Politics

This weekend might end up being remembered as one of the strangest, most confusing, and most unbelievable stretches of Donald Trump’s second presidency. Everything about it has felt surreal, as if the country somehow slipped into an episode of political theatre mixed with a comedy skit. It began with Trump...

Donald Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, are blaming a Navy admiral for a deadly attack on a boat in the Caribbean back in September. They want people to think the military is the problem. In reality, they are the ones damaging trust in the U.S. chain of command....

A recent poll shows that many people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 are not eager to see him go beyond the two terms allowed by the Constitution. The Economist/YouGov survey found that 45 percent of Trump voters do not want him to serve a third term, while 43...

In Washington, D.C., there is a large government building called the Wilbur J. Cohen Building. On its walls are powerful murals showing everyday people a boy using crutches, a family sitting at a picnic table, a father and son walking along empty train tracks. These scenes were painted by famous...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz strongly pushed back after President Donald Trump went after him again. Walz says the president continues to bring up his name in speeches and interviews because he wants to drag people into fights and distractions. Walz made it clear he is not interested in playing that...

Former President Joe Biden recently gave a speech at an LGBTQ+ conference in Washington, D.C., where he briefly stumbled over the word “America.” The moment was small, but it quickly became a focus online, leading to more discussion about his age and health. Biden was speaking at the International LGBTQ+...

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are now trying to distance themselves from the controversy over what many are calling a “double tap” strike — a second hit on a ship suspected of transporting drugs, a strike that has brought serious criticism. At first, when the story was still new and...

Donald Trump recently made a nervous-sounding plea to members of his own party who are refusing to support his latest attempt to gain more political control.Over the weekend, he went on Truth Social and attacked Republican lawmakers in Indiana who might vote against a new proposal that would change election...

On Tuesday, the President of the United States led a cabinet meeting that looked nothing like what Americans would have imagined even ten years ago. I hadn’t planned to watch it at all. It felt like something out of a state-controlled North Korean broadcast, the kind of staged performance you...

Democrats in Congress reacted with shock and anger after President Donald Trump launched another attack on Somali-Americans this week. Many felt that his comments went beyond normal political disagreements and crossed into open hostility toward an entire community living in the United States. The backlash started when Trump told reporters...