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's special envoy Steve Witkoff is under fire after he reportedly instructed a Russian official on how to coach Russia's President Vladimir Putin to approach Trump as the U.S. seeks to broker an end to Moscow's war in Ukraine. Trump defended Witkoff, calling the interaction about a proposed peace plan "a standard thing." “That’s...
President Trump on Tuesday defended special envoy Steve Witkoff’s call with Russian aide Yuri Ushakov to coach the Kremlin foreign policy adviser on how to approach President Vladimir Putin on a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. “That’s a standard thing. He’s gotta sell this to Ukraine, he’s gotta sell Ukraine to Russia,"...
Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps are polling neck-and-neck in a Tennessee special election to replace former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), according to a new poll. An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Wednesday showed Van Epps, former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services, at close to 48 percent and...
President Trump blasted the New York Times over an article it published on Tuesday drawing attention to his age and suggesting he is losing stamina while in office. "The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again," Trump wrote on Truth Social of the article before mentioning his 2024 electoral victory, which...
President Trump said late Tuesday he does not plan to replace FBI Director Kash Patel, who has drawn scrutiny in recent weeks. "No, he's doing a good job. Kash Patel? No, he's doing a great job, I think," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if he planned to replace Patel. White House...
President Trump is on a warpath. In the week since six Democrats urged service members to refuse "illegal orders,” the president has called for their prosecutions, resignations, imprisonments and even their deaths. He has homed in on sedition, the rarely charged and serious accusation of rebelling against the U.S. government that was catapulted into common...
Republican Sens. John Curtis (Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) backed fellow Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), amid a Pentagon probe into “serious allegations of misconduct” against the senator after he and five other Democratic lawmakers told service members to disobey illegal orders from the Trump administration. Curtis said Tuesday afternoon on the social platform X that...
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Tuesday that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff “cannot be trusted” to lead negotiations between the administration, Russia and Ukraine. “For those who oppose the Russian invasion and want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign & democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians,” said Bacon, a staunch...
President Trump said Tuesday that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will likely meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, as the administration looks to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. “I think so,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on whether Witkoff will meet with the Russian leader. Witkoff last...
