
The Guardian - 48 min 15 sec ago
Maryland senator's bid against Chuck Schumer for leadership could decide direction of the Democratic party US politics live latest updates Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House, Democratic officeholders and voters alike have been divided over whether their leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer , is up to the task of taking the president on. That debate intensified on Thursday, when the Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen announced he will challenge Schumer for the post of Democratic...

The Guardian - 1 hour 17 min ago
Trump officials seek to overturn lower court rulings that found executive order banning asylum applications illegal The US supreme court agreed on Friday to consider Donald Trump's ban on asylum at the US-Mexico border , a pillar of the Republican president's far-reaching crackdown on immigration. The Trump administration wants to overturn lower court decisions that found the executive order banning asylum applications is illegal. Continue reading...

UPI - 1 hour 38 min ago
President Donald Trump nominated two each to the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday: one Democrat and one Republican to each.

The Guardian - 1 hour 47 min ago
President purchased up to $5m of stock before revoking Biden-era rule that limited Nvidia's ability to sell to China Donald Trump bought Nvidia stock worth millions of dollars as he made decisions on America's China policy that would benefit the chipmaker, an analysis has found . In May 2025, Trump's administration rescinded a Biden-era rule designed to prevent the most advanced US AI chips from being exported to China. Continue reading...

NBC News - 2 hours 7 min ago
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump's administration has the authority to ban asylum claims at the southern border.

Babylon Bee - 2 hours 58 min ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday morning officially mandating that all incoming and re-elected U.S. Senators take their oath of office with one hand resting on a copy of his 1987 memoir, Trump: The Art of the Deal.

The Hill - 4 hours 56 min ago
Journalist Bernard Goldberg criticized President Donald Trump's perceived detachment from the economic struggles of Americans following a lavish, jungle-themed gala held at Mar-a-Lago shortly before the election.

The Raw Story - 5 hours 16 min ago
President Donald Trump reiterated a sweeping claim about U.S. troops in the war he's waging while revealing who's really setting its pace. In a pair of interviews that aired Thursday, Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that "nobody's been killed in the last five months" in the war against Iran. He then told sports commentator Stephen A. Smith that he's stretching out the conflict because Middle Eastern nations he described as "tremendous investors" in...

The Guardian - 5 hours 21 min ago
Late-night hosts poked fun at the president taking JD Vance off Iran duty to sniff out corruption while expressing annoyance at Democrats for failing to impeach Pete Hegseth Late-night hosts ridiculed Donald Trump 's latest efforts to accuse Democrats of corruption while showing frustration over democratic behavior this week. Continue reading...

Fox News - 5 hours 26 min ago
Newly elected Democrats at a Denver conference urged their party to work with Donald Trump on costs and policy rather than focus solely on investigations.

The Guardian - 5 hours 55 min ago
Amid concerns over the influence of the manosphere, our findings show that young men are concerned about caregiving When young men helped propel Donald Trump into the White House in 2024, the administration doubled down on a brand of toxic masculinity popular in the so-called manosphere. They touted high testosterone, male supremacy, and a "biblically-based family" where men work and provide, and deferential women stay home to bear children and care for others. Continue reading...

ABC News - 6 hours 8 min ago
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28.

NBC News - 6 hours 28 min ago
President Donald Trump signaled in a new interview that he could take military action against Cuba before he leaves office to topple the island's communist regime.

ABC News - 6 hours 31 min ago
Two African contestants will miss this year's Miss Universe competition in Puerto Rico due to visa restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration...

UPI - 6 hours 55 min ago
Kalshi said Thursday that Donald Trump Jr. will no longer serve as an adviser after his company heavily invested in its competitor.

Fox News - 6 hours 55 min ago
Donald Trump's border security record became a 2026 liability after indiscriminate deportation enforcement alienated hispanic voters, a Republican congressman argues.

The Guardian - 6 hours 55 min ago
After Tuesday's election, everyone must have a Wednesday agenda', experts say and movements must keep putting pressure on Democrats to get their demands met The bright blue map that emerged on election night in the US was unthinkable two years ago. When Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, many Democratic voters curled up in bed and doomscrolled, fatigued and fearful about the direction of the country. Any desire to fight back was dampened by the enormity of the loss. But the...

The Hill - 7 hours 17 min ago
President Trump claimed in a new interview that he could "easily" beat former President Obama in a political match-up, days after Republicans experienced sweeping losses in the midterm elections. "I got many more votes than he got, and I got many more votes in the states," Trump told "Straight Shooter" host Stephen A. Smith in...

Mother Jones - 8 hours 26 min ago
The historic repudiation of President Donald Trump’s agenda on Election Day had lots of ingredients. Voters were outraged over data centers, ICE cruelty, DOGE’s trashing of the federal workforce, the gutting of science funding and environmental protections, and more, but blatant corruption and high prices seemed to be the top concerns. The incoming Congress will […]...

The Guardian - 9 hours 46 min ago
Senator Van Hollen says midterm results show Americans want change in Washington, and Democrats need new leadership to deliver that Good morning, and welcome to the US politics live blog. Barely a week after sweeping to a stunning midterm victory, Democrats have found themselves facing an altogether different battle, one within their own ranks. We saw a huge outburst of democracy on election day red states, blue states, purple states and it wasn't only a rejection of Donald Trump and his corruption...

Slate - 10 hours 16 min ago
Abdul El-Sayed's election result was seismic but even his supporters aren't sure what it means.

New York Times - 10 hours 53 min ago
Supporters pray before the start of a campaign event for President Donald Trump in Potterville, Mich., in 2024.

Huffington Post - 12 hours 21 min ago
"That is wild," CNN anchor Kate Bolduan said of one particular stat given by the network's chief data analyst.

NY Post - 12 hours 34 min ago
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith debriefed his White House interview with President Donald Trump during an appearance Thursday on "Hannity" and cautioned Democrats over the influence of the party's far-left flank.