When U.S. President Donald Trump launched a war with Iran in late February, he insisted that doing so was a matter of national security and that his goal was to prevent the Iranian regime from developing a nuclear weapon. But according to The Atlantic’s Jonathan Lemire, the war ended up hurting the …
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary as a country, polls are showing tat many Americans are pessimistic about its ability to remain a democratic republic for another 250 years — especially in light of Donald Trump’s second presidency. But attorney Max Stier, in an op-ed for The Hill…
The U.S. Senate is threatening to freeze three-quarters of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget unless it gets what it wants. Politico reported on Wednesday that the requirement is built into the defense policy bill in the Senate Armed Services Committee and would withhold a whopping 75 pe…
An extensive passage from an upcoming book exposing the inner workings of the second Trump administration has leaked to Axios, and it once again shows his proclivity for pitting his would-be MAGA successors against each other.Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, veteran New York Times reporters who ha…
President Donald Trump announced at the G7 Summit that he was “canceling” the confirmation hearing for his nominee for director of national intelligence, which was scheduled for Wednesday. A president can’t decide whether or not a congressional hearing is held. Punchbowl News’ Andrew Desiderio repor…
According to political commentator and Contrarian editor-in-chief Jennifer Rubin, while President Donald Trump has been working hard to make himself appear like a winner by hosting events like his UFC birthday bash, he is in fact “getting blown off the court of public opinion” as “his fan base has d…
Before U.S. President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against Iran in late February, many foreign policy and national security experts warned that an Iran war would be even more difficult and complicated than the George W. Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq — as Iran is a much larger country and…
President Donald Trump’s Iran war has divided his MAGA base more than any other issue since he came down the Trump Tower escalator to launch his first presidential campaign, Axios reports. Now, some of his top allies are turning against his Iran deal in a series of denunciations.“The backlash has be…
President Donald Trump is keen to get his newest judicial attack dog properly installed at the top of the Justice Department, but according to a new report from The Hill, he has run into a serious wall of Republican “skepticism” in Congress.Todd Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal att…
On his Wednesday morning show, “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough attacked President Donald Trump for bungling the Iran War.Trump spoke to the press from the G7 Summit in France around 6:30 a.m. EST where he gave details about the tentative deal to end the war in Iran. Bloomberg News has the 14-poin…