Elections
Trump shrugs off suspected Russian hack of U.S. federal courts: ‘Are you surprised?’
US President Donald Trump speaks during the unveiling of the Kennedy Center Honors nominees on August 13, 2025, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off a question about a new report that Russia is at least partially responsible for hacking the […]
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Trump pick for BLS commissioner recently called for suspending monthly jobs report
E. J. Antoni, Ph.D., Former Economist, Texas Public Policy Foundation Courtesy: Texas Public Policy Foundation Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni, who President Donald Trump picked Monday to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, recently floated the idea of the BLS suspending its traditional monthly jobs reports. Antoni, in an interview last week with Fox […]
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Trump tells Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon to replace economist over tariff predictions
FILE PHOTO: DJ D-SOL performs during the ‘Safe & Sound’ Drive-In Concert Fundraiser Presented by JAJA Tequila and In The Know Experiences In Partnership with Bumble at Nova’s Ark Project on July 25, 2020 in Water Mill, New York. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Goldman Sachs CEO David […]
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California Gov. Newsom warns Trump he’ll retaliate if Texas draws new congressional maps
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference with Texas lawmakers at the Governor’s Mansion on July 25, 2025 in Sacramento, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned President Donald Trump on Monday that he will push to redraw his state’s congressional district maps if Trump […]
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Trump weighs deploying National Guard in Washington, D.C., as he targets crime, homeless
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Purple Heart Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., as he complains about violent […]
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Trump warns homeless to leave Washington, D.C., ‘immediately’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he makes an announcement on the economy, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 7, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Sunday again signaled that he is ramping up plans to target crime in Washington, D.C., even as data shows […]
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Democrats slam GOP redistricting fight as ‘cheating’ as Texas Gov. Abbott threatens arrests
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the New Hampshire Democratic Party McIntyre-Shaheen Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2025. Sophie Park | Reuters Democratic lawmakers on Sunday defended their colleagues’ efforts in Texas to counter a GOP-led redistricting push, and chided President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott over what they argue is […]
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Trump to speak at White House on violent crime in D.C. amid federal crackdown
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on August 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will hold a press availability at the White House next week to address violent crime in Washington, D.C., days after the White […]
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Trump contorts timeline of jobs report revisions in effort to justify firing BLS chief
President Donald Trump has tried to justify firing former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer by claiming that her agency’s gold standard employment reports were “rigged” in order to harm him politically. Trump has provided no evidence to support his allegation. Nonetheless, he has repeatedly claimed that the BLS issued “phony” strong-looking jobs numbers […]
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5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, Army says
This image from video provided by the U.S. Army via DVIDS shows the entrance to Fort Stewart in Georgia on Nov. 18, 2021. Staff Sgt. Daniel Guerrero/U.S. Army via AP Five soldiers were shot Wednesday after an active shooter opened fire at Fort Stewart military base in east Georgia, the Army said. The shooter has […]
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