As the economy flounders and the war with Iran remains an open-ended question, President Donald Trump is firmly dedicated to what one former staffer suggests may be his top priority: overseeing the finer points of his construction projects. In addition to his billion-dollar ballroom, the 250-foot ar…
President Donald Trump’s 11th-hour endorsement in the Texas GOP primary went to far-right Attorney General Ken Paxton over establishment Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn, dealing an severe blow to the lawmaker’s chances, angering some prominent GOP lawmakers, and likely boosting the chances of un…
President Donald Trump might be celebrating the defeat of his enemy and his continued grip on the Republican Party, but according to a new piece from Politico, he inadvertently created a “nightmare” for himself in the Senate.Over the weekend, Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, became the lat…
During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 19, Adm. Brad Cooper — head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) — was aggressively grilled by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Massachusetts) about the Iran war and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. The New England Democrat had ve…
In December, President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the BBC, seeking the enormous sum of $5 billion under claims that the British news outlet selectively edited one of his speeches to give the impression that he was responsible for the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Now, Politico senior leg…
Democrat Chuck Rocha cautioned that President Donald Trump is putting himself in an awkward position with GOP leaders who might lose in primaries yes still hold office through the end of the year. “Lame ducks” are typically called that because their influence wanes as it comes closer to the end of t…
Over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term, he’s raised eyebrows and tempers with his frequently-expressed desire for the United States to acquire Greenland, suggesting that it could be done by force if necessary. So far, his efforts have failed, but now in the absence of outright owner…
The Trump administration previously claimed that conditions in the sky were “friendly” when two Air Force crafts collided over Iraq, killing six service members, but now, according to The Atlantic, “Initial intelligence reports told a different story.”The incident took place on March 12, less than t…
Much of the criticism of President Donald Trump’s $1.7 billion “weaponization fund” is coming from Democrats, who are attacking it as a “slush fund.” But some conservatives are speaking out as well — including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota), who is saying he’s “not a big fan” of …
When President Donald Trump and his allies dropped their $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), there was a condition: the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) would create a $1.7 billion fund to settle claims by people who say they were wrongly targeted for “lawfare” during Joe…