Politics

Donald Trump went on television to speak directly to the country, looking back at the past year and laying out what he says he plans to focus on next. But many people watching were not convinced. Some viewers even said he sounded desperate and unsettled, rather than confident and reassuring....

President Donald Trump has come under intense backlash after his response to the brutal murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and Reiner’s wife. Instead of offering sympathy or restraint, Trump used the tragedy to attack Reiner politically, setting off outrage across political, religious, and media circles. After news of the killings...

President Donald Trump sparked fresh controversy late Tuesday night after posting on his Truth Social platform in a way that many people saw as a clear threat. He shared a post from a pro-MAGA account calling for the arrest of two long-time figures he has clashed with, then added his...

Donald Trump is facing growing criticism after his comments about filmmaker Rob Reiner’s death. On Tuesday morning, a well-known conservative writer questioned whether the president is mentally fit to lead. Jim Geraghty, a columnist for The National Review, wrote a very blunt opinion piece saying that Trump’s words show that...

The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has warned that President Trump’s new tariffs are pushing prices up in the United States and could lead to fewer jobs. Powell explained that the higher taxes on imported goods are making everyday items more expensive, and this is increasing inflation—meaning...

President Donald Trump is getting closer to a moment many people once thought would never come: being left behind by his own supporters. According to Jesse Edwards, the director of Newsweek Voices and Radio, the same kind of people Trump lifted up in politics are now starting to back away,...

Donald Trump’s administration has come up with a new explanation for a deadly boat strike that critics say amounts to a war crime. But according to a legal expert, that explanation completely falls apart when examined closely. Over the weekend, legal analyst Ryan Goodman carefully broke down the Defense Department’s...

Last week in rural Pennsylvania, Donald Trump gave what his team called a “Christmas speech.” He opened by wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, adding “all of that stuff,” and then bragged that under his presidency people were finally allowed to say “Merry Christmas” again, as...

Donald Trump stepped back onto the rally stage for the first time in months, choosing to speak in a swing district in Pennsylvania. The White House promoted the event as a serious speech about lowering costs and helping ordinary people afford basic necessities. But once Trump began talking, that plan...

Americans haven’t seen much of former President Joe Biden since he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, a move that eventually led to Vice President Kamala Harris losing the election to Donald Trump. That’s why his brief appearance on Sunday stood out so much. Biden showed up on the...