
Newser - 1 hour 6 min ago
President Trump said on Friday that he's nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after having previously accused the federal agency of releasing low monthly jobs numbers in order to make him look bad. There's no evidence that the Bureau of Labor Statistics sought...

The Hill - 1 hour 23 min ago
A federal judge on Friday barred several government agencies from complying with an executive order from President Trump that sought to make major changes to the federal elections' process. In her 118-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked two parts of the order, including the requirement for federal agencies and the Defense Department to...

The Hill - 1 hour 40 min ago
President Trump on Saturday reinforced his criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) over the state's welfare fraud scandal, while also calling out the Biden administration for doing "absolutely nothing about it." "The Theft and Fraud in Minnesota is far greater than the 19 Billion Dollars originally projected," Trump wrote...

The Hill - 2 hours 31 sec ago
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was indicted Friday on federal civil rights charges related to his coverage of a protest inside a church in Minnesota earlier this month, amid President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. Protesters interrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18, to demonstrate against one of the...

Newser - 4 hours 26 min ago
Iran's government says it's open to talking, but not while the US president is promising to hit it "with great power." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in Istanbul on Friday that Tehran won't hold direct talks with Washington unless President Trump drops his public threats of military action, per...

The Atlantic - 5 hours 16 min ago
President Trump doesn't seem to fire people anymore, but he marginalizes them in subtler ways.

Chicago Tribune - 6 hours 16 min ago
The Republican race for governor features a paradoxical narrative in which candidates loyal to President Trump are campaigning against a crime wave he says no longer exists.

The Hill - 6 hours 16 min ago
Republicans are trying to regain their footing on immigration and border enforcement as the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis put their most vulnerable members in an increasingly thorny position ahead of November. The issue, which got President Trump elected and the GOP dominated on for years, is now posing an acute threat to...

The Hill - 6 hours 16 min ago
President Trump's "massive armada" of warships and fighter planes near Iran mirrors the military buildup of assets in the Caribbean as the president weighs greenlighting strikes against the Islamic Republic. The military buildup, bolstered with the recent arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area, has...

The Hill - 6 hours 16 min ago
President Trump announced Friday his intention to nominate Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve Board, ending months of speculation about his plans for the bank. Warsh's experience on the Fed board and Wall Street, close political ties to Republicans and reputation as an independent thinker make it likely he will be confirmed by the...

New York Times - 7 hours 13 min ago
The onus is on Kevin M. Warsh, President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve, to prove that he can run an institution under pressure.

The Guardian - 7 hours 14 min ago
First lady's big-screen documentary premieres with criticisms over $28m payday and questions over relevancy Donald and Melania Trump were walking a charcoal-coloured carpet beneath a stark black-and-white "MELANIA" backdrop. "Do you believe you'd be the man you are today if you hadn't met your wife?" a reporter asked the US president. Trump smiled and said: "He's asking me a very dangerous question!" He went on to praise his wife without answering. When the...

New York Times - 7 hours 16 min ago
President Trump has high expectations for Kevin A. Hassett.

Fox News - 9 hours 27 min ago
President Trump defended DHS Secretary Kristi Noem amid nationwide immigration protests, praising her leadership while accusing Democrats and "radical left" activists of targeting her.

New York Times - 12 hours 15 min ago
European leaders on Monday at a summit in Hamburg, Germany. Although they are verbally pushing harder than ever against President Trump, they are still struggling to bolster their statements with action.

NBC News - 12 hours 43 min ago
President Trump said he would nominate the longtime government economist to lead BLS after firing Erika McEntarfer as commissioner after a dismal jobs report.

The Hill - 13 hours 11 min ago
President Trump on Friday defended his embattled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem as she faces calls to resign, suggesting she's been targeted by critics "because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB!" "The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of...

The Hill - 13 hours 13 min ago
President Trump praised his sweeping tariffs on foreign countries in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal Friday, arguing that they "brought America back." "When I imposed historic tariffs on nearly all foreign countries last April, the critics said my policies would cause a global economic meltdown," Trump wrote. "Instead, they have created an...

NBC News - 13 hours 41 min ago
First lady Melania Trump held the premiere of her documentary "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. NBC News' Chloe Melas has more details about the premiere and what she talked to President Trump and the first lady about.

NBC News - 13 hours 42 min ago
Iranian protesters are holding out hope for help in their country amid increasing conflict, as President Trump is weighs military action in the region. NBC News' Molly Hunter talks to several of the protesters about the state of Iran and what they hope for.

The Hill - 14 hours 6 min ago
President Trump on Friday nominated economist Brett Matsumoto to be commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) months after the president fired the previous agency head over substantial revisions to past jobs reports. "For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families...

New York Times - 14 hours 53 min ago
Sergey Brin at a private dinner for technology and business leaders at the White House, hosted by President Trump, in September.

TMZ - 15 hours 9 min ago
Don Lemon says journalists at CNN, CBS and other news organization need to grow a spine and push back against corporate influences that want to skew news coverage to curry favor with President Trump. A defiant Don made the call to action Friday on…...

NBC News - 15 hours 40 min ago
President Trump has not ruled out military action against Iran after the regime's deadly crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests there. NBC News' Molly Hunter joins "Here's the Scoop" to share what some Iranian protesters have told her.