President Donald Trump has long been known for making bold, unconventional moves and openly dismissing political norms, but his latest remarks have taken that reputation to a new level. What might have been brushed off as an offhand comment is now being viewed by critics as a revealing glimpse into...

The U.S. political world was shaken over the weekend after President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Venezuela and announced that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been captured. The news immediately sparked strong reactions across Washington, especially from Democrats, many of whom are now calling...

Trump wandered off topic while talking about Nicolás Maduro and told a claim that is easy to prove false.During a long and rambling press conference about a U.S. military operation against Venezuela, Donald Trump suddenly stopped listing the crimes he said Maduro had committed and shifted to talking about crime...

Joe Biden spent most of his adult life in government, serving for decades as a senator, then as vice president, and finally as president. Because of how long he worked in public office and how the rules are written, he is now set to receive the largest government-funded retirement package...

Donald Trump posted a surprising message on social media early Friday morning that quickly drew a lot of attention and sparked rumors and debate online. The post focused on cognitive tests, which many people found unusual and concerning, especially given what had been reported just before it appeared.The timing mattered....

Donald Trump made a comment over the weekend that shocked many people who follow politics closely. Some were so surprised that they openly questioned whether what they were hearing was actually real.While speaking on Saturday, Trump was talking about what he described as a successful mission by his administration to...

Over the weekend, Donald Trump appeared to unintentionally expose more about his thinking and intentions toward Venezuela, and possibly other countries in the region, than he likely meant to. During a cabinet meeting at the White House, he made an awkward and rambling comment about the Monroe Doctrine, a long-standing...

Stephen Colbert didn’t mince words when he was asked what major lesson he took away from 2025. Appearing on CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, he answered without hesitation: don’t trust billionaires. He made the point in his usual sharp, sarcastic style, saying people don’t...

There is an old lesson in foreign policy that powerful countries ignore at their own risk: if you break another country, you become responsible for what happens next. This idea is often called the “Pottery Barn rule,” meaning that if you smash something, you now own it. Colin Powell warned...

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared at a press conference connected to a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida in late December 2025. Around the same time, his comments about Iran caused serious concern among foreign policy experts.On Friday morning, a former leader of...