5 takeaways from Trump NewsNation town hall
(The Hill) - President Trump on Wednesday called in to NewsNation for a town hall program marking the first 100-day milestone of his second term in the Oval Office. Rounding out a media blitz to...
View ArticleMusk says he has slept in Lincoln Bedroom during late nights at White House
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed he has slept over at the White House, sharing that he has enjoyed late-night ice cream that President Trump recommended he indulge in. “Sometimes I stay at the White...
View ArticleElon Musk details ‘intense’ first 100 days in White House
Elon Musk admitted Wednesday that his first 100 days in the White House were “intense,” as he set up and ran the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and attempted to slash trillions of dollars...
View Article‘The biggest utility player’: Rep. Brian Jack sees star rise in Trump’s...
It was a Sunday morning in Las Vegas in December 2023 — after a night of fights at UFC 296 — and Brian Jack marched into the Trump International Hotel suite belonging to his boss, the former and...
View ArticleDemocrats divided over how to battle a weakened Trump
Democrats newly buoyed by President Trump's steadily sinking approval ratings are stubbornly divided over their resistance strategy and path back to power. One hundred days into Trump’s second term,...
View ArticleCheat sheet: 12 questions for Rep. Brian Jack
Rep. Brian Jack (R-Ga.) may be just months in his first term in the House, but his fellow Republicans say he’s already making his mark. The longtime former aide to President Trump and deputy chair of...
View ArticleStudents sue University of Texas, Abbott over protest arrests
Multiple current and former students at the University of Texas at Austin have sued the university and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after the arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters last year. The...
View ArticleJohnson, top House Republicans to huddle with Trump on agenda bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and a trio of top House Republicans are heading to the White House on Thursday to meet with President Trump about the bill full of his legislative priorities, as GOP...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers weigh opening $5B energy fund to geothermal amid attacks on...
(The Hill) – A Republican-authored proposal in the Texas Legislature seeks to open up state funds aimed at encouraging fossil fuel development to a form of renewable energy. The bill, which passed...
View Article'Absolutely false': Tesla chair denies report that company is looking to...
(The Hill) – Robyn Denholm, the chair of Tesla, Inc., pushed back on reports that the electric vehicle (EV) giant's board members have launched a search for a new chief executive to succeed CEO Elon...
View ArticleGM: Tariffs could cut $5B from profits
(The Hill) - American automaker General Motors (GM) said Thursday that President Trump’s tariffs could cut as much as $5 billion from its profits this year. In a letter to investors, GM CEO and Chair...
View ArticleEducation Department announces reforms to college accreditation process
(The Hill) -- The Education Department announced Thursday it would be changing how universities change college accreditors while attempting to make it easier for new accreditors to get on the scene....
View ArticleMike Waltz out as Trump's national security adviser
National security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his post and will become America's ambassador to the United Nations, marking the first major shakeup of President Trump's second administration. Waltz...
View ArticleWhite House launches Drudge Report lookalike site
(The Hill) -- The White House has launched a new website to promote President Donald Trump's agenda, a page that looks similar to the popular Drudge Report, which has served as a must-read for...
View ArticleElon Musk's attorney John Bash drops out of Texas Attorney General race
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — John Bash's campaign to replace Ken Paxton as Texas Attorney General lasted for just 21 days. "Today, I've made the difficult decision to leave the race for Texas AG," Bash wrote on...
View ArticleJudge rules Trump use of Alien Enemies Act for gangs is ‘unlawful’
A federal district judge ruled Thursday that the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) does not permit President Trump to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to a prison in El Salvador, extending a block...
View ArticleJeffries denies report he discouraged Democrats from visiting El Salvador:...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday pushed back sharply against a report that he has discouraged members of his caucus from visiting El Salvador to highlight the Trump...
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RFK Jr. changing new vaccine testing to include placebo
(The Hill) - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing the way vaccines are tested. The department will now require all new vaccines to undergo safety testing in...
View ArticleJoe and Jill Biden to give 'The View' first joint interview since leaving...
(The Hill) – Former President Biden and Jill Biden are sitting down for their first interview together since leaving the White House, appearing next week on "The View." The couple is poised to join...
View ArticleGOP senators express disappointment over reported Waltz resignation as...
Republican senators expressed disappointment Thursday over reports that national security adviser Mike Waltz would be stepping down from his post after he became embroiled in a controversy over...
View ArticleTrump's HHS casts doubt on evidence supporting gender-affirming care for youth
The Trump administration questioned the evidence supporting gender-affirming health care for youth in a lengthy review published Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that...
View ArticleTrump taps Mike Waltz as UN ambassador, names Rubio as national security adviser
President Trump is tapping national security adviser Mike Waltz to be his ambassador to the United Nations following reports of his ouster in the midst of a controversy over a group text chat. Trump...
View ArticleTexas Attorney General Paxton expands fluoride wars to toothpaste
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced investigations Thursday of leading toothpaste companies, accusing them of misusing fluoride in their products. “I will use every tool available to...
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Arizona, Michigan are only toss-ups in governors' races: Sabato's Crystal Ball
(The Hill) – Nonpartisan election handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia is rating the gubernatorial races in Arizona and Michigan as initial...
View ArticleTrump administration asks Supreme Court to end protected status for 600,000...
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to end deportation protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans, the administration’s latest plea for the justices to intervene in...
View ArticlePalestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi's release offers hope amid Trump crackdown
Pro-Palestinian students detained by immigration authorities saw their biggest win to date this week with the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, though both his case and the fight at large have a long way to...
View ArticleFirst-term House Democrats call on Johnson to prioritize lowering prices
A group of first-term House Democrats called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to prioritize bringing legislation to the House floor that would lower costs for Americans. Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) led...
View ArticleSenate Democrats lament missed chance after tariff vote tumult
Senate Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after Republicans were able to kill off an attempt to scrap President Trump's “Liberation Day” tariffs because of attendance issues, depriving them of...
View ArticlePresident Trump mixes commencement address with political rally
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Donald Trump announced a shake-up in his national security team then, just hours later, took the stage in Tuscaloosa to deliver a commencement address at the...
View ArticleTrump says he'll strip Harvard of tax-exempt status
(The Hill) -- President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating his feud with the Ivy League school. “We are going to be taking away...
View ArticleTrump aims to rename Veterans Day ‘Victory Day for World War I’
(The Hill) -- President Donald Trump said he wants to rename the federal holiday Veterans Day "Victory Day for World War I Day" and add another holiday to commemorate World War II, declaring the...
View ArticleTrump taps Dr. Phil for Religious Liberty Commission
(The Hill) - President Trump has chosen Dr. Phil McGraw to join the Religious Liberty Commission. McGraw joined Trump on Thursday for a celebration in the White House’s Rose Garden in honor of the...
View ArticleTrump education budget hits preschool funding, civil rights, but boosts...
President Trump is proposing massive cuts to education in his Friday budget request to Congress for fiscal 2026, including reduced funding for preschools, adult learning and the Education Department's...
View ArticleSenate GOP chair knocks Trump budget over military spending
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) knocked President Trump’s 2026 budget proposal on Friday for not doing enough to keep pace with military threats from China, Russia and...
View ArticleCollins has ‘serious objections’ to parts of Trump 2026 budget
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she has “serious objections” to the defense funding proposals in President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, while also taking...
View ArticleGreene furious over Ukraine minerals deal, Iran talks: 'The base is not happy'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) unloaded a heap of criticism Friday on recent actions and inactions by the Trump administration and fellow Republicans, bringing up the Ukraine minerals deal, talks...
View Article11 top contenders to replace Waltz as national security adviser
National security adviser Mike Waltz is out, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio replacing him on an interim basis. President Trump announced Thursday afternoon that Waltz, a former House GOP...
View Article11 top contenders to replace Waltz as national security adviser
National security adviser Mike Waltz is out, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio replacing him on an interim basis. President Trump announced Thursday afternoon that Waltz, a former House GOP...
View ArticleAbout half of Americans say the economy is Trump’s responsibility: Survey
(The Hill) — Nearly half of Americans said the current condition of the U.S. economy is President Trump’s responsibility rather than his predecessor former President Biden, according to a new survey...
View ArticleTrump on if US will enter a recession: 'Anything can happen'
(The Hill) — President Trump weighed in on whether the U.S. will enter a recession, saying during an interview that “anything can happen,” but argued country’s economic state will be “OK” in the...
View ArticleMusk slams critics for Nazi comparisons: 'Character assassination'
(The Hill) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk reflected on his speech after President Trump's inauguration in January, while lashing out at the media for misportraying what he called a loving gesture as a...
View ArticleMaher hits Trump over tariff turmoil: Why are we 'putting ourselves through...
(The Hill) — Comedian Bill Maher expressed frustration with the White House on Friday, just over 100 days since President Trump took office, citing economic uncertainty brought to the forefront by...
View ArticleVance defends Trump’s AI pope photo
(The Hill) — Vice President Vance defended President Trump from criticism regarding his Friday Truth Social post portraying himself as a pontiff days after the death of Pope Francis. “Hey, @JDVance,...
View ArticleAt least 15,000 USDA employees accept voluntary resignation offer
(The Hill) — Thousands of employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepted the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation offer, leading to a significant reduction in force. The...
View ArticleDemocrats cautiously open door to another Harris run in 2028
Senate Democrats are skeptical about their former colleague, former Vice President Kamala Harris, making another presidential run in 2028 after she lost all seven battleground states to President...
View ArticleA new era for student loans begins with garnished wages on the table
(The Hill) — Starting Monday, student loan borrowers who find themselves in default will face government-backed involuntary collections, signaling a brand new landscape after years of pauses, delays...
View Article‘SNL’ parodies Trump signing executive orders: ‘Recession will now be called...
(The Hill) — “Saturday Night Live” parodied President Donald Trump signing a flurry of executive orders, with one officially shortening the name of a recession to “now be called recess.” Saturday's...
View ArticleTexas residents vote to rename community near SpaceX launch site Starbase
(The Hill) — A community in Texas where a launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is located voted to incorporate as the city of Starbase on Saturday. Residents of Cameron County, who are mostly...
View ArticleRepublicans face key hang-ups on Trump agenda bill as House heads into...
House Republicans are barreling into a crucial week in their effort to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, with key policy hang-ups threatening to upend leadership’s timeline for approving the...
View ArticleTrump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison
President Trump said Sunday that he is ordering the reopening of the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the historic prison offshore from San Francisco that closed more than 60 years ago. "For too long,...
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