Trump Said Iran Could Take Out Two U.S. Cities
Los Angeles and San Diego became part of President Donald Trump’s case for the Iran war this week.
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Trump Says Eight Conflicts Should Win Him a Nobel
The Nobel Peace Prize is days away, and President Donald Trump says the case for giving it to him is simple: “I settled eight conflicts.”.
Read the full story →The White House Had to Explain Los Angeles
The White House now says Donald Trump was warning about a danger to U.S. cities, not inviting Iran to create one.
Read the full story →Tillis Calls His Hegseth Vote His Biggest Regret
The deciding vote that put Pete Hegseth in charge of the Pentagon now sits at the top of Senator Thom Tillis's list of career regrets.
Read the full story →Trump Said Iran Could Take Out Los Angeles
Los Angeles and San Diego became possible targets in a campaign speech when Trump said Iran could “take out” either city and called that a “small price to pay.”.
Read the full story →Trump Calls Losing LA and San Diego a Small Price
President Trump told a crowd in Nebraska that Iran could take out Los Angeles or San Diego and called that a small price to pay for keeping the world safe.
Read the full story →Christian nationalism is changing the US before most people notice
People can lose political power and still hold on to the levers of government. That is the concern raised by Robert P.
Read the full story →Trump Tells Ohio Voters His Help May Depend on Their Votes
Ohio voters heard a blunt bargain from President Donald Trump on Saturday: elect Republicans in the midterms, and his administration may be easier to reach.
Read the full story →Trump keeps promising checks, and voters keep doubting him
The promise is simple: $5,000 for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The doubt is just as simple.
Read the full story →Don Lemon Says Trump Kept His Policy Promises
Don Lemon said President Trump has delivered on pretty much every policy promise he made to American voters.
Read the full story →Nobel Peace Prize Goes On Without Trump
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded this year without Donald Trump on the shortlist, even as the five-member committee in Oslo weighs how his presence in.
Read the full story →ICE is holding pregnant immigrants and most Americans object
Pregnant immigrants are being held by ICE, and most Americans say that should not happen.
Read the full story →Trump’s $5,000 Check May Depend on Who Counts as a Citizen
A family with two children could be promised $10,000 or $20,000 under President Donald Trump’s $5,000 dividend plan, depending on which sentence people believe.
Read the full story →Mesabi Metallics Is Promising Iowa a Lot of Steel
The people waiting for work in Iowa may have to wait until 2030 for the first steel from Mesabi Metallics. That date is the plan, not a finished plant.
Read the full story →Trump's $90 Medicare Checks Start Arriving This Month
President Trump said the US will send a one-time $90 payment to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare.
Read the full story →Big Tech Got Tax Breaks as $96B Went Missing
A $96 billion hole is opening in federal revenue as Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft receive large tax breaks tied to artificial intelligence and data.
Read the full story →Refund Checks for ACA Overcharges Are in the Mail
The Treasury Department started mailing $500 checks this week to Americans who bought health insurance through the federal Obamacare exchange and paid full.
Read the full story →Katie Britt's Face Said What the Senate Would Not
Sen. Eric Schmitt stood before former special counsel Jack Smith with a poster board and a theory that fell apart in minutes.
Read the full story →Eric Schmitt Tried to Make a Basketball Game a Perjury Case
Eric Schmitt told Jack Smith not to perjure himself over a basketball game, then appeared to have the wrong basketball team.
Read the full story →Federal Cases Charge Noncitizens With Voter Fraud
The tension sits heavy. On one side, the Justice Department announces indictments in waves.
Read the full story →Schmitt Asked About the Hawks and Got the Hawkeyes
Sen. Eric Schmitt asked Jack Smith about an Atlanta Hawks game. Smith said he had been at a game in Maryland, watching the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Read the full story →Schmitt Called Jack Smith a Dirtbag After the Wrong Game
Senator Eric Schmitt tried to place Jack Smith at a basketball game in Atlanta.
Read the full story →FCC Chair Says $20 Million in Trump Ads Raise No Red Flags
The chair of the US Federal Communications Commission says taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump are not improper.
Read the full story →Trump Points at Aide After Launching AI Website
President Donald Trump looked sour while pointing a finger toward his aide Natalie Harp in photos taken outside the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Read the full story →A $4,000 Combine Bill Is Breaking the Farm Budget
Brenda says it costs $4,000 to fill her combine, and that the machine holds 140 gallons. For a farmer trying to bring in a crop, that is not a small increase.
Read the full story →Richard Painter says a Trump ad could cost taxpayers twice
A television ad once used in President Trump’s campaign has returned with a new label: “Paid for by the U.S.
Read the full story →Bo French Called for Public Executions of Political Opponents
Bo French is running to lead a powerful Texas state agency, and he has called for the public execution of Democratic leaders. That is not a metaphor.
Read the full story →Chuck Grassley, 93, Doesn't Want a Democrat Picking His Successor
Chuck Grassley does not plan to die in office. He said so himself last week. But if he did, he does not want a Democratic governor choosing his successor.
Read the full story →Angela Paxton Tells GOP Women to Vote Party Over Person
Angela Paxton is divorcing Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton.
Read the full story →Paxton Gains as Texas Senate Race Tightens
James Talarico's lead in the Texas Senate race has shrunk to two points when undecided voters make up their minds, and that small shift carries a lot of.
Read the full story →Two FBI Agents Lost Their Jobs Over Calls to Katie Miller
Two veteran FBI agents have been removed from their jobs and reassigned after a dispute over alleged harassing calls to Katie Miller, the wife of White House.
Read the full story →A Quick Project That Lasted Ten Years
Daniel Dale thought he would be fact-checking Donald Trump for a few weeks. He was wrong.
Read the full story →Taxpayer dollars now fund TV ads that say Love Me
The ad ends with a line that feels strange to read in plain text. Paid for by the U.S. government.
Read the full story →Trump Shows Xi an Autopen Where Biden's Portrait Should Be
President Donald Trump pointed to a framed photo of an autopen and told Chinese President Xi Jinping that it stood for Joe Biden.
Read the full story →Ranchers Say ICE Raids Are Delaying Thousands of Cattle
The warning landed on my desk with a quiet thud.
Read the full story →Young men cite rent and groceries as they tilt toward Democrats
A new poll shows congressional Democrats with a growing lead among young men. The same voters list cost-of-living issues as their top concern.
Read the full story →Cornyn calls Collins allegations 'a bunch of BS'
Susan Collins sits in the middle of a storm she says never happened. Republican senators are closing ranks around her.
Read the full story →Employers Doubt New Graduates as College Costs Soar
Cornell University just released a report that says employers hold a jarring skepticism about whether new graduates can handle real work.
Read the full story →Taxpayer Money Buys Air Time for Trump Ads
Ads promoting President Trump are airing on network and national cable. American taxpayers are paying for them.
Read the full story →Talarico's Lead Shrinks by One Point as Undecided Voters Dwindle
James Talarico's advantage over Ken Paxton has narrowed by one point in two new Texas polls, and the pool of undecided voters has grown smaller.
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