President says party has ‘unbelievable unity’ to ensure passage in House but some lawmakers remain opposed Donald Trump traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday to insist that the fractious House Republican majority set aside their differences and pass his wide-ranging bill to enact his taxation and immigration priorities. In a speech to a closed-door meeting […]
Hegseth orders Pentagon to launch comprehensive review into ‘catastrophic’ 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is instructing the Pentagon to launch a comprehensive review into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. President Joe Biden removed U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021, following up on existing plans from the first Trump administration in 2020 with Taliban leaders to end the war in the region. Thirteen […]
Children take over White House briefing room with questions about Trump’s favorite ice cream, superpower
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt fielded questions from the children of journalists and White House officials to celebrate Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day on Tuesday. The children’s questions focused mainly on President Donald Trump, with Leavitt being forced to reveal the president’s favorite flavor of ice cream, what super power he […]
Federal judge with history of anti-Trump remarks assigned to Hannah Dugan criminal case
The Milwaukee judge accused of helping an illegal immigrant evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement is back in the spotlight — this time because of the liberal federal judge presiding over her trial. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, 85, was randomly assigned to preside over the jury trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who […]
Trump administration secures release of US veteran held in Venezuela, family says
The family of a U.S. Air Force veteran who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela since November 2024, on Tuesday, said he was released. Joseph St. Clair, a four-tour Afghanistan War veteran from Hansville, Washington, first went missing in November while getting PTSD treatment in Colombia. “This news came suddenly, and we are still processing it—but […]
EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria to aid recovery of war-torn country
Move comes one week after Trump announced all US sanctions on Syria would be lifted The EU has agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. After the decision by EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, the EU’s chief diplomat, […]
Trump, Putin discussed possible prisoner swap involving 9 Americans: report
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a possible prisoner swap involving nine Americans during their phone call this week, The Associated Press reported. Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov, who previously served as Russian ambassador to the U.S., made the announcement after Trump and Putin spoke for two hours Monday. Putin and Trump […]
Rubio fires back after Dem senator says he regrets voting for him, sparking tense exchange
Secretary of State Marco Rubio fired back at Sen. Chris Van Hollen after the Maryland Democrat said he regretted voting for Rubio as President Donald Trump’s chief foreign affairs adviser, leading to a fiery exchange during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the State Department’s budget proposal […]
‘Rainbow Road’ mural painted for WorldPride in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — There’s a new LGBTQ mural in the District just in time for the start of WorldPride. It’s a colorful display on 15th Street NW, but it also adds a safety component for families. Steady brush strokes are slowly turning regular pavement into a rainbow road. “Everything’s coming together,” said Lisa […]
CNN’s Tapper defends his reporting for Biden book amid backlash
CNN anchor Jake Tapper beat back questions about what he knew about former President Biden’s mental acuity before the 2024 election ahead of the release of his new book about the former president’s decline. “The criticism has been that you’re complaining about a cover up about Joe Biden’s mental acuity,” pundit Megyn Kelly said as […]
Five things to know about Biden doctor Kevin O’Connor
The news around former President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis is putting a spotlight on his physician, Kevin O’Connor, and whether he had taken adequate measures to monitor Biden’s health. Biden’s personal office said in a statement on Sunday that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer last Friday after he was “was seen for a new […]
Elon Musk claims he will step back from political donations in near future
After spending nearly $300m to help elect Trump last year, the tech billionaire says he has ‘done enough’ Elon Musk claimed on Tuesday that he would decrease the amount of money he spends on politics for the foreseeable future. If true, the reduction would represent a significant turnaround after the world’s richest person positioned himself […]
Musk to slow down political spending: ‘I think I’ve done enough’
The billionaire executive was Trump’s biggest donor in 2024. Now, however, he is planning to cut back his spending on politics, he said on Tuesday. (Image credit: Scott Olson)
Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump pulled funding
The platform will offer a new season and 90 hours of previous episodes to its 300 million subscribers.
Trump supporters find unlikely common ground with blue state congressman at town hall: ‘I love it’
ALLENTOWN, PA – President Donald Trump supporters and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) protesters lined the streets outside Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna’s town hall in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday night. However, three pro-Trump protesters who wandered inside the half-empty town hall found unlikely common ground with the Silicon Valley Democrat, who is considered […]
Inside Trump’s urgent meeting with House GOP to pass the ‘big, beautiful bill’
President Donald Trump rallied House Republicans behind closed doors to pass his “one big, beautiful bill” as soon as possible – and to quickly resolve their interparty disagreements in the process. Trump made a rare visit to Capitol Hill just days before the House of Representatives is expected to vote on a massive bill advancing […]
In ‘Original Sin,’ Jake Tapper describes a ‘cover-up’ of Joe Biden’s decline
Tapper’s book, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: “One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman.” (Image credit: Christopher Furlong)
New studies show what’s at stake if Medicaid is scaled back
Researchers studied the health care program’s effect on the health of millions of Americans and found tens of thousands of lives were saved. (Image credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
Nebraska becomes first state approved to ban soda purchases with food stamps
Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps. The move, announced Monday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, would affect about 152,000 people in Nebraska enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, […]
Alina Habba drops federal trespassing charge against Dem mayor, offers ICE facility tour: ‘Nothing to hide’
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka is no longer facing a federal trespassing charge over an incident earlier this month at Delaney Hall, a privately operated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in his city. “After extensive consideration, we have agreed to dismiss Mayor Baraka’s misdemeanor charge of trespass for the sake of moving forward,” […]
