Michelle Obama says fear for immigrants under Trump admin haunts her at night: ‘keeps me up’

Former first lady Michelle Obama expressed fear over President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies, saying they have kept her up at night.  “Now that we have leadership that is sort of indiscriminately determining who belongs and who doesn’t,” the former first lady said Monday during an appearance on the podcast “On Purpose with Jay Shetty,” adding […]

Promises made, promises kept: How Trump’s first 100 days stack up against Inauguration Day pledges

President Donald Trump delivered his second Inauguration Day speech on Jan. 20, when he previewed the steps his administration would take to unleash “the golden age of America,” which stretched from locking down the border and streamlining the federal government through the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “From this day forward, our […]

Revenge porn bill backed by Melania Trump heads to president’s desk after overwhelming House vote

The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill backed by first lady Melania Trump that cracks down on the posting of explicit images, including “deep fake” nudes generated of people by artificial intelligence, without consent.  The Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks – known as the TAKE IT […]

100 days of injunctions, trials and ‘Teflon Don’: Trump second term meets its biggest tests in court

President Donald Trump has spent the first 100 days of his second White House term signing a flurry of executive orders aimed at delivering on his policy priorities: slashing government spending, cracking down on illegal immigration and eliminating many diversity and equity initiatives enacted under the Biden administration. The more than 150 executive orders Trump […]

House Democrat announces articles of impeachment against Trump: ‘Clear and present danger’

Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., announced on Monday that he introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. “Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as President and represents a clear and present danger to our nation’s constitution and our democracy,” Thanedar said in a news release. The articles allege wrongdoing […]

Walz ‘very pessimistic’ on Democrats retaking the Senate

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is “very pessimistic” about Democrats’ chances of retaking the Senate in 2026, the failed vice presidential candidate said Monday. Walz made the statement during a Monday night interview at Harvard University’s Kennedy School Institute of Politics, telling ABC News reporter Brittany Shepherd that he is confident in the House of Representatives […]

How Donald Trump tried to court the Atlantic – and why the liberal magazine landed an interview

Hell hath frozen over: At the White House the other day, Donald Trump “was launching a charm offensive, directed mainly at Goldberg,” as in Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief. “There was none of the name-calling or hostility he regularly levels at our magazine.” That’s according to Atlantic reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who wrote […]