Republican strategist Scott Jennings has some advice for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid controversy over the firing of several top-level staffers and a second Signal chat where he reportedly shared military plans with family and his attorney: Avoid the media. “If I were Secretary Hegseth, I wouldn’t do any more media interviews right now," he...
Speeding tickets. Public drunkenness. Illegal gambling. A review of lawsuits filed by dozens of student visa holders nationwide shows the Trump administration has set its sights on international students with a criminal record — no matter how small. Initially, the administration’s efforts to deport foreign students appeared to be focused on participants in pro-Palestinian protests...
President Trump is seeing a drop in economic approval as concerns rise over his sweeping tariff agenda, which he argues would revitalize manufacturing domestically, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Wednesday, found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of Trump’s handling of the economy — down 5 points since he returned...
If President Richard Nixon had perpetrated any of these acts, the Watergate Special Prosecution Force would have investigated him for potential violations of federal criminal law arising out of his abuse of presidential powers.
In today’s issue: As the White House continues to stonewall a federal judge’s demand for information about efforts to secure a mistakenly deported Maryland man, politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering the case’s wider implications — and its messaging. On Tuesday, Justice Department lawyers revealed little information about Kilmar Abrego Garcia in...
President Trump’s handling of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador, is inflaming tensions with libertarians and some rule-of-law conservatives. Trump has further alarmed some conservative allies by declaring last week that his administration is exploring the possibility of deporting incarcerated U.S. citizens to...
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth finds himself staring down yet another controversy and more calls from critics to resign, he has a potent ally not just in President Trump, but in Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Influential MAGA voices have used their platforms to back Hegseth, who they see as a product of...
A federal judge in Maryland said the Trump administration is ignoring orders and acting in "bad faith" on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return from El Salvador.
Republicans are targeting 25 "vulnerable" House Democrats with a digital ad blitz offering to buy them plane tickets to El Salvador, saying they should take 'plenty of selfies.'
The Trump administration is set to enforce a law requiring Americans to obtain REAL IDs starting on May 7, 2025, after the requirement was delayed for two decades.
