"Respectfully, f--k off." Those words by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson, Izzy Gardon, summed up the current race to the bottom of American politics.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said Europe is “under a lot of pressure” from the Trump administration’s tariffs and recent threats to overtake Greenland, while issuing a strong warning to European leaders not to cave to these demands. The politician, a member of the conservative Flemish nationalist N-VA party, made the comments during a...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — who left Congress this month after a bitter spat with the president — said President Trump’s campaign endorsements undermine his purported efforts to “drain the swamp.” In a post Tuesday on the social platform X, the Georgia Republican urged the public to evaluate potential candidates based on their...
Donald Trump's second term has been marked by an activist foreign policy, with a focus on hard power and a willingness to challenge existing norms, which has the potential to reset America's post-Cold War foreign policy and reinvigorate its global leadership.
New York City Mayor (D) Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday he supports getting rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on illegal immigration. “I am in support of abolishing ICE and I’ll tell you why. Because what we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling...
A former aide to President Trump from his first term, who broke with the White House over its handling of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the Capitol, on Tuesday berated his push to annex Greenland. “Yeah, I don’t say this lightly. I think this might be the most mentally ill, deranged thing that Donald...
President Trump on Tuesday is doubling down on his threats to seize Greenland, as European allies push back on the president. This afternoon, he joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for a press briefing to mark one full year of his second term. Earlier Tuesday, Trump released private messages between himself and Emmanuel Macron,...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Monday took a swing at President Trump over his quest to acquire Greenland, saying the president “is not rational right now.” “Well, it seems like European leaders' strategy so far has been to basically try to deescalate, reason with the president, find some kind of an off-ramp. Do you think...
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, criticized President Trump for proposing tariffs on European Union (EU) nations over their support of Greenland’s sovereignty. “Artic security can only be achieved together, and this is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies,” von der Leyen said Tuesday at...
French President Emmanuel Macron accused President Trump on Tuesday of wanting to “weaken and subordinate” Europe. Macron made the comments in front of global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The remarks come amid a furor over Trump's push to seize Greenland and his vow to place tariffs on imports from Denmark...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced Tuesday it has opened a social services fraud investigation into the state of Minnesota. “The extensive fraud schemes being perpetrated in Minnesota have wreaked havoc on government-funded health programs. We have an obligation to ensure finite taxpayer dollars are being used responsibly, and that the most vulnerable Americans...
