Critics slammed Portland's 41st annual tree lighting ceremony for political messaging and removing Christmas references while maintaining holiday traditions like Santa Claus visits.
Trump officials vowed to quickly appeal Comey's case after a judge dismissed it — but those efforts could portend fresh legal challenges amid multiple setbacks.
President Trump took another swing at Canada late Friday, calling a controversial anti-tariff ad featuring excerpts from a former President Reagan speech, "crooked" and "dishonest." He also suggested that the video was "possibly" generated by artificial intelligence (AI). "Canada lied," Trump told reporters, as he prepared to depart for his Asia trip. "They made up...
Gasoline prices have fallen to just over $3 per gallon. That's good news for consumers and the Trump administration after President Trump promised to bring down prices, but it could complicate a "drill, baby drill" agenda. And whether prices will stay low may depend on whether the administration’s sanctions on Russia are effective, experts say....
The demolition of the East Wing at the White House to make way for President Trump's vision of a splashy, massive ballroom, is triggering an enormous outcry from critics — but for many who have experienced glitzy state dinners firsthand, it's eliciting mixed feelings. Trump, who originally said the ballroom would be near but “not...
President Trump late Friday suggested that former Special Counsel Jack Smith, former Attorney General Merrick Garland and other Biden administration officials "should be prosecuted" over their involvement in the investigation into the president's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. In a Truth Social post published just prior to departing for his Asia trip,...
President Trump is considering naming the new White House ballroom after himself following days of controversy over his administration’s pricey East Wing project. The new space is expected to be 90,000 square feet and referred to as "The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom," according to a report from ABC News. Earlier in the week, when...
Top House Democrats tore into the Trump administration on Friday night for withholding available food aid for millions of low-income Americans, saying the decision is both callous and illegal. “It is a disgusting dereliction of duty that the Trump administration would knowingly rip food out of the mouths of 42 million children, seniors and veterans,”...
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) questioned the Trump administration’s strikes on Venezuelan vessels without the approval of Congress. “The administration needs to give insight into Congress. That's part of it. If this was happening with this level of insight under the Biden administration, I'd be apoplectic,” Lankford said during a Thursday appearance on C-SPAN’s new “Ceasefire”...
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) was scammed Thursday by a group claiming to be a cleaning crew, according to authorities. Multiple people claiming to be HVAC workers reportedly visited the delegate's home and managed to charge her credit card. The case is being investigated as felony fraud, local outlets reported. Norton paid the individuals $4,362 in...
Leading Intelligence Committee Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of leaving them in the dark on strikes in the Caribbean that have killed more than 40 people, demanding information about the intelligence community’s role. The letter requests the legal justifications for the strikes, which has targeted a series of boats the Trump administration has claimed...
