Politics

A set of newly released FBI documents has sparked shock and controversy after making a series of disturbing claims that the White House says are completely false. The documents, released by the Justice Department, include allegations connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and mention Donald Trump by name. One...

Vice President JD Vance tried to score a cheap political joke, but it quickly turned into a moment that many people felt crossed a serious line. The incident began during a tense Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, where Tammy Duckworth, a Democratic senator and decorated war veteran, pressed Marco Rubio on whether the United States...

The president turned to conspiracy theories in a series of late-night posts on Truth Social, at a moment when many Americans were urging him to calm the country after deadly violence in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens. Instead of striking a unifying tone, Donald Trump spent Wednesday...

Melania Trump has found herself under intense public attention again during her husband’s second term as president. This time, the focus has not been on what she says, but on how she looks, stands, and behaves when she appears in public. Every small movement, glance, or moment of stillness has...

President Trump has repeatedly talked about sending Americans a $2,000 “tariff dividend,” and it’s easy to see why the idea has caught people’s attention. With the cost of living continuing to rise, many families are struggling to keep up with food prices, rent, energy bills, and other everyday expenses. For...

One strange thing about being very visible in public is that complete strangers often feel comfortable walking up to you and telling you exactly what they think about what’s going on in America. It’s like accidentally becoming a walking opinion poll. That happened to me again this morning. I was...

President Donald Trump has suddenly realized that Democrats have him boxed in over the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota. According to political writer Greg Sargent, Trump doesn’t actually want to change course, but he now understands that the anger coming from Democrats — and the public — has grown so...

Elliot Forhan, a Democrat running for Ohio attorney general, caused instant backlash on Tuesday after posting a video on social media in which he talked about a plan that involved the execution of President Donald Trump. In the video, which he shared on X, Forhan openly said he was going...

This time, it feels different. You can tell the Trump administration knows it has crossed a line. Its response to the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis last weekend was empty, cold, and built on lies. Pretti was a peaceful protester and legal observer, yet the administration’s story...

Melania Trump’s new documentary is heading into cinemas facing signs of a very difficult opening. In at least one major US theatre, not a single ticket has been sold for a prime-time showing, raising questions about how much interest there really is in the film despite the huge money behind...