WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for national security reasons. The filing came in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that asked a federal judge to stop the project until it … Read more
On Friday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released 19 more photos from the estate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rick Friedman/Getty Images An earlier preview of an unseen image was shared by the committee on December 3, and included a photo of a blackboard with redacted names and words like “power,” “cheat,” … Read more
The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events such as White House press briefings “will seriously interfere with the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public,” part of a lawsuit seeking to require the White House to provide the services. Attorneys for the Department of … Read more
With an estimated net worth of between $5 billion and $7 billion and a penchant for coating every surface in the White House with what he says is 18-karat gold leaf paint, President Donald Trump isn’t exactly an expert on cutting personal expenses. But after the uber-wealthy former real estate developer claimed record toy prices … Read more
By Tim Reid, Nandita Bose and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s repeated mocking of the word “affordability” is worrying Republican strategists, who say the fixation risks undermining White House efforts to reassure Americans about the cost of living – a key voter concern heading into next year’s congressional elections. Those … Read more
Donald TrumpThe midterm reboot was supposed to be the triumphant return of a political heavyweight. After Democrats saw impressive gains in off-year elections across the country in November, White House advisers promised the president returns to the campaign trail to attack the 2026 midterms with the same “fire and dominance” he claimed he had in … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will road test his claims that he is addressing America’s affordability woes at a rally Tuesday in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — turning an argument made in Oval Office appearances and social media posts into a campaign-style event. The trip comes as polls consistently show that public confidence in Trump’s … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday falsely denied making a comment he had made on camera just five days earlier. He then launched a personal attack against the reporter who had accurately repeated his earlier remark. Trump has a long history of falsely denying that he ever said things he had said in public. The subject … Read more
After President Donald Trump derided (and misspelled the name of) CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins, the reporter fired back with a response. In a scathing post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Caitlin Collin of Fake News CNN, always Stupid and Disgusting.” He took umbrage at the reporter’s on-air reference to the construction of … Read more
According to a new report, President Donald Trump is starting to get bored with the ongoing controversies currently plaguing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. While the president has stood by Hegseth in public, he has shown less enthusiasm behind closed doors, The Atlantic reported Friday, citing several unnamed sources familiar with the White House discussions. “[Trump] … Read more