With tensions between President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) growing — and the 2026 midterm elections a little over four months away — Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) invited Trump to address Senate Republicans at a lunch held on Wednesday, June 26. Scott is saying…
Republicans are fearful that President Donald Trump is actively working against them in the midterm elections in a no-win hostage crisis.The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer spoke to CNN’s Audie Cornish on Monday about the president’s ongoing efforts costing the GOP the midterm elections. “The latest conc…
President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are in “a race against time,” according to The Hill, as they face “bleak” odds of addressing one of voters’ biggest concerns ahead of the midterm races.The cost of living and general economic affordability remain the most pressing issues for voters thi…
U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t shy about saying who he likes and dislikes in Latin America. Trump often praises right-wing populists like Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and Argentinian President Javier Milei, but he is no fan of progressive Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. And he…
Dispatch writer Nick Catoggio says he knows what probably drove President Donald Trump’s little hissy fit in the Senate earlier this week and his threat to veto a popular housing bill. The bill would have made housing cheaper, for starters. “Americans want cheaper housing, [Trump] wants the SAVE Ame…
Although the United States’ 2024 presidential election was quite close — Donald Trump won the national popular vote by roughly 1.5 percent — many right-wing media figures echoed Trump’s claim that his victory was a “landslide” and described the election results as a major sea change in American poli…
JD Vance said on Friday that the U.S. wins “either way” in negotiations with Iran. “If we make the final deal, then great,” Vance told HBO’s Bill Maher. “If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed. They’re still much weaker as a country.”Just hours after Vance’s appear…
The Trump Pentagon has been rocked by controversy over a recent spate of firings and blocked promotions, and now, one lawmaker has accused President Donald Trump’s defense chief of being motivated by a petty “grudge” as he causes significant damage to the military.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has …
The GOP has become embroiled in a bitter and “extraordinary feud,” according to a new report from The Washington Post, over the actions of a “virtually unknown” but vital Trump appointee within the Pentagon.Elbridge Colby is the current undersecretary of defense for policy, a position which, the Pos…
Why did Donald Trump blow up a signing ceremony that would have celebrated the passing of a new housing law that takes aim at the affordability crisis that everyone is talking about? With Congress in session, the bill becomes law whether he signs it or not. So why would the greatest narcissist in th…