Politics
Trump says U.S. cattle ranchers ‘don’t understand’ tariffs after some slam Argentine beef plan
Ranchers Duke Phillips III, prepares to rope a calf during the final branding at Chico Basin Ranch in Hanover, Colorado on June 29, 2024. Helen H. Richardson | MediaNews Group | The Denver Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said U.S. cattle ranchers “don’t understand” how they have benefitted from his tariffs, […]
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Government shutdown becomes 2nd longest in U.S. history
The U.S. government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 22nd day, becoming the second-longest federal funding lapse ever, with no end in sight. The milestone means that the two longest shutdowns have both occurred while President Donald Trump was in office. The longest shutdown began in December 2018, in Trump’s first term, and dragged on for […]
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Russia was smug about Trump-Putin talks. Now they’re on hold, Moscow’s anxious
Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 15, 2025. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Afp | Getty Images Russia scrambled on Wednesday to salvage the prospect of in-person talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin after they were unceremoniously put on hold. Trump said on Tuesday that he didn’t want “to have a wasted meeting” […]
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Trump special counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after racist texts flap
Paul J. Ingrassia, nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel. Source: DHS Paul Ingrassia, whom President Donald Trump had nominated to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, withdrew from Senate consideration for that post on Tuesday night after new controversy over a series of racist text messages he reportedly sent that included him […]
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Trump wants $230 million from DOJ for investigating him: NYT
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts a Rose Garden Club lunch at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump has demanded that the Department of Justice pay him a whopping $230 million in compensation for its criminal investigations of him after his first […]
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Trump Jan. 6 pardon recipient accused of threatening to kill Democratic leader Jeffries
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A New York man who received a pardon from President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has […]
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Nebraska GOP Sen. warns Trump buying beef from Argentina will hurt U.S. ranchers
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) questions U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Republican Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska on Tuesday warned President Donald Trump that his proposal for the […]
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Trump White House ballroom demolition work off-limits to Treasury staff cameras
Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on Oct. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The Treasury Department told staff not to share photos of the White House’s East Wing as parts of it are torn down to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom, a spokesperson confirmed […]
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Japan makes history as Takaichi set to become the country’s first woman prime minister
Sanae Takaichi created history on Oct. 21, winning Japan’s parliamentary vote to become the country’s first women prime minister. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday created history, winning Japan’s parliamentary vote to become the country’s first woman prime minister. Takaichi garnered 237 votes in the first round of voting, negating […]
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James Comey asks judge to toss criminal case, says Trump-picked prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was appointed unlawfully
Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss his criminal case, arguing that he is being vindictively prosecuted because of President Donald Trump’s animus toward him. Comey, in a pair of motions for dismissal filed in federal court in eastern Virginia, also argued that the indictment against him is fatally […]
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