The U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Thursday released financial disclosure forms showing that President Trump disclosed at least $220 million in financial transactions in the securities of major U.S. companies earlier this year. The reports show a cumulative value of between $220 million and around $750 million, with purchases including securities linked to companies...
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday called on the Trump administration to not extend a waiver on sanctions for anyone who purchases oil from Russia, which is set to expire just after midnight on Saturday. “Tonight, when the current license for Russian oil expires, it should not be renewed," Shaheen, the...
President Trump will give remarks Friday afternoon to seniors in Florida as part of an effort to sell his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. His trip to The Villages — one of the nation's most prominent retirement communities — will highlight his "No Tax on Social Security" measure in the One Big...
Cole Allen, a Caltech graduate, is accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump, and his actions may be attributed to the heated rhetoric used in modern political life, which can lower the psychological barrier to violence.
President Trump said Thursday that he is not satisfied with the current standing between the U.S. and Iran, amid stalled nuclear deal negotiations between the two countries. “We’ve already won, but I want to win by a bigger margin,” Trump told Newsmax’s Greta Van Susteren. “We’ve destroyed everything. If we leave right now, it will...
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday determined that President Trump’s halt on processing immigration applications for citizens of countries listed under his travel ban, granting an injunction on a policy she determined was unfairly leaving thousands in limbo. U.S. District Court Judge Julia Kobick, an appointee of former President Biden, tore into a number...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday accused the Pentagon of lying about the U.S. cost of the war in Iran. "The Pentagon is lying. Netanyahu's gamble has directly cost America $100b so far, four times what is claimed," Araghchi wrote in a social media post, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Indirect costs...
Former President Biden dropped his first endorsement of the 2026 midterm cycle Friday morning, backing former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Georgia governor’s race. Bottoms made a surprise decision not to run for reelection as mayor in 2021 and then joined the Biden administration as a special adviser. “As mayor of Atlanta, Keisha...
Friday marks 60 days since President Trump officially notified Congress of the U.S. military's operations in Iran. Democrats and some Republicans have voiced concerns about the conflict if it exceeds the 60-day threshold — the time limit covered by the War Powers Act during which the president can deploy U.S. forces without the authorization of...
Progressive Democrats cheered after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) preferred candidate, Gov. Janet Mills (D), exited Maine's Senate race, reshaping the field. Republicans are eyeing potential congressional seat gains following a Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act (VRA) that could redraw the political map ahead of November. Meanwhile, long‑standing U.S.-Germany relations have...
President Trump has every right to seek retribution against those who have undermined and attacked him for more than a decade. But what critics call his “revenge tour” must be done judiciously, or it will do more harm than good.
