Donald Trump said Sunday he will refuse to sign legislation passed by Congress until lawmakers approve the SAVE America Act, escalating pressure on the Senate to pass the controversial voting bill. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the measure must move to the “front of the line” and …
Read More »Newly Released Epstein Files Include FBI Interview Summaries Alleging Sexual Assault by Trump
Newly released documents from the federal government’s files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein include previously unseen FBI interview summaries describing allegations that Donald Trump sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the 1980s, according to an analysis of the materials. The U.S. Department of Justice posted the documents Thursday as …
Read More »Trump Promotes Second-Term Record in Texas, Withholds Senate Endorsement as GOP Primary Nears
Donald Trump used a wide-ranging speech Friday at the Port of Corpus Christi to tout his second-term record, revisit themes from his recent State of the Union address and attack Democrats, but stopped short of issuing a closely watched endorsement in Texas’ heated Republican U.S. Senate primary. Trump praised what …
Read More »Justice Department Withholds FBI Interview Records From Epstein Survivor Who Alleged Abuse by Trump
The U.S. Department of Justice has not released summaries or notes from three FBI interviews conducted in 2019 with a South Carolina woman who accused convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her as a child and separately alleged sexual abuse by President Donald Trump, according to an analysis …
Read More »Fact Check: What Trump got right — and wrong — in his record-length State of the Union
President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in history Tuesday night, using the nationally televised speech to celebrate his economic agenda and immigration crackdown while repeatedly attacking Democrats and the previous administration. Throughout the address, Trump made a series of exaggerated, misleading and false claims on …
Read More »New Polls Show Trump Facing Deep Disapproval Ahead of State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump enters his State of the Union address facing some of the weakest approval ratings of his presidency, according to a series of national polls released in recent days that show growing dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy, immigration and inflation. Only 39% of Americans approve of …
Read More »Trump Lashes out at SCOTUS after Tariff Ruling, Targets his Own Nominees
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global tariffs, President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on the six justices who ruled against him — including two conservative jurists he appointed during his first term. Speaking to reporters Friday, Trump said he was “ashamed of certain members …
Read More »SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Emergency Tariffs, Dealing Major Blow to His Economic Agenda
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major setback to President Donald Trump on Friday, ruling 6–3 that he exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping global tariffs under a law reserved for national emergencies. The justices held that Trump’s broad tariffs on imports from dozens of countries were not authorized …
Read More »Trump Dismisses Affordability Woes, Boosts Allies at Georgia Steel Plant
In a freewheeling hour-long speech at a northwest Georgia steel plant, President Donald Trump sought to boost his second-term economic agenda ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections. “We have the most people working in history, and just recently, we crossed two milestones,” he said Thursday. “They thought it was totally …
Read More »A Look at Trump Administration Officials Named in the Epstein Records
Newly released Justice Department records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein include references to several officials who have served in President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a review of the files. The more than 3 million pages of materials include flight logs, emails, business documents and contact entries. The …
Read More »Trump Threatens to Block Canadian-built Bridge to Detroit, Demands U.S. Ownership Stake
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a major new international bridge linking Detroit to Canada, demanding that Canada hand over at least half ownership of the project and agree to additional unspecified conditions in his latest escalation over cross-border trade. In a lengthy social media …
Read More »Trump Shuts Out Democratic Governors from Traditional White House Gatherings
President Donald Trump decided to exclude Democratic governors from a traditional annual meeting at the White House and to disinvite several others from a black-tie dinner, according to the White House, the governors and the National Governors Association. The National Governors Association organizes the bipartisan winter gathering that usually includes …
Read More »White House Removes Trump-shared Racist Video of Obamas after Initially Defending It
The White House on Friday removed an election conspiracy video shared by President Donald Trump on social media that included racist imagery depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, following swift condemnation from Democrats and Republicans alike. A White House official said a staffer …
Read More »Trump Renews Call for Federal Takeover of Elections, Challenging States’ Constitutional Role
President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his call for the federal government to take control of election administration nationwide, openly challenging the Constitution’s delegation of election oversight to the states and reviving concerns about the expansion of presidential power in his second term. Speaking after a bill-signing ceremony in the …
Read More »Trump Sues IRS and Treasury for $10B over Leak of Tax Returns
President Donald Trump on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging the agencies failed to take required steps to prevent a former IRS employee from improperly disclosing his tax returns, along with those of his sons and the Trump Organization, to news outlets. …
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