President Donald Trump’s ability to shape the outcome of a Republican primary asserted itself in a long list of recent elections, with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and other incumbents losing to MAGA challengers Trump endorsed. But Rep….
Trump again claims victory in Iran. He’s claimed victory before, but now he has a so-called “agreement” with Iran.That agreement, which appears to be no more than a memo of understanding — that is, a set of principles to which Iran and the United States have agreed — stops the fighting and reopens t…
President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka and Jared Trump, are embroiled in a fierce controversy over their planned resort in Albania. Locals previously claimed that it will irreversibly destroy the area’s beloved wildlife and increase an oligarchical presence in their country. Now th…
President Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, the current acting attorney general Todd Blanche, would be dangerous to democracy, experts warn.“A year ago, senators uncomfortable with the idea of Trump’s criminal-defense lawyer becoming the department’s No. 2 could point to Blanche’s testimon…
President Donald Trump’s support is declining among a group of Americans who have consistently among his staunchest supporters — that is, rural Americans.“Trump’s approval rating among rural Americans dropped in June to a new low of 50 [percent], according to the June 3-8 Reuters/Ipsos poll,” Reuter…
President Donald Trump has not toned down the rhetoric that contributed to the assassination of a Democratic lawmaker last year, according to a contributor to the local newspaper from that region.“One year ago this week, Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated in their home in Brook…
President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran are on track to sign a diplomatic agreement this weekend, but added that “we have the ultimate alternative” if the process doesn’t “work out.”“The ‘ultimate alternative’ sounds a lot like a nuclear threat,” Sina Toossi, a senior fellow at the Cente…
On June 1st, despite a ceasefire ostensibly underway in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Israel’s prime minister launched a major escalation against Lebanon, including threatening airstrikes against the Lebanese capital. The US president called the Israeli leader, furiously demanding an end to Israel’s e…
A retired colonel sounded the alarm in a new piece for The Hill this week, warning that President Donald Trump is running headlong into a massive problem that he will inevitably botch.Jonathan Sweet is a retired lieutenant colonel who had three decades of service as a military intelligence officer a…
President Donald Trump is planning on celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday — and that is bringing out a lot of snark, according to The Guardian.”Hey Donald, You locked me out for insulting you on Twitter back in 2014 when it was still Twitter,” British comedian Dom Joly told the publication, refe…