President Trump called three leaders in the Middle East on Sunday as he monitors the burgeoning conflict with Iran from his Florida estate, the White House said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina stressed Sunday that the future of Iran following the joint U.S.-Israel military strike that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be up to the citizens of the Persian nation and that American troops would not be sent into the country.
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President Trump late Friday blasted “disloyal” Republicans and Supreme Court justices after the high court struck down much of his tariff policy and as he ramps up efforts to sell his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterms. "Republicans are so disloyal to themselves!" he wrote on Truth Social. "Unite, stick together, and WIN!" Trump's...
President Trump on Saturday announced he is raising a newly-imposed global tariff to 15 percent after reviewing the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to block him from using emergency powers to impose sweeping import taxes on foreign trading partners. “Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision...
The massive wastewater spill in the Potomac River is escalating a feud between President Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) as Moore is increasingly seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender. Trump has laid blame on Moore, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for the spill, which continues to...
President Trump’s decision to issue new import taxes across the globe following the Supreme Court’s rebuke of his sweeping tariffs on Friday is drawing broad criticism, including from several Republican lawmakers. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Friday that Congress is sure to challenge the new tariffs and signaled confidence that the...
The Trump administration will pay to outfit U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protective detail agents with two tailored suits, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to The Hill. The initiative, first reported by CNN on Friday and included in a public contract solicitation, emerged after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said she did not like that...
Comedian Bill Maher ridiculed President Trump over his response to the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling Friday, calling him a “Karen.” The high court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Trump unlawfully relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly all foreign trading partners. "Here they finally said, 'You...
The Trump administration is intensifying oversight of Medicaid spending to curb fraud, waste and abuse, and policymakers should address Medicaid's "mission creep" into housing by increasing transparency and shifting Medicaid financing to per-capita allotments.
President Trump on Saturday approved Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's (D) request for federal disaster assistance as the nation's capital works to clean-up the Potomac River following a sewer line collapse. Bowser on Wednesday declared a local public emergency and asked the Trump administration for support in a 15-day order. In the declaration, the mayor...
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Friday blasted the Democratic members of Congress who plan to boycott President Trump's State of the Union address next week, calling it "the kind of stuff that ticks me off." "You see, when you go to the American people and you ask the American people, 'Yo, stand up, step...
Millionaire investor Kevin O’Leary warned of a “major compliance cost” for business owners in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that blocks President Trump from using emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs. The high court's 6-3 decision struck down many of the Trump administration’s import taxes on foreign trading partners, finding Trump unlawfully...
