In President Donald Trump’s first term farewell address, he spoke with pride about restoring restraint to Washington. “I am especially proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars,” he declared. And, indeed, he was the first president since Jimmy Carter who could make that claim. Trump may be both […]
President Trump will ask countries that want to join his "Board of Peace" to oversee Gaza to pay $1 billion for membership, according to reporting from Bloomberg and The Atlantic on Saturday. A draft charter seen by both outlets showed that Trump will serve as the executive board's inaugural chairman, who will approve which member...
European leaders on Saturday said the trade deal with the U.S. and the European Union is on hold after President Trump announced new 10 percent tariffs on Denmark and other European countries over his growing rhetoric to acquire Greenland. President of the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber said that while there is approval over...
The U.S. military conducted a strike in northwest Syria on Friday that killed an Al-Qaeda leader with ties to an alleged ISIS gunman who killed three Americans in an ambush last month, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM on Saturday identified the deceased leader as Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, an “experienced terrorist leader” with “direct...
President Trump is facing scrutiny over his increasing demands for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, facing pushback from Danish and Greenlandic leaders, some Republican lawmakers and a majority of Americans. The president has frequently said the U.S. needs the island territory for national security purposes, citing the threat of Russia and China having access to...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday pushed for the release of video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “Frankly, if the Pentagon and our Defense secretary are so proud of what they're doing, let the American people see that video. Let the American people see two people standing on...
Reince Priebus, President Trump’s former chief of staff, said Sunday that the president is frustrated with how Republicans are addressing affordability. “What he’s cranky about is the fact that some of the messaging, I think, on the Republican side isn’t where it needs to be,” Priebus said on ABC News’s “This Week.” “It’s going to...
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Sunday responded to President Trump, who said he regretted pardoning the Texas Democrat from bribery charges earlier this week. "I was at church this morning with my wife. I prayed for the president, I prayed for his family, and I prayed for the presidency, because if the president succeeds, the country succeeds," Cuellar said on Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo." The Texas Democrat added that he identifies as a "conservative" member of the caucus and will not switch...
Democratic Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Sunday it is “pretty clear” that the Trump administration does not want to release video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in September. “It’s no different than any of the dozen-plus videos they’ve already released. It seems pretty clear they don’t want to release this video...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Sunday that he backs the release of video of a controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, as pressure mounts on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “Do you think that the video should be released in full to the American public, as President Trump has said he...
The World Health Organization issued new guidance this week on the use of popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, to treat the "major global health challenge" of obesity.
President Trump on Sunday offered more insight into his decision to pardon Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and his wife Imelda, who were both indicted last year on bribery charges, but criticized the former congressman for opting to run as a Democrat in 2026. "Only a short time after signing the Pardon, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced...
President Trump on Saturday pushed for the Baseball Hall of Fame to admit former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens. “The Baseball Hall of Fame Committee is voting on admitting new Members TOMORROW, and these highly respected owners, executives, writers, and, most importantly, Hall of Famers, should do the right thing by finally putting Roger Clemens, known...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday declined to commit to releasing video of a controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “We're reviewing it right now to make sure sources, methods, I mean, it's an ongoing operation, [tactics, techniques and procedures], we've got operators out there doing this right now,” Hegseth...
To justify his policies, Trump is relying on a variant of an old fallacy. Instead of punishing individuals because they are members of certain organizations or nationalities, Trump’s rendition of guilt by association punishes an entire group of people because of the behavior of one of its members.
