The Trump administration says it has no obligation to retrieve a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador despite a Supreme Court ruling that ordered the government to “facilitate” his return. In a court filing Sunday, U.S. officials argued that the high court’s directive regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia simply requires that the Trump administration not block […]
The Trump administration denied on Monday that it was sending mixed messages over its tariff policy, with President Donald Trump‘s chief economic adviser blaming technical staff for the uneven rollout. “I think that the team members of the president haven’t been surprised by news,” Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, told reporters when […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized a proposal backed by President Donald Trump that would hike taxes for the wealthy. During an interview over the weekend, Johnson was asked whether he was “seriously considering” proposals seeking to allow the top marginal tax rate to revert to 39.6%. “I’m not a big fan of doing that,” […]
The Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito encouraged people to be “cautious” in making assumptions about the Fighting Oligarchy tour’s turnout, suggesting it might not indicate how people feel about President Donald Trump and his administration. The tour, conducted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), has been conducted in states such as Arizona, […]
President Donald Trump will meet with the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, at 11 a.m. at the White House. El Salvador has accepted over 250 Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration has deported to the country’s notorious prison.
South Africa announced it will replace former ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool with a special envoy, Mcebisi Jonas, who has a background as deputy finance minister. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expelled Rasool weeks ago and gave him “persona non grata” status. It is a rare occurrence in U.S. history to expel such a high-ranking […]
Mike Rogers, the former Republican congressman who lost his Michigan Senate bid against Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in the 2024 election, has announced he is running again in 2026. Rogers narrowly lost to Slotkin last year, 48.3% to 48.64%, also trailing President Donald Trump in support by about a point-and-a-half. Slotkin outpaced former Vice President […]
New York Helicopter Tours is shut down while the Federal Aviation Administration investigates the crash of one of its helicopters into the Hudson River last week. Six people on board died as a result of the crash, including the former Navy SEAL pilot Seankese Johnson, Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three […]
Conservatives have long had their sights set on revisiting a Supreme Court case that set a high bar for public officials to prove the media defamed them, but President Donald Trump’s return to power has put a spotlight on this key press protection. The Right’s interest in changing the New York Times v. Sullivan precedent […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), once a rising star in the Republican Party, is staring down a pair of decisions in 2026 and 2028 regarding his family’s political future that could both run afoul of fellow Floridian President Donald Trump. Despite a disastrous 2024 presidential campaign, DeSantis, a popular governor, is a rumored candidate for a 2028 […]
