Politics

During the campaign, it was hard to clearly imagine how Donald Trump could actually carry out some of the extreme things people feared he might try to do. It all felt theoretical, like a worst-case scenario that might never really happen. But as time goes on, those ideas don’t seem...

President Donald Trump stirred controversy again after sharing several late-night social media posts that openly called for some of his political opponents to be sent to prison. The posts appeared on his Truth Social account during the early hours of the morning, drawing attention because of their strong language and...

During his recent State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said that prices in the United States were going down. In reality, prices are not broadly falling. More importantly, some economists argue that even if they were, that would not necessarily be good news. Jonelle Marte of Bloomberg explained...

A recent analysis explains that because Republicans only control the House by a very small margin, Speaker Mike Johnson does not have the freedom to lead in a strong, forceful way. Instead of being able to firmly guide or discipline members of his party, he has to move carefully and...

Donald Trump used his State of the Union speech to paint a picture of what he called a new “golden age” for America, describing a country that he claimed was stronger, richer, and more successful than ever before. But at the same time, the speech created a very dark and...

A photo taken earlier this month shows Donald Trump speaking at the White House after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he went beyond his legal authority when he placed new taxes, called tariffs, on goods coming into the country from overseas. The Court made it clear that the Constitution...

After President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address, longtime political strategist James Carville released a video with a harsh and very personal message aimed directly at him. The clip was shared by former NBC executive Mike Sington, who described Carville’s remarks as “brutal.” In the video, Carville...

Donald Trump recently gave his State of the Union address, and it sounded exactly like many people expected. He described a version of America that feels very different from the one most people see in their daily lives. In his telling, the economy is stronger than ever, mass deportations are...

Donald Trump recently spoke about why he believes he has been the target of several assassination attempts, just days after a frightening security incident at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Over the weekend, an armed man reportedly managed to breach the security perimeter surrounding Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach....

During his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told Americans that he had helped bring in $18 trillion in investments into the United States during his first year in office. He spoke confidently about the number, saying companies and countries from around the world were putting...