President Trump on Monday celebrated the biggest trophy yet for his tariff agenda: a Minnesota company's plans to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, where midterm voters are being promised the first new steel plant built in the U.S. in 57 years.
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins called out former President Trump during the opening of her Friday show for a claim that Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over his hush-money trial, is blocking him from bringing in an election expert to testify. “In one post, tonight, he’s ranting that the judge blocked him from having an...
President Biden goes by “Scranton Joe,” he references Pennsylvania often in speeches and his campaigns have spent millions of dollars there in political ads. In 2020, the president set up his campaign headquarters in Philadelphia — before the COVID-19 pandemic — and he visited the state more than any other battleground that cycle. It was also the state...
Rapper Nicki Minaj was detained in an Amsterdam airport Saturday on possession charges, just hours before she is set to perform at Co-op Live in Manchester. Minaj, 41, was arrested on suspicion of “possessing soft drugs” at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, multiple outlets reported. A recording of Minaj's live stream shared to X appeared to confirm...
This week’s Sunday news shows will likely focus on who will become former President Trump’s running mate. The competition for Trump’s vice presidential slot has been seemingly heating up recently, with some of the possible contenders stopping by the former president’s hush money trial in New York, including Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who will appear...
Secretaries of State Brad Raffensperger (R-Ga.) and Adrian Fontes (D-Ariz.) disagreed over noncitizen voting during a panel discussion on “Meet the Press” set to air Sunday. MSNBC’s Kristen Welker hosted Raffensperger, Fontes, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt (R) for a wide-ranging interview about threats they've received, misinformation,...
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, decried rising threats to election officials as “domestic terrorism,” and said that he and other offices are working with law enforcement nationwide to handle the issue. “And I think back to what we were talking about just a moment ago, one of the ways that I have...
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is acting like a “street lawyer” as he faces backlash after hanging two controversial flags at his homes. “It’s up to each individual justice to judge whether they’ve violated the code of ethics and to recuse themselves in cases where their impartiality may be in...
The defeat of a progressive prosecutor in an Oregon district attorney’s race this week is underscoring the delicate dance Democrats face on the issues of crime and public safety ahead of November. Prosecutor Mike Schmidt, who served in the Portland area, was ousted from his role after a primary challenge from one of his own...
President Biden told graduates of the U.S. Military Academy Saturday to stay true to their values as they face threats and turmoil across the globe. "Hold fast to your values that you learned here at West Point,” Biden told the graduates. He said they will have to uphold the oath they took on their first...
Former President Trump was able to outraise President Biden in April, but the next few months will be critical in determining whether the presumptive GOP nominee can close the president’s fundraising advantage over him. A multi-million dollar fundraiser coupled with the elimination of any major candidate contesting him for the party nomination saw Trump make...
ASHDOD, Israel — Rescue operations were underway Saturday in Israel, as American and Israeli soldiers worked to release two beached U.S. army vessels that had washed ashore while working to build a floating pier outside the Gaza Strip. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement Saturday morning that “heavy sea states” caused four U.S....
The Biden administration said Saturday that U.S. officials are "deeply concerned" about the extensive military drills in the Taiwan Strait, putting pressure on China to "act with restraint." “The United States is deeply concerned over the People’s Liberation Army joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan,” a Saturday statement from State Department...
