Day: January 23, 2025

Trump’s designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations could be a first step toward disastrous military action or strikes within Mexico.

Senate Republicans are steamrolling ahead on Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, and a new report detailing allegations of abusive behavior by the nominee have seemingly not dissuaded t…

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I covered the 1989 fight over George H.W. Bush’s secretary of defense nominee. It feels awfully familiar.

Another day, another call from President Donald Trump to tear down the stalls he doesn’t like in the marketplace of ideas. Reacting to reports that CNN is planning to lay off hundreds of employees amidst a ratings crisis, Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social: “MSDNC is even worse than CNN. They shouldn’t have a right to broadcast — Only in America!” It was a clear shot at MSNBC, with “MSDNC” being a portmanteau of the Democratic…

Trump will probably seek to ease inflation and lower prices by drilling for more oil, loosening regulations, reducing federal spending, experts say.

The blaze temporarily closed parts of Interstate 5 and prompted evacuation orders and warnings for more than 50,000 people.

The executive order signals that private businesses and organizations could be investigated over their diversity policies.

President Trump has issued sweeping executive actions swiftly ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs within the federal government. Already, the work is underway.

During a Fox News interview, Trump attacked Biden’s decisions, especially regarding pardons, claiming they set a bad precedent.