President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new Trump-class guided missile battleship makes clear that he intends to strengthen America’s military power, whatever one thinks of the name. The battleships will, however, take a great deal of money and dockyard space that could be better spent on other warships suited to countering China. The key measure […]
President Trump on Monday hosts his second foreign leader in as many days, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. The leaders are expected to work advancing the Gaza ceasefire, which has mostly held since it took root in October. The complicated second phase of Trump's 20-point peace plan...
The next president of the United States will face the difficult task of restoring trust in the American government, which has been eroded by the Trump presidency, and will need to be committed to good government, restoring the rule of law, and reestablishing norms that have served the country well.
Elaine Miles, an Indigenous actor, alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers said her Oregon tribal identification “looked fake” during a recent encounter, according to The Seattle Times. Miles, best known for her role as Marilyn Whirlwind in “Northern Exposure,” reportedly was stopped by four masked men while she was walking to a bus stop...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) fired back at President Trump referencing him in a Thanksgiving rant. “Release the MRI results,” Walz wrote on the social platform X. Trump said last month that he underwent an MRI as part of a visit to Walter Reed Military Center, but the White House has not revealed the results...
Commentator Stephen A. Smith slammed Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) this week for urging service members to disobey illegal orders from the Trump administration. Smith, while criticizing President Trump’s rhetoric toward Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers who released a video calling for active-duty military and intelligence personnel to ignore unlawful orders last week, said the...
President Trump said Thursday he will halt immigration from “all Third World Countries” after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., earlier this week. “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover,” the president said in a lengthy post on his Truth Social...
Less than a year stands between the two parties and future Senate control as Democrats look to build off electoral wins earlier this month and Republicans work to hold on to the chamber. The road to nabbing back the majority is steep for Democrats, who need to flip four seats. But the party is feeling...
The Democrats began the year in a state of shock after President Trump won back the presidency last November. The party has spent much of the past year trying to regain its footing. There are signs of progress, however. Trump’s approval ratings, never stellar, have sagged to some of their lowest points recently. Voters give...
President Trump on Thursday suggested the United States will “very soon” take action against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers on land after weeks of repeated strikes in the Caribbean. “In recent weeks, you’ve been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many," Trump told military personnel in remarks on Thanksgiving. "Of course, there...
