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Trump’s grip on the party threatens his grasp of Congress

President Donald Trump has finally delivered on his promise a decade ago: He has made Republicans “so sick and tired of winning.” The winning — a series of retributive...

Trump’s slush fund is no better than Obama’s

President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion settlement with his own Justice Department, creating a fund that can be distributed to the president’s allies, stinks to high heaven. But Democrats have little standing to complain. They wrote and for decades followed the “sue and settle” playbook with which they sluiced money nefariously to allies to shape policy […]

Platner’s deleted Reddit sparks outrage again as he appears to mock wounded soldier: ‘Didn’t deserve to live’

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner under fire for a resurfaced Reddit post appearing to mock a soldier shot four times by the Taliban.

Trump’s midterm retribution crusade crescendos with Massie primary defeat: Key takeways

President Trump’s retribution crusade reached a crescendo Tuesday when the president’s endorsee, Ed Gallrein, prevailed in the GOP primary to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), extending his winning streak against Republicans who have defied him. Massie, a libertarian-leaning lawmaker whose opposition to key Trump priorities has long drawn the president’s ire, is the latest victim of Trump’s revenge campaign after...

Georgia Republicans head to runoff in secretary of state race defined by 2020 election claims

Georgia's Republican primary for secretary of state will head to a runoff between Vernon Jones and Tim Fleming after neither candidate secured 50% of the vote on Tuesday.

Trump says his MRI scan was CT scan, denies falling asleep in White House meetings

President Trump defended his health in an interview, saying he didn't get an MRI scan, but instead a CT scan, after questions kept being raised over why he got the imaging.

Zohran Mamdani promises to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’ in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city's striving, struggling working class.

Brian Stover pledges to ‘take out the trash’ in bid for Greene’s House seat

The Republican businessman campaigning for the seat held by the resigning Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene compared himself to President Trump in his first ad.

Hours after taking office, NYC Mayor Mamdani targets landlords, moves to intervene in private bankruptcy case

New York City's new mayor Zohran Mamdani tackles housing crisis on day one with executive orders targeting landlords and bankruptcy case intervention.

Bernie Sanders ditches iconic mittens look while swearing in socialist Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor

Bernie Sanders swears in NYC's new democratic socialist mayor without his famous viral mittens from Biden's 2021 inauguration, marking a visual departure.

Trump, in interview, defends his energy and health, offers new details on screening he underwent

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details.

Trump rails against Minnesota’s ‘giant scam’ at New Year’s Eve bash at Mar-a-Lago

President Trump railed against the fraud schemes in Minnesota involving Somali residents during his New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump administration ends lease for three golf courses in the District

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement with the National Links Trust for three golf courses in the District.

‘Nothing really happens’: Lawmakers frustrated about inaction on kids’ online safety bills

Lawmakers are tired of teaming up on bipartisan bills to protect kids online, only to have the broadly supported measures languish.

A year after DOGE, the cuts keep coming

The Department of Government Efficiency hasn't come close to achieving the $1 trillion in cuts pledged at its launch last January but it has rooted out billions in wasteful spending, shrunk the bloated federal workforce and spurred a nationwide effort to streamline and economize government agencies.

Trump attracts America’s billionaires to bankroll policies and projects

President Trump loves billionaires, and they seemingly love him, too. America's wealthiest have all but lined up to fund the president's pet projects and policy ideas on a level that surpasses any other president.

Meta’s new AI privacy policy allows targeted ads, possibly political ads, based on chats with bots

Some Instagram users may start seeing that political advertisements mirror what they say and search on the social media platform.

Inside Trump’s first-year power plays and the court fights testing them

Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in all four years of his first term combined. It's unclear whether many of them can survive court challenges.

Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

President Donald Trump signed a New Year's Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks.

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