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
MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing his claims that he is addressing Americans’ accessibility issues at a rally Tuesday in Mount Pocono, Pa., turning the argument made in Oval Office appearances and social media posts into a campaign-style event. The trip comes as polls consistently show public confidence in Trump’s economic … Read more
President Trump is hitting the road this week to address Americans’ accessibility concerns head-on. But it’s a journey that comes as his rhetoric and actions often appear at odds with each other. On the one hand, Trump and his team continue to push back against the prevailing sentiment among many Americans that everyday costs are … Read more
President Donald Trump is growing tired of the ongoing controversies surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to a new report. While the president stood by Hegseth in public, he showed less enthusiasm behind closed doors, The Atlantic reported Friday, citing multiple unnamed sources familiar with the White House discussions. “[Trump] is growing weary of the … Read more
(This story contains language that some readers may find offensive) By Bianca Flowers, James Oliphant, David Hood-Nuño and Joseph Axe WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – During a closed-door meeting at the White House in his first term, President Donald Trump demanded to know why the U.S. accepts immigrants from “bad countries” like Haiti and some … Read more
The implications are vast and serious WaPo’s explosive holiday story — that, at the behest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military deliberately killed survivors of one of the Trump administration’s lawless high-seas raids on suspected drug traffickers — may have finally roused congressional Republicans to at least pantomime Article I lawmakers. From a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Tuesday’s White House Cabinet meeting ticked past two hours, President Donald Trump’s eyes fluttered and closed. His budget director busied himself scribbling a fluffy cloud. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the title on his plaque was misspelled. The sleepy and sometimes sloppy meeting ended with … Read more