apparently grown tired of being admonished about his policies and dire polling numbers and has instead shifted the conversation to golf. Mark Mitchell, chief pollster at conservative polling firm Rasmussen Reports, spoke to the president at the White House and warned Trump that he was losing support in his MAGA base … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Even though Republican Brian Jack is only a first-term congressman, he’s become a regular in the Oval Office these days. As a top recruiter for his party’s campaign team, the Georgia native often reviews polls and biographies of potential candidates with President Donald Trump. Lauren Underwood, an Illinois congresswoman who does similar … Read more
If Indiana’s Republican senators had any doubts about President Donald Trump’s redistricting proposal, he helped them make up their minds the night before this week’s vote. In a social media statement, Trump accused the state’s top senator of being “a bad guy or a really bad guy.” “This kind of language doesn’t help,” said Sen. … Read more
By Tim Reid, Nandita Bose and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s repeated mocking of the word “affordability” worries Republican strategists, who say the fixation risks undermining White House efforts to reassure Americans about the cost of living – a top concern of voters heading into next year’s congressional elections. Those … Read more
Donald TrumpThe midterm reboot was supposed to be the triumphant return of a political heavyweight. After Democrats posted impressive gains in off-year elections across the country in November, White House aides promise the president would return to the campaign trail to storm the 2026 midterms with the same “fire and dominance” he claimed to possess … Read more