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Trump says US launched strike on ISIS terrorists in Nigeria
U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on December 22, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media platform Thursday that he launched a "powerful and deadly strike" on ISIS terrorists in Nigeria, whom he...Read more -
Trump, ramping up pressure on Maduro, says it would be 'smart' for Venezuelan leader to step down
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship during a statement to the media at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on December 22, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced the new class of ship will become the centerpiece of his “Golden Fleet” program to rebuild and strengthen the...Read more -
Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty sues to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
A new sign reads "The Donald Trump And The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- House Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty sued President Donald Trump on Monday -- hoping...Read more -
Former Sen. Ben Sasse says he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer
Former Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing April 27, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse shared on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.This is a...Read more -
Trump administration orders 'abrupt' recall of dozens of career diplomats: Source
The Department of State building in Washington, July 11, 2025. Hu Yousong/Xinhua via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is recalling dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts in the next month, according to a source familiar with the matter, the latest shakeup at the U.S. State Department. More than two dozen...Read more -
Trump admin pauses leases for some offshore wind projects citing 'national security concerns'
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is pausing leases for five offshore wind projects due to "national security concerns" identified by the...Read more -
Trump blockades oil tankers near Venezuela -- what does that mean?
This screen grab taken from a video posted on the X account of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem shows a U.S. Coast Guard aircraft flying over a crude oil tanker, last docked in Venezuela, before apprehending it on Dec. 20, 2025. Handout/US Secretary of Homeland Security via Getty...Read more -
Lawmakers threaten legal action against Bondi, DOJ over partial release of Epstein files
Rep. Thomas Massie speaks alongside Rep. Ro Khanna during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol, November 18, 2025 in Washington. Heather Diehl/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation on Monday that would direct the Senate to initiate legal action to hold...Read more -
Senate Democrats raise concerns about IRS readiness for tax filing season
A sign is displayed outside of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Building on June 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Heading into the new year, Senate Democrats are raising concerns about the Internal Revenue Service's ability to handle the upcoming tax filing season, amid changes...Read more -
Rand Paul says seizure of oil tankers in Caribbean a 'prelude to war'
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) walks through the Senate subway on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump's military mission off Venezuela's coast, calling the seizures of multiple oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea "a provocation and a...Read more -
Top DOJ official denies there's any effort to redact mentions of President Trump from Epstein Files
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The No. 2 official in the Justice Department told ABC News in an interview Friday that there has been "no effort" to redact President Donald Trump's name from the release of files stemming from federal investigations into convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche...Read more -
Democrats examining legal options after DOJ says full Epstein release not expected Friday
In this Nov. 18, 2025, file photo, Rep. Robert Garcia speaks during a news conference on the "Epstein Files" outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Heather Diehl/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic lawmakers warned the Trump administration that they’re "examining all legal options" to hold it accountable to Friday's deadline...Read more -
As polls show low approval for Trump on the economy, will taking his economic agenda to voters help?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is taking his message and vision on the economy directly to voters -- but he faces an American public that, recent polling shows, feels largely negative toward how the president has handled economic issues."Here at home, we're bringing our economy back from the brink...Read more -
Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president in 2028
Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance embrace on stage during a Turning Point USA event at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- Erika Kirk endorsed...Read more -
Kennedy Center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House claims
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would be "addressing the country about all of his historic accomplishments over the past year, and maybe teasing some policy...Read more
