President Donald Trump suffered a major setback when the U.S. Supreme Court, on Monday, declined to hear his appeal of the $5 million civil judgement that a federal New York jury awarded former Elle Magazine editor E. Jean Carroll. David Rothkopf, on the Daily Beast’s vodcast, laid out some reasons …
A federal judge put the hammer down on President Donald Trump’s scheme to block funding to the Hudson Tunnel project, which began in 2023. The ruling, reported by the New York Times, called out Trump’s demand that New York’s Penn Station be named after him in exchange for the funds. Judge Jeannette …
After returning to the White House on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump made a point of surrounding himself with ultra-MAGA loyalists — from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a traditional pre-MAGA conservative who …
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off the closing stretch of this term with a triple blow to President Donald Trump.In a much-watched case surrounding states’ rights and voting, the court ruled that the federal government cannot require states to toss mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, as l…
President Donald Trump’s new appointee is raising alarm among staff inside the Department of Homeland Security and many are willing to quit over the appointment. The Daily Beast reported on Monday that Trump has tapped an obscure state trooper from Oklahoma to run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc…
The Federal Reserve, under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates and bend to his will, just got an important assist from the U.S. Supreme Court.In Trump v. Cook, the justices took up the case involving Trump’s decision to terminate Lisa Cook, a member of the powerful policymakin…
A Republican lawmaker who usually supports President Donald Trump publicly split with his own party leader on Monday over housing affordability.“He’s calling a bill that would address housing affordability — one that you support — a yawn,” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Monday. “…
President Donald Trump is reportedly “livid” at a Supreme Court judge he appointed for not siding with him in his desire to force states to not count mail-in ballots when they arrive after Election Day.“He is completely livid over the mail-in ballot ruling,” senior White House correspondent Kristen …
President Donald Trump’s former White House communications director argued on Monday that his former boss does not care about the fortunes of the other members of his Republican Party.“I think there’s also a laziness to the way that he speaks about his goals and his agenda,” CNN’s Katy Tur said on M…
A former Republican congressman and ex-supporter of President Donald Trump says that his former GOP colleagues are “going to go down” with their commander-in-chief, despite his flaws.“I’ll tell you what, Jim — you and I have talked about this before,” former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) told reporter Jim A…