Trump Missed His Own Deposition, and the Judge Is Out of Patience
Donald Trump was supposed to sit for a deposition on Friday in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC.
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Trump Waived Russia Sanctions Days Before They Started
The sanctions were two days from taking effect. Then President Donald Trump signed an order late Friday and set them aside.
Read the full story →Slurs and Nazi talk sat in a House candidate’s own forum
Marty O’Donnell built a political campaign around an online community.
Read the full story →Trump’s Approval Is 33 Percent, and the Timing Is Hard to Ignore
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33 percent among U.S. adults, with 66 percent disapproving and 52 percent disapproving strongly.
Read the full story →Katie Zacharia Lasted Five Days as Press Secretary
Katie Zacharia was President Trump’s White House press secretary for five days. That is not a long time to learn the job.
Read the full story →The Voters Who Could Decide the Midterms Have Not Been Counted Yet
The Republican Party’s best hope in the 2026 midterms may not be a message, a candidate, or a late advertising surge.
Read the full story →Ilhan Omar’s Home Was Searched, and the Rumors Came Fast
The search happened before dawn. Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations went into Rep.
Read the full story →A Congressman Threatened a Reporter for Recording Him
A Maryland congressman told a student reporter she could face prosecution for recording him during a press gaggle. Other reporters were recording him too.
Read the full story →Katie Zacharia Never Passed the Bar. The White House Called Her Uniquely Qualified.
Katie Zacharia was named White House press secretary on October 9. Five days later, she confirmed that she had never passed a bar exam.
Read the full story →Trump Says He Could Still Investigate Clintons and Obama
President Trump said he could still open criminal investigations into former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former.
Read the full story →The Midterm Fight Is Over Who Eats the Burger
Ground beef cost $6.79 a pound last month. In January 2025, when President Donald Trump returned to office, it was $5.55.
Read the full story →A Woman Was Punched at a Trump Rally. No One Was Arrested.
A protester at President Donald Trump’s rally in Youngstown, Ohio, was attacked in the stands, and no one has been arrested. That is the part I cannot put down.
Read the full story →Susan Dell Went to the White House to Talk About Children. The Internet Talked About Her Face.
Susan Dell went to the White House to talk about children’s investment accounts. Within days, much of the public conversation had shifted to her appearance.
Read the full story →Ilhan Omar’s Husband’s Businesses Jumped From $51,000 To $30 Million
The number is the problem before anyone decides what it means.
Read the full story →Katie Zacharia Was Asked Where She Passed the Bar. The Answer Raised More Questions.
The question was simple enough: where did White House press secretary Katie Zacharia pass the bar exam?
Read the full story →Trump’s false claims are meeting voters at the worst possible time
President Trump says inflation has fallen to 1.7 percent.
Read the full story →Federal Agents Searched Ilhan Omar’s Home Three Weeks Before Election Day
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in the final weeks of her reelection campaign, and the timing is hard to set aside.
Read the full story →Ilhan Omar’s Home Was Searched, and Her Old Words Came Back
Federal agents searched Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home before dawn on Monday, and by midmorning people were quoting her own words back at her.
Read the full story →Abbott Is Back Ahead By One Point, But Texas Is Not Decided
A month ago, a poll had Gina Hinojosa ahead of Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas.
Read the full story →Trump Turned a Campaign Rally Into a WNBA Attendance Pitch
President Donald Trump looked at Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, and offered an assessment no basketball coach would put.
Read the full story →James Talarico Says He Missed the Trail Because He Had the Flu
James Talarico was absent from the Texas Senate campaign trail for nine days, and the explanation turned out to be ordinary: he had the flu.
Read the full story →430 Trees Came Down Before a Judge Could Stop Them
The trees were already gone by the time the judge could say anything about them.
Read the full story →Trump May Cost Republicans the Senate Again
President Donald Trump may have cost Republicans the Senate majority in 2020 and 2022.
Read the full story →Trump Says He Should Have Won Eight Nobel Peace Prizes
Donald Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize. He then told a rally that he should have won not one, but eight.
Read the full story →More Than Half of Voters Are Worried About Socialist Candidates
Fifty-five percent of American voters say they are concerned about Democratic Socialist candidates running for, and possibly winning, elected office.
Read the full story →Medicare Advantage Members Are Left Out of the $90 Rebate
A $90 payment is reaching millions of Medicare beneficiaries this month. It is meant to help with the rising cost of Part B premiums.
Read the full story →Trump Wants to Rename an Ocean. That Is a Big Word for a Big Thing.
President Donald Trump says the United States needs an ocean. He has suggested renaming the Atlantic or the Pacific “Trump Ocean” or “Ocean of the Americas.”
Read the full story →The Government Says the Memo’s Reader List Is Too Hard to Make
The Trump administration says it cannot comply with a judge’s order to name everyone who has seen a legal memo tied to fatal boat attacks in the Caribbean.
Read the full story →Mullin says “no one has to watch” a military execution
The government may put a military execution on a livestream, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says people can simply choose not to watch.
Read the full story →Kimberly Guilfoyle’s luxury trips now raise a public question
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s private travel is now part of a question about public trust: did Greek businessmen pay for luxury trips as she used her role as U.S.
Read the full story →Katie Zacharia’s DHS stint lasted two months
Katie Zacharia’s first job in federal public affairs lasted about two months.
Read the full story →Gas Prices Brought Them Together. The Insults Took Over.
Gas prices, a war, and tariffs were on the table.
Read the full story →Trump Is Asking the Supreme Court to Bring Back a Case Courts Called Frivolous
President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton that a federal judge dismissed and that cost Trump and one of.
Read the full story →Trump Says He Should Have Won Eight Nobel Prizes
President Donald Trump thinks he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Not once. Eight times.
Read the full story →Kimberly Guilfoyle and the price of access
A donor says Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to pay a $100,000 credit card bill and offered access to senior Trump administration officials in return.
Read the full story →Social Security’s $2,152 warning deserves a closer look
A retiree could lose $2,152 a year in Social Security payments by 2034 under a new report’s projection. That is not a cut already approved or set to happen.
Read the full story →Trump lost the Nobel, then went after Navi Pillay
Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Read the full story →Trump Put Himself Above Lincoln, and 48% Said Failure
Trump placed himself above Abraham Lincoln. In a new YouGov poll, 48% of Americans rated him a failure as president.
Read the full story →Wes Moore Was Kept From the Mic at a Maryland Jobs Event
A Maryland governor was kept from speaking at an event about jobs in his own state. President Donald Trump blocked Democratic Gov.
Read the full story →Republicans Had Time to Protect Max Miller, Not Much Else
Republicans have spent time protecting Max Miller’s political future, even as their work on household costs has stalled. That contrast is hard to miss.
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