
The Guardian - 38 min 46 sec ago
Architect of Trump's far-right immigration agenda is now most powerful unelected figure in government it suggests White House is moving to a war footing Donald Trump just gave the middle finger to millions of American voters. Any other president who suffered the kind of drubbing at the polls that Trump did this week might have felt at least a sliver of humility and perhaps even an obligation to work with the new opposition in Congress. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 1 hour 38 min ago
Sunshine state emerged as the lone flag bearer of the Maga agenda, but even there, the GOP finds itself on the defense After the dust settled on Tuesday night's near-annihilation of the Republican party nationwide, a single red flag fluttered defiantly in Florida, now a last bastion of the Maga movement that has dominated politics in the US for a decade. Voters in the Sunshine state bucked the national trend, just barely, to elect two close allies of Donald Trump into office: congressman Byron...

Forbes - 1 hour 38 min ago
Joe Rogan cited the "deeply unpopular" Iran war as one of the reasons Republican candidates crumbled in the midterm elections, as President Donald Trump's break from the "manosphere" coalition continues.

The Guardian - 2 hours 38 min ago
There's not much they can do over the next couple of years to alleviate angry voters' stress over prices It was the economy, again. Although Donald Trump largely ignored it, voters' acute concerns over the rising cost of living fuelled a political upheaval for the ages that is likely to deliver the biggest swing toward Democrats since Watergate, granting them the largest House majority in nearly four decades alongside their biggest edge in the Senate since 2008. Still, having come to...

New York Times - 3 hours 35 min ago
If the president were to sign a bill making daylight saving time permanent, most clocks in the U.S. could suddenly spring forward, pushing sunrise to after 9 a.m. in many places for several weeks.

The Guardian - 3 hours 38 min ago
Democrats and Republicans blast promotion of xenophobe' who led administration's immigration crackdown in wake of US midterm elections Democratic lawmakers decried Stephen Miller as a " hatemonger ", a " xenophobe " and " vile " after Donald Trump appointed his most trusted adviser as White House chief of staff. On Friday afternoon, the US president abruptly announced via his Truth Social platform that Miller the architect of his sweeping immigration crackdown would...

The Guardian - 5 hours 38 min ago
Trump Exposed Reactor Core Syndrome very much in play after Democrat landslide and Fifa's president may pay a price Oh baby, clamp me in your repulsive mouthparts. Sink your unusually large and venomous fangs into my abdomen. And yes, we are doing this in the White House cabinet rooms, out there in plain sight of the watching world, just a gleaming golden ball between us. But it's fine. Probably. Now take a sip of those sweet, sweet tiny male arachnoid entrails. An exciting new study was...

The Guardian - 7 hours 38 min ago
The Republican party will regroup after their shellacking in the US midterm elections, but it won't look the same Walking by a tattoo studio and medical spa on the pretty main street of Round Rock , in Texas Hill Country, Tarik Bakir recalled voting for Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2024. But when it came to the 2026 midterm elections, he was firmly back in the Democrats' column. "I'm not happy with the Iran war," said Bakir, 41, a financial adviser who served with...

The Guardian - 7 hours 38 min ago
Democrats' sweep could urge Israel's divided opposition to join forces and remove prime minister closely allied with Trump The Democrats' sweep of Congress may make it easier for Israel's splintered opposition to overcome deep internal divisions and form a coalition government, by increasing the urgency of unseating Benjamin Netanyahu, who has associated himself so closely with Donald Trump's Republicans. But as Israel took stock of the results, there was also a sense that the...

The Guardian - 10 hours 31 min ago
The president's announcement comes days after an earlier attack on Iran was made public, and as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have accelerated Donald Trump has said the US military on Friday carried out a new round of limited strikes on Iran, targeting an air defence system, describing the action as "minor." Iranian state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which is in the strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway for oil shipments that...

The Guardian - 10 hours 36 min ago
This live blog is now closed. Stephen Miller, architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, to become White House chief of staff Sign up for Breaking News US email Donald Trump will begin the day in Washington today. He has closed door meetings for much of the day, and will take part in a Diwali celebration at the White House at 1:30pm ET. While that's currently not open to the press we'll let you know if that opens up. Continue reading...

Fox News - 11 hours 44 min ago
President Donald Trump announced NASA will launch its first nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars within two years, aiming to send astronauts to the red planet.

UPI - 12 hours 21 min ago
A man armed man was arrested near the White House after allegedly telling officers that voices in his head told him to kill President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - 12 hours 34 min ago
US voters repudiated mass deportation campaign, but choice of new chief of staff shows Trump doesn't care On Tuesday, voters resoundingly rebuked Donald Trump and his brutal mass deportation campaign that sent military tanks and masked agents though residential streets. But on Friday, the president doubled down. He named Stephen Miller the architect of the administration's most aggressive immigration policies as his chief of staff. Continue reading...

Fox News - 12 hours 38 min ago
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he's not certain President Donald Trump would veto Medicare for All legislation, arguing the president is "a good politician."...

The Guardian - 13 hours 6 min ago
Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos arrested by secret service after telling officers voices told him to kill Donald Trump The US secret service said a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming he heard voices in his head telling him to kill Donald Trump. The arrest Thursday night happened after secret service officers approached a man "acting suspicious" in a parked car, according to a Homeland Security...

NBC News - 13 hours 7 min ago
A Venezuelan man who had guns in his vehicle and told officers that voices in his head urged him to kill President Donald Trump was arrested Thursday near the White House, the federal government said.

Mother Jones - 13 hours 59 min ago
On this episode of Stress Test, David Corn and Garrison Hayes process the thumping received by Donald Trump and the GOP and the road ahead for Democrats. How the party balances investigating Trump and his cronies with delivering everyday economic relief will define the opening chapter of the new session. "I think it's a great […]...

The Guardian - 15 hours 3 min ago
Wiles thanks president for honor of a lifetime' as departure leaves behind overwhelmingly male leadership team US politics live latest updates Donald Trump on Friday said Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, will leave her post, a major shake-up of his inner circle that comes amid a steady exodus of senior female officials from his administration. The president announced her ouster and her replacement, by the immigration hardliner Stephen Miller in a post on Truth...

Fox News - 15 hours 8 min ago
The White House fired back at Jimmy Kimmel after the ABC late-night host called on President Donald Trump to resign, with spokesman Davis Ingle saying his brain has "rotted."...

Huffington Post - 15 hours 20 min ago
The new White House chief of staff has gone so far as to call Trump a "style icon."...

Mother Jones - 15 hours 29 min ago
At an election eve rally in upstate New York, Republican congressional candidate Anthony Constantino told the crowd he had a dramatic announcement: Donald Trump was wrong about one thing. An audible gasp rippled through the converted airplane hangar. What could it possibly be? "Fake news” wasn’t accurate, Constantino said. "It's actually evil news." The candidate […]...

The Hill - 15 hours 38 min ago
President Trump is set to deliver remarks Friday at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, days after Republicans suffered sweeping losses in Tuesday's midterm elections. He is participating in NASA's "Max Power" aerospace technology expo, which showcases advances in aviation, space exploration and emerging technologies. The appearance comes as the Trump administration pushes...

NBC News - 15 hours 38 min ago
In today's edition, we dive into President Donald Trump's decision to make a change at chief of staff. Plus, Kristen Welker examines how voters once again rejected the status quo.