President Trump has done a lot with his first few months in office, but much of what he’s promised to accomplish is still incomplete. NPR looks at the challenges and where Trump stands at this point.
GOP Rep. Randy Feenstra files paperwork for Iowa gubernatorial run
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, filed paperwork on Monday to run for Iowa governor in the 2026 election. Feenstra, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2020, filed the paperwork for “Feenstra for Governor” with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, which is needed to launch a gubernatorial campaign, according to the […]
Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as Gulf visit to seek economic deals begins – US politics live
US president expected to offer Saudi Arabia arms package as he seeks to discuss economic deals over regional crises US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia to kick off a four-day tour through the Gulf region, focusing on economic deals rather than the security crises ranging from war in Gaza to the threat […]
Free ride: Allies, even Laura Loomer, turn on President Trump for accepting luxury jet from Qatar
Hell hath now frozen over. President Donald Trump’s decision to accept a $400-million plane from Qatar, as a gift, has prompted stinging criticism from Laura Loomer. She’s the hard-right activist who specializes in getting the president to fire top officials and withdraw nominees, or at least claims credit for doing so. If you’ve lost Loomer, […]
Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify people illegally in U.S.
The decision comes after the acting IRS commissioner resigned over a deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS for cross-verification. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)
Pentagon stopping gender transition treatment for transgender troops
The Pentagon is ending gender transition treatment for transgender troops, according to a new memo, as officials move to enforce President Donald Trump’s plan to boot transgender troops out of the U.S. military. Under the instructions, the Defense Department is prohibiting any new hormone treatments or surgical procedures for transgender troops, according to the memo, […]
A Sad Spectacle
From TPM Reader DB … My feeling about Qatar gifting Trump a 747 is simply that it is just embarrassing for the United States. The US can afford and can build its own state-of-the-art Air Force One. The US doesn’t need a gift from a little country of a used plane that is out of […]
DOJ deputy, former hush money defense lawyer tapped as acting librarian of Congress
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lead attorney in his New York hush money case, has been tapped as acting librarian of Congress, The Hill has learned. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the appointment in a text to The Hill later Monday, only a few days after Trump fired former Librarian of Congress […]
Trump targets massive investments in first Middle East trip
Former President Donald Trump is embarking this week on a high-stakes tour of the Persian Gulf region, targeting business deals and strategic partnerships with three oil-rich nations: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The trip marks Trump’s first major foreign visit of his new term and comes as nuclear negotiations with Iran drag […]
Paul: Qatar jet not good idea, could cloud US ability ‘to judge their human rights record’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he doesn’t think it’s a good idea for President Trump to accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar since it could possibly hinder the United States’s ability to call out any human rights violations. “I’ve spent time trying not to sell weapons to Qatar because they have human rights violations of their people,” […]
Trump news at a glance: Markets rally on China trade war pause, first Afrikaner ‘refugees’ arrive
Wall Street jumps as president hails ‘total reset’ with Beijing, while administration stirs controversy with refugee status for white South Africans. Key US politics stories from Monday 12 May 2025 at a glance “They’ve agreed to open up China,” US president Donald Trump claimed at a press conference at the White House on Monday morning, […]
Trump’s mediation offer on Kashmir puts India in a tight spot
For decades, third-party mediation on Kashmir has been taboo in the Indian foreign ministry.
Trump endorses Jack Ciattarelli for New Jersey governor: ‘A winner’
President Donald Trump endorsed his former critic Jack Ciattarelli for governor of New Jersey on Monday. “Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. Trump said Ciattarelli has gone “ALL IN” and that, […]
Trump makes endorsement in New Jersey governor’s primary
President Trump has made an endorsement in the New Jersey GOP governor’s primary, backing 2021 gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli. “Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!” Trump said in a Monday post on Truth Social. “Jack, who after getting to […]
Far-left mayor arrested at ICE facility denies impeding law enforcement, says protest ‘absolutely’ effective
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested for trespassing while protesting at a federal immigration facility last week, said Monday during a televised gubernatorial debate that his actions were “absolutely” an effective way to protest the president’s immigration clampdown. Baraka has denied he did anything wrong despite federal authorities arresting him for trespassing […]
Rep. Chuck Edwards Accused Of Hitting Man At Rotary Club Event
This article was co-published by TPM and The Assembly, which publishes deep reporting on power and place in North Carolina. A regional Rotary conference in Asheville on Saturday night appears to have ended with a confrontation between Western North Carolina’s U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) and an unknown man, with witnesses attesting that the congressman […]
Monica Crowley clears Senate confirmation for key State Department ambassadorship
Conservative author, media figure and former Treasury official Monica Crowley was confirmed late Monday to become assistant secretary of state and chief of protocol with the rank of ambassador. Crowley, who was a longtime former Fox News contributor and foreign affairs analyst, previously served in the first Trump administration and received the Alexander Hamilton Award […]
DNC panel opens the door to removing David Hogg from his national post
A Democratic National Committee panel on Monday recommended a new election for the post held by Vice Chair David Hogg, whose effort to challenge “asleep at the wheel” Democrats sparked a firestorm in the national party. While the panel’s move was based on a procedural complaint unrelated to the broader controversy surrounding Hogg, the committee […]
Episcopal church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status
Church refuses White House directive, citing longstanding ‘commitment to racial justice and reconciliation’ The Episcopal church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation”. Presiding bishop Sean Rowe announced the step on Monday, shortly […]
Agitators clash with police, arrests made as clergy members descend on Newark ICE facility
Dozens of clergy members protested outside an ICE facility in Newark, N.J., on Monday, saying they would continue to block the gates accessing the facility until they are arrested. The group is composed of roughly 50 clergy members from Faith in N.J. and Faith in Action. They linked arms outside the main gate of Delaney […]
