
The Guardian - 19 hours 54 min ago
President hosts Nathanial Rai and lifeguard Ryder Williams at White House after video of California rescue went viral Nathanial Rai had been swept off his feet along the California coast, was rescued by a 16-year-old lifeguard and was now sitting in the Oval Office with Donald Trump. Of the rescuer, Ryder Williams , Trump said to Rai: "He's a real hero. I don't know if I'd do it. Continue reading...

The Independent - 19 hours 56 min ago
President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial...

UPI - 20 hours 1 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if the nation's leaders get "in the way of" any potential Iran deal with the United States.

The Hill - 20 hours 12 min ago
President Trump said Sunday that Kevin Rideout, an American previously held hostage in Niger, was reunited with his family after months of imprisonment overseas. Rideout, a 50-year-old pilot for a Christian missionary organization, was released from captivity in the West African country with the help of the eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, four sources...

Mother Jones - 20 hours 41 min ago
On Tuesday, Republican primary voters in central Florida will decide whether Rep. Cory Mills should once again be their party's nominee for Congress. In doing so, they will weigh the value of the congressman's "Complete and Total Endorsement" from President Donald Trump versus the reality of voting for a man whose past 18 months look […]...

NBC News - 20 hours 56 min ago
President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. would handle Oman "very easily" if it interferes in a potential deal over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Hill - 21 hours 21 sec ago
Multiple White House officials on Monday took Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) to task for his harsh criticism of President Trump at a campaign rally over the weekend. White House communications director Steven Cheung said Ossoff "has to be the biggest loser in politics," and referred to the lawmaker using a crude play on his...

The Raw Story - 21 hours 19 min ago
Another fiasco has struck a Navy warship as a guided-missile destroyer lost power for four days in the middle of one of the most tense maritime zones on Earth while President Donald Trump has downplayed worrisome conditions for sailors serving at sea, according to reports on Monday. Military service members aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold spent four grueling days without working toilets, potable water, hot meals and air conditioning as the ship baked in the brutal...

Buzz Feed - 21 hours 27 min ago
The president made the accusation without saying why he believes it's the work of vandals instead of trampled turf from the Independence Day festivities. View Entire Post ›...

The Guardian - 21 hours 30 min ago
US president's abrupt order to scale back joint exercises with Seoul is meant to flatter' North Korea's dictator, top Democrat says US politics live latest updates Donald Trump's move to gut Washington's 73-year-old military alliance with Seoul has been called "inane" and "shortsighted" as lawmakers warned it risked strengthening Russia's hand in Ukraine. The US president abruptly ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea just days...

The Hill - 21 hours 31 min ago
President Trump will meet with Ryder Williams at the White House Monday afternoon, after the teen saved a 10-year-old from drowning last month in California. "We're going to bring this heroic young man, and his family, into the White House with, perhaps, the boy he saved, to give him a High Civilian Honor," Trump wrote...

Buzz Feed - 21 hours 58 min ago
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The Raw Story - 22 hours 2 min ago
President Donald Trump's Sunday decision to side with North Korea over South Korea and then threaten another ally appears to have been the last straw for a contributor to the conservative National Review. Trump rattled two allies within days of each other this week, threatening to bomb Oman while ordering the Pentagon to pull back from decades-old military drills with South Korea. On Monday, as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire expired amid disputes over the Strait of Hormuz, Trump told Fox News correspondent...

The Guardian - 22 hours 11 min ago
Democratic senator Jon Ossoff attacked Donald Trump and the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, over the Iran war, saying they lied 'the nation into a war'. Ossoff, who is running for re-election in Georgia in November, made the comments while speaking at a rally in midtown Atlanta on Sunday afternoon Jon Ossoff calls Trump's handling of Iran war uniquely despicable' in excoriating speech Continue reading...

Variety - 22 hours 14 min ago
James Austin Johnson is going from Studio 8H to the stand-up stage. The “Saturday Night Live” star, who is best known for portraying Donald Trump on the sketch comedy series, will release his debut comedy special “He’ll Yeah” on Aug. 31. The hour will debut exclusively on Gorilla Comedy+, the recently launched streamer from 800 […]...

UPI - 22 hours 30 min ago
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham communicated with a person posing at U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles.

The Guardian - 22 hours 32 min ago
Israeli PM again insists troops will not withdraw from strip until Hamas first disarms, but calls meeting constructive Benjamin Netanyahu has told Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner there can be no progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire deal or an Israeli withdrawal from the coastal strip until Hamas first disarms. An Israeli official said there had been no breakthrough in the meeting between the pair, saying Netanyahu had made it clear the IDF would not withdraw and would continue...

The Guardian - 22 hours 42 min ago
Georgia Democratic senator has stoked speculation for 2028 presidency bid by delivering stinging attacks on Trump Democratic senator Jon Ossoff has attacked Donald Trump's "uniquely despicable" handling of the US-Israel war on Iran, accusing the US president of "re-rigging" a corrupt system for himself in an excoriating speech. Ossoff, who is running for re-election in Georgia in November, has repeatedly stoked speculation that he is laying the ground for a bid for the US presidency...

The Hill - 22 hours 44 min ago
Plus: Supreme Court says no to Trump's Carroll appeal {beacon} It's Monday. It's the first day of school for some counties across the U.S., so depending on where you're reading this from, it might feel extra Monday-ish today. Parents, may the force be with you. In today's issue: Trump gets flak over...

ABC News - 22 hours 45 min ago
The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents...

The Guardian - 23 hours 17 min ago
Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is on a diplomatic mission in the Middle East to meet Hamas officials and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in an attempt to salvage a ceasefire in Gaza. The talks come after Netanyahu rejected the US-backed 15-point peace plan for the territory in a rare public break with the Trump administration this month. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to global editor Devika Bhat watch on YouTube Continue reading...

The Guardian - 23 hours 22 min ago
Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began and the strait of Hormuz was blocked US gas prices this month are so far the highest ever recorded for August as peace talks between the US and Iran have stalled and Donald Trump launched fresh threats against Oman. The national average price of gas was $4.06 per gallon on Monday, according to data from AAA , $0.05 higher than last week and $1 more expensive than a year ago. In California and Hawaii, averages hit about $5.50 a...

ABC News - 23 hours 29 min ago
The Supreme Court on Monday declined President Donald Trump's attorneys' petition for a rehearing of its denial to review E. Jean Carroll's 2023 defamation case.

The Guardian - 23 hours 38 min ago
Decision leaves intact $5m civil judgment against Trump after jury found him liable for sexually abusing writer The US supreme court has once again declined to consider Donald Trump's appeal of a jury verdict in 2023 that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and later defaming her. The court announced the decision in an unsigned order on Monday, without providing an explanation of their decision. The order just listed the US president's petition, along with several...