
Newser - 1 hour 16 min ago
The day after he dropped his threat to seize territory from NATO ally Denmark, President Trump found a different way to outrage alliance members. "We've never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them," he told Fox News on Thursday. "You know, they'll say they sent some troops...

The Hill - 1 hour 28 min ago
Envoys from the U.S., Russia and Ukraine will meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for security discussions aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine, with the issue of territorial concessions as the main focus. The trilateral talks come after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with President Trump's top envoys, Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared...

The Hill - 2 hours 28 min ago
A diplomatic tit-for-tat between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is escalating, with the president disinviting Carney from his "Board of Peace" on Thursday night. The move comes after Carney warned of a "rupture" in the trans-Atlantic alliance during his speech at Davos earlier this week, which prompted Trump to suggest Canada would...

New York Times - 2 hours 47 min ago
President Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One as he flew back to Washington from Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.

The Hill - 2 hours 48 min ago
Vice President Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are scheduled to speak Friday at the annual March for Life rally in Washington D.C. Vance and President Trump spoke to anti-abortion advocates at last year's event. It has been held every year since 1974. Watch Friday's remarks, scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. EST, in the...

The Hill - 3 hours 34 sec ago
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday praised his country, saying "the choice is up to us" when it comes to Canada's future, after President Trump said Canada "lives because of the U.S." "Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership, in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange," Carney wrote...

The Hill - 3 hours 9 min ago
President Trump said late Thursday he does not support his administration's proposal to allow people to tap into their 401(k)s in order to secure down payments for homes. "I'm not a huge fan of it. Other people like it. They're talking about taking money out to put a deposit down on a home. And one...

New York Times - 3 hours 13 min ago
Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase has sought to walk a fine line in dealing with President Trump.

The Hill - 3 hours 30 min ago
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join our live online audience on Jan. 30 and ask your questions to Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon. Click here to join us!] Two seemingly disparate but very much related stories played out in politics this week. One, the whole world watched. The other happened quietly and mostly behind closed doors. Nobody missed President Trump's Greenlandic opera, which took us from the...

The Hill - 3 hours 35 min ago
President Trump warned late Thursday that the U.S. is sending an "armada" toward Iran amid nationwide demonstrations against the regime, but questioned whether the U.S. would actually take any action against Tehran. "We have a big flotilla going in that direction," Trump told reporters on AirForce One en route to Washington from Davos, Switzerland. "We...

The Hill - 3 hours 43 min ago
President Trump on Friday revoked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to join his Board of Peace, days after the prime minister said he opposed Trump's proposed tariffs on Europe for opposing his push to take control of Greenland. "Dear Prime Minister Carney," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Please let this Letter serve to represent...

Newser - 4 hours 29 min ago
The US says it has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday. But it's hardly a clean break, the AP reports. The US owes more than $130 million to the global health agency,...

Newser - 4 hours 59 min ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with President Trump's envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue needs to be resolved to reach a peace deal. The Kremlin meeting, which lasted past 3am Friday, came hours after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply...

The Hill - 5 hours 30 min ago
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is coming under increasing pressure from Senate Republican colleagues to bring health care legislation to the Senate floor amid fears of a Democratic wave in November. Conservatives are pushing the GOP to move a package similar to President Trump's new health care reform proposal through the budget reconciliation process,...

The Hill - 5 hours 30 min ago
The Persian service for President Trump's overhauled Voice of America (VOA) is censoring coverage of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who played a central role in stirring up antigovernment protests that rocked the country earlier this month. Three staff members at VOA told The Hill that the adviser overseeing VOA's Persian-language service, Ali Javanmardi,...

Newser - 5 hours 43 min ago
President Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join the "Board of Peace" he unveiled Thursda y at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In a Truth Social post addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday evening, Trump said: "Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board...

NPR - 6 hours 30 min ago
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms.

NPR - 6 hours 41 min ago
As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.

NPR - 6 hours 42 min ago
Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations of President Trump for more than four hours Thursday, saying he followed the facts and the law, and wasn't driven by politics.

NBC News - 7 hours 42 min ago
President Trump told reporters that a massive "armada" is heading toward Iran as the country cracks down on nationwide protests. Mass executions and the killing of peaceful protests have been two red lines laid down by Trump in the tensions.

Fox News - 9 hours 41 min ago
President Trump suggested the U.S. should have tested NATO's commitment by invoking Article 5 in response to the southern border crisis.

The Hill - 12 hours 27 min ago
President Trump on Thursday knocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) a potential White House contender for 2028 just a day after calling the governor a "good guy" in remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "Gavin Newscum, as a "Lame Duck" Governor of a Failing State, should not be at Davos...

The Hill - 13 hours 8 min ago
President Trump on Thursday said the United States should have put NATO to the "test" when it comes to the U.S. southern border by invoking Article 5, in which the multilateral organization states an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all, triggering a unified response. "Maybe we should have put NATO...

NY Post - 13 hours 52 min ago
Trump went scorched-earth on Gavin Newsom, labeling him a "Lame Duck" who is making a "mockery of himself" on the world stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.